Tag: fun

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

Moo Deng and Haggis are joined by another slick, round supreme on the scene. Fans of the new baby can cast their vote to name her until New Year’s Eve, with the winning name announced the next day.

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This week, Tim Meadows helps us stroll down memory lane with some of our favorite guests of 2024

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.

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Here are 10 heart-pounding novels recommended by NPR staff and critics — perfect for winter reading by the fire.

Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her. Originally broadcast Sept. 18, 2024.

NPR’s Sarah McCammon speaks with screenwriter Julie Sherman Wolfe about holiday movies she’s written for the Hallmark Channel.

A Complete Unknown isn’t a traditional biopic. Instead of covering Bob Dylan’s life story from birth to old age, it covers the period shortly after his arrival in New York City, as he first begins to fall in with the city’s folk music scene. Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan — and does all his own singing. We see Dylan become a superstar, as well as his famous set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival —where he and his band plugged in for an electrified set that’s often viewed as a cultural turning point in America.

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To close out 2024, Brittany and friends are running through the best and worst pop culture moments of the past 365 days. Along with NPR’s Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe and Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker, the three declare winners and losers in the following categories:

WORD OF THE YEAR
“Crash Out”
“Cutesy”
“Hawk Tuah”

THE LOUDEST GASP HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
Katt Williams on Club Shay Shay
Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Rap Beef
The response to the Trump assassination attempt

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Life
Willful Ignorance
Dr. Rachel Gunn (AKA Raygun)

BIGGEST FLOP OF THE YEAR
Tesla’s Cybertrucks
Drake
Megalopolis

THE “WHO’S THIS DIVA?” AWARD
The extra special award for the diva you did not know before 2024 but whose name lives rent free in your head now.

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Women make up a third of new hunters applying for licenses. Outdoor organizations and Midwest states are trying to reach groups that haven’t historically participated in hunting.