Month: March 2026

You’ve heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?

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Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown exclusively on YouTube. This announcement follows years of scandals and dwindling audiences for Hollywood’s premiere awards show. NPR’s A Martinez talks to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

On this week’s “My Unsung Hero” from Hidden Brain, one woman says she witnessed a heroic act while suffering in an emergency room.

In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.

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As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women.

It totally screams “Maya,” because she’s within driving distance, last I heard, so I probably won’t have to pay for shipping.

Policy experts say new SNAP changes don’t address the challenges faced by single parents. They also argue that losing food assistance will only create more barriers for struggling families.

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In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

Angel or devil, book or TV, tea or Martini—in the eternal conflict, which side wins out?

​When clock radios, film cameras, and the Yellow Pages ruled the world.