Month: May 2026

In Eve J. Chung’s new novel, Ellie Chang ends up stuck in a place she’s only known as enemy territory, reliant on strangers to help her get home.

You have a penchant for pinning your sleep partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body.

A new study finds that enjoyment of arts and culture slows down biological aging.

Stephen Colbert invited his “best television friends,” fellow late night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to join him, as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.

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In the course of his delightful Netflix series, Galifianakis learns how to graft apple trees, make richer compost and generally self-sustain. “The future is agrarian,” he says in every episode.

Sharpe played a newly rich tech bro on vacation in The White Lotus. Now he’s starring as Mozart, a musical genius who struggles to “read the room” in a new limited TV series.

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After a long career in comedy, Martin Short shares his story of “love, loss and survival” in a new Netflix documentary, Marty, Life Is Short.

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In Stuart’s new novel John of John, both father and son are gay. David Bianculli reviews the TV adaptation of Lord of the Flies. Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd discusses his new series Half Man.

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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Russell Weeden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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As I watched the new series, I only cared about Piggy — the thoughtful, smart kid stranded on an island with other boys. That made me think about what we look for in art.

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