Month: May 2026

NPR’s fashionistas talk about how their favorite films have influenced what we wear, and the power of costumes to transform character.

The longtime bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers has a solo album, Honora. David Bianculli reviews the Netflix series This Is a Gardening Show. Nick Offerman stars in Margo’s Got Money Troubles.

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In Portland, Oregon, an intergenerational group has started a joyful weekly mall walking tradition, complete with colorful costumes.

New York City-based content creator Isabel Klee is known for fostering some of the hardest-to-place dogs. She’s written a memoir, “Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I’ve Cried About.”

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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WPNE listener Cheryl Haupt and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The new rules focus on areas such as AI protections for writers and actors and expanded eligibility for international films.

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The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him.

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For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now on a new record, he turns to family.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.