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News Articles: Arts & Life

The 118th body of Congress was elected in 2022 and served from 2023 until 2025.

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  • Politics

'Mad House' exposes Congressional dysfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats

The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book.

March 26, 2025
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  • Dave Davies
Eleanor Heginbotham (middle) with two of the people — Rachel Goslins (left) and Soumayah Zein (right) — who helped her on New Year's Eve 2022.

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  • Arts & Life

When Eleanor Heginbotham's car broke down on New Year's Eve, a group of strangers jumped in

Eleanor Heginbotham was at the post office on New Year's Eve 2022 when her car wouldn't start. For 40 minutes, a group of strangers came to her aid, including someone who would later become a friend.

March 25, 2025
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  • Laura Kwerel
Hamdan Ballal, an Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director of <em>No Other Land</em>, is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba on Tuesday, a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an attack by Jewish settlers.

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  • Middle East

Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released

Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR.

March 25, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a researcher says.

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  • History

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

March 25, 2025
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  • James Doubek
Flannery O'Connor's childhood home in Savannah, located at 207 E. Charlton St.

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  • History

See inside the childhood home of Flannery O'Connor, born 100 years ago in Savannah

A pioneer of Southern Gothic literature, Flannery O'Connor spent her first 13 years of life in her hometown of Savannah.

March 25, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne

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  • Book News & Features

New books this week: Yoko, Elphaba, Amanda Knox and lost connections

This week's new releases include a memoir from Amanda Knox reflecting on her murder case and exoneration, a biography of Yoko Ono, new fiction from Column McCann, and the latest Wicked book Elphie.

March 25, 2025
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  • Colin Dwyer
Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary <em>No Other Land,</em> is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by army

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.

March 24, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Bryan Cranston and Seth Rogen in <em>The Studio</em>, debuting Wednesday on Apple TV+.

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  • Television

What's streaming this week: 'The Studio' and 'Bosch: Legacy'

Seth Rogen stars in a new satire that actually finds a new way to make us laugh about Hollywood. Meanwhile, Jake and Logan Paul have given our TV critic another reason to dislike a certain kind of reality TV.

March 24, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
People walk through the Westfield World Trade Center shopping mall in New York City.

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  • Business

How are inflation or tariffs affecting your shopping and budget? NPR wants to know

Whether you're a shopper or a seller, a worker or a business owner, you likely have a lot on your mind when it comes to budgeting, planning trips or big purchases. And we want to hear all about it.

March 24, 2025
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  • Alina Selyukh
Conan O'Brien accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on March 23, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

'Twain hated bullies.' Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center

Comedian Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night, which David Letterman called "the most entertaining gathering of the resistance ever."

March 24, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Sunday Puzzle

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  • Games & Humor

Sunday Puzzle: Alphabetical arrangements

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Drew Skinner of Havertown, Pennsylvania, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.

March 23, 2025
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  • Will Shortz
Moritz Wagner at Amway Center on November 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for March 22, 2025: Live in Orlando with Moe Wagner!

This week, Wait Wait is live in Orlando with host Peter Sagal, special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, and Alonzo Bodden

March 22, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
Hundreds gathered  in New York in March to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was arrested by federal immigration agents over his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University

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  • Arts & Life

From Martha Stewart to Japanese Breakfast, 7 can't-miss interviews this week

Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

March 22, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Uzo Aduba, center, stars as detective Cordelia Cupp in Netflix's <em>The Residence.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'The Residence' is a well-done whodunit set at the White House

Uzo Aduba stars as a brilliant detective in this high-energy, light-hearted murder mystery show on Netflix.

March 22, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Robert De Niro plays Frank Costello in <em>The Alto Knights. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Alto Knights' is a mob drama with a double dose of De Niro and ... not much else

Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative.

March 21, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
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