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We meet a Kansas City man who has a massive collection of Star Wars toys, as The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures opens a show with that theme on May 4th. May the fourth be with you!

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Michigan Public listener Michael Feiten of Highland, Mich., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

“Tonight, we’re making history. (…) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd.

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Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year’s federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.

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co-stars Ruth Buzzi and Gary Owens at NBC’s 75th Anniversary Party, in Los Angeles, in 2002. Buzzi was best known for her regular appearances in the variety TV show during the late 1960s and early 70s.’/>

Buzzi, who was best known for her regular appearances on the NBC variety TV show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, died on Thursday at her home in Texas.

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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Natasha Rothwell and panelists Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Hari Kondabolu

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Porch geese are trending as nostalgic millennials seek reminders of childhood.

As we enter wedding season, culture critic Linda Holmes suggests that we bring back the splashy TV wedding at full power.

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The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in captivity and releasing them in the wild can help their numbers.

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NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.