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Actor Lance Reddick visits 'The IMDb Show' on June 19, 2019 in Studio City, California.

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  • Obituaries

Lance Reddick, star of 'John Wick' and 'The Wire,' dead at 60

Reddick was found dead at his Los Angeles home Friday. He died of natural causes.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ciera Crawford
GPB News NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

'Chang Can Dunk' is the coming-of-age sports film Jingyi Shao wished for as a kid

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen's quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Kai McNamee,
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Willem Dafoe stars as Nemo in <em>Inside, </em>directed by Vasilis Katsoupis.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Willem Dafoe film Inside and the podcast Louder Than A Riot.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Glen Weldon,
  • and 1 more
A land acknowledgment is a statement before an event recognizing the Indigenous communities that originally inhabited the event space. Above is a detail of a <a href="https://www.tribalnationsmaps.com">Tribal Nations Map</a> by Aaron Carapella. <a href="https://www.npr.org/323665644">Read more about Carapella's mapping project.</a>

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  • Arts & Life

So you began your event with an Indigenous land acknowledgment. Now what?

Statements recognizing Indigenous rights to territories seized by colonial powers may be well-meaning. But some Indigenous leaders fear these acknowledgments may become routine and performative.

March 17, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist was one of several landmarks that Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade passed by. The parade traditionally begins after the conclusion of the cathedral's morning mass.

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  • Arts & Life

‘Our heritage runs so deep here’: Savannahians, tourists turn out for St. Patrick's Day parade

The parade was in full force this year, after a muted turnout in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
"Forget Pat's, forget Geno's. Jim's. Jim's in the best cheesesteak in Philly." Shazam (Zachary Levi) and Hespera (Helen Mirren) have a sit-down.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' is a near myth

The sequel to the 2019 film that starred Zachary Levi as the adult superhero persona of a lonely teen goes bigger. And goofier. But the fuel mixture's off and Levi's one-note performance grates.

March 17, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
GPB News NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

How Adam Sandler carved out a niche in musical comedy: 'The guitar helped relax me'

Sandler will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 19. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2019, along with writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie, about their film Uncut Gems.

March 17, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh wants to change the way we think of superheroes

Yeoh felt relieved when she first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once: Finally, here was a film that cast a middle-aged mother as an action hero. Originally broadcast April 2022.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Leon Kennedy gets new moves, and a more emo look, in the remake of <em data-stringify-type="italic">Resident Evil 4.</em>

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  • Games & Humor

'Resident Evil 4' Review: A bold remake that stands on its own merits

Capcom made a companion to a classic game rather than a faithful recreation. It's a risky choice, but a smart one.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino

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  • Book Reviews

'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

March 17, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
GPB News NPR

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  • Music News

Jim Gordon, a famed session drummer who was convicted of killing his mother, dies

Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.

March 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Bobby Caldwell, singer of 'What You Won't Do for Love,' dies at 71

Bobby Caldwell's smooth soul jam "What You Won't Do for Love" went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a long-term standard and career-defining hit for Caldwell, who also wrote the song.

March 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade will pass by several downtown squares, including Lafayette Square, where the fountain's water has been dyed green. The parade will begin after morning mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, seen here in the background.

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  • Arts & Life

Savannah ready for St. Patrick's Day parade, nearly 200 years after its inception

Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade — one of the busiest in the country — returns Friday at 10:30 a.m., when thousands of revelers will line the streets and squares of downtown for the event, which first began in 1824. But some are already staking out spots, and persevering through the cold that comes with it.

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
David McCormack of the Kansas Jayhawks cuts down the net after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in March Madness last year.

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  • Sports

An ode to March Madness, where you can always expect the unexpected

As a former college basketball player, I know firsthand how hard the players work to stay in the tournament for as long as possible. Here's why you should fill out a March Madness bracket this season.

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Hassan Burke
A spectator sleeps during IRONMAN Ireland on Aug. 14, 2022, in Cork, Ireland.

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  • Arts & Life

Wrapped in a blanket, this cozy community poem celebrates rest and relaxation

NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander asked listeners to write a poem about napping. We received 1,200 poems that talked about the importance of rest and relaxation.

March 16, 2023
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  • Rachel Martin and
  • Kwame Alexander
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