Tag: humor

We have been so touched by the flood of D.M.s, the comments posted on Nextdoor, and the notes tied to rocks thrown through our window with heartfelt concerns like “ARE YOU KEEPING THEM UP FOREVER??!!!”

The stereotype is that Canadians are kind, but they by and large do not take kindly to President Trump’s idea of making Canada our 51st state. As of April, two-thirds of Canadians considered the U.S. to be “unfriendly” or an “enemy,” and 61% say they have started boycotting American companies. However, Canadian dislike and distrust of the U.S. is not new. Canadian views of the U.S. have trended down for decades, from a high of 81% of Canadians holding favorable views of the U.S. under Clinton in the ’90’s, to hovering in the 50-60% range in the aughts, to only 24% favorable as of March. Meanwhile, 87% of Americans view Canada favorably. There’s a huge mismatch there. So what’s behind these decades of resentment? How does culture play into it? And what does it mean for our politics that our nations have fundamentally different ideas about our relationship to one another? Brittany discusses with Scaachi Koul, senior writer at Slate, and Jon Parmenter, associate professor of history at Cornell.

The hit Australian horror movie Talk To Me was both very good and deeply unsettling. Now its directors (Danny and Michael Philippou) have returned with Bring Her Back, which ups the ante when it comes to disturbing, nightmarish storytelling. The film stars Sally Hawkins as a woman whose grief manifests in terrifying, ugly ways.

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Elaine Wirth always loved sports cars, but at age 76 thought she’d never get to ride in a Mustang convertible. Her assisted living home made that dream come true.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Australian twins and popular YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou about their new movie, a horror film called “Bring Her Back.”

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Clive Jerram of Rockville, Md., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.

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This week, Wait Wait is live in Boston with host Peter Sagal, special guest Jim Rice and panelists Maz Jobrani, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson!

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Silverman’s parents died 9 days apart; the loss was a starting point for her comedy special. Ken Tucker reviews new albums by
Willie Nelson and Ken Pomeroy. Escola explains the vision behind Oh, Mary!

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NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme.”