A beloved cultural icon who’s bright green? Kermit the Frog is also quintessentially American.
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Author: Jennifer Ludden
After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past
A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.
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Author: Rachel Treisman
The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement
D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of “government weaponization.” Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.
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Author: Terry Gross
Relics of the Not So Distant Past
May God have mercy on our millennial souls.
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Author: Stephen Raaka
Every season of ‘Survivor,’ ranked worst to best, by NPR’s resident superfan
Survivor is a sport, a metaphor for society and yes, entertainment. As its 50th season ends, NPR critic Stephen Thompson ranked every season so far.
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Author: Stephen Thompson
This year’s list of endangered historic places focuses on equality and erasure
Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary.
(Image credit: Whitney Browne, National Parks Conservation Association)
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Author: Neda Ulaby
‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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Author: Ivy Buck
Tomeka Reid expands the possibilities of jazz avant garde on ‘Dance! Skip! Hop!’
Reid’s quartet makes music that seems inspired by a variety of sources, ranging from modern dance to children’s games. Her latest album is one of her most compelling.
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Author: Martin Johnson
In the face of devastating loss, Jesmyn Ward holds onto ‘respair’
Ward learned the term “respair” — meaning the recovery of hope after despair — during the pandemic. Her new book On Witness and Respair is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival.
(Image credit: Beowulf Sheehan)
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Author: Tonya Mosley
If People Talked About Other Technologies the Way They Talk About A.I.
Don’t worry—we have the most brilliant scientists in the world working to make sure it’s not in the Cuisinart mixer’s best interest to kill us all.
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Author: Caroline Rose Giuliani, Ginny Hogan