Month: January 2026

Seriously, it’s electrifying how many third rails exist whenever he’s around, such as politics, or any subject that doesn’t revolve around him.

Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced early Thursday, including a new category debuting this year.

Netflix rebooted the talent show Star Search this week, hosted by Anthony Anderson with judges Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jelly Roll and Chrissy Teigen. The original gave early exposure to stars like Beyoncé and Britney Spears.

As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice’s Elizabeth Goitein.

Public Domain Film Remix Contest this year. Above, a still from King of Jazz. The 1930 film was used as source material in several contest submissions.’/>

Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive’s annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions.

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In this installment of NPR’s “Word of the Week” series we trace the origins of the “cravat” (borrowed from the French “cravate”) back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.

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A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his parents David and Victoria Beckham have tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritized public branding over their family relationships.

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Connie Sherburne lost her husband to a plane accident in 2020. A small bit of advice she got from an insurance company employee made a huge difference in her life for years after that.

On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her longtime best friend died unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while being interviewed on stage.

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