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A rural mail carrier in 1905 trying out new transportation technology.

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  • History

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Arts & Life

Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

'Here I am, closer to the gutter than ever': John Waters gets his Hollywood star

A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrates the life and outrageous cinema of John Waters, queer icon and proud maker of "filth."

September 24, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Linda Evangelista, left, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in <em>The Super Models.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'The Super Models,' in their own words

A documentary produced by its subject can come off as hagiography. But The Super Models is a corrective produced by women who were rarely given the opportunity to be seen as complete human beings.

September 24, 2023
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington.

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  • National

National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones

The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."

September 23, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Florence Griffith-Joyner celebrates with her gold medal after winning the Women's 100 meters final event during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

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  • Arts & Life

Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died 25 years ago on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.

September 23, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Montgomery
In <em>The </em><em>Enchanted Symphony</em>, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community.

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  • Author Interviews

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

September 23, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Samantha Balaban
Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

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  • Theater

Free babysitting on Broadway? This nonprofit helps parents get to the theater

Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

September 23, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Vanasco
A visitor enters the Officers Casino building at ESMA on March 19, 2016. The windows are filled with images of civilians who were tortured and killed here.

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  • Movies

'El Juicio (The Trial)' details the 1976-'83 Argentine dictatorship's reign of terror

Forty years after the fall of an Argentine military dictatorship that tortured and murdered tens of thousands of civilians, a video record of its trial has its U.S. premiere at Film Forum in New York.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in<em> Dreaming Whilst Black.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: For the Culture, The People Who Report More Stress, Dreaming Whilst Black and Little Fires Everywhere.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Cate Young,
  • Jeffrey Masters,
  • and 2 more
Taylor Swift on the first night of her Eras tour, pictured earlier this year. The artist has often encouraged her fans to register to vote.

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  • Politics

A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration

More than 35,000 new voters registered at Vote.org after the singer posted a link on her Instagram Stories. "I've heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are," Swift wrote.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Jon Hetherington, 34, from Oregon, originally planned to attend the Seattle show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, but couldn't fly because his wheelchair exceeded the plane's cargo dimensions. He posted about the saga on TikTok and a representative for Beyoncé arranged for him to attend her Dallas show.

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  • Arts & Life

A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok

Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie

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  • Book Reviews

Michael Harriot's 'Black AF History' could hardly come at a better time

This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ericka Taylor
Tina Fey and Michelle Yeoh join Kenneth Branagh in <em>A Haunting in Venice.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

The big twist in 'A Haunting in Venice'? It's actually a great film

Kenneth Branaugh is back as Hercule Poirot, and it's hard not to enjoy his company in this unusually spooky murder mystery based on Agatha Christie's 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Justin Chang
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

From 'Almost Famous' to definitely famous, Billy Crudup is enjoying his new TV roles

Crudup plays a cynical TV executive in the Apple TV+ The Morning Show, now in its third season. He also stars as a fast-talking salesman in Hello, Tomorrow! Originally broadcast March 20, 2023.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Davies
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