Category: Arts & Entertainment

Sunday, January 19, is national popcorn day. A century ago, the ultimate movie snack was actually banned from theaters. A saleswoman in Kansas City Missouri helped create a new movie tradition.

The US-Mexico border is often depicted as a place of destitute migrants, razor wire, and men with guns. A new spoken word and music project in Texas aims to challenge that portrayal.

Barring a last minute sale by its Chinese parent company, TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. Now, creators on the Chinese-owned platform pay tribute to it — and talk about what’s next.

(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Rose Matafeo and panelists Maz Jobrani, Helen Hong, and Alzo Slade

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This week, Rose Matafeo joins panelists Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, and Helen Hong

(Image credit: Belinda Jiao)

The last typewriter store in the Boston area is closing. The owner is retiring and can’t find a buyer. But typewriters seem to be enjoying a new popularity.

Pop culture critic Glen Weldon says he can’t separate the art from the artist. But in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Gaiman, he will separate himself from the author’s future work.

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In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

(Image credit: Dalia Khamissy for NPR)

Even if you dislike cooking, you still have to eat every day. Here’s how to gain more confidence in the kitchen and think outside the box when it comes to meal prep.

(Image credit: Illustrations by Mariá Toro, excerpted from You Gotta Eat by Margaret Eby (Quirk Books, 2024))