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News Articles: Arts & Life

<em>Sesame Street</em> characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign at the "Sesame Street" 40th Anniversary temporary street renaming in Dante Park on November 9, 2009 in New York City.   (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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  • Television

Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says

The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chaŵinga and Portland Thorns FC defender Reyna Reyes in March 2024.

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  • Sports

A star generation of women's soccer has retired. A new series shows who to watch next

A trailblazing generation of players is retiring. In a new docuseries from Prime Video, we hear from a new group of players and coaches vying to be the next best in American women's soccer.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Jeffrey Pierre
A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31.

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  • Middle East

Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution

Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
Collage with a pair of hands in halftone style holding a cell phone showing alternating text message bubbles in gray and green. A yellow starburst with a coral background highlights the phone from behind.

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  • Arts & Life

Dear Life Kit: My friend texts me way too much. How do I get her to stop?

An NPR listener says her friend pings her morning, noon and night, even if she doesn't respond. She'd like to say something, but she's afraid it will hurt her friend's feelings.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Becky Harlan
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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  • Arts & Life

Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift shows, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift's Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

March 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Jordan Chiles of Team USA reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

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  • Sports

'I was devastated': Jordan Chiles recounts 2024 Olympics in new memoir

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams."

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Brianna Scott,
  • and 1 more
West Village, 2015, Chengdu, People's Republic of China

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  • Architecture

Chinese architect Liu Jiakun wins the 2025 Pritzker Prize

The jury cited Liu's "reverence for culture, history and nature, chronicling time and comforting users with familiarity through modern interpretations of classic Chinese architecture."

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Pulitzer Prize winner and <em>To Kill A Mockingbird</em> author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Nov. 5, 2007.

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  • Books

A new collection of Harper Lee's writing is coming later this year

The beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird famously only released two novels in her lifetime. Now, the world will get to read more of Lee's work with an upcoming release of short stories and essays.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Jeanie Buss attends Netflix's "Running Point" LA Premiere at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Television

For Lakers president Jeanie Buss, life was pretty much a comedy already

A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Phil Harrell and
  • A Martínez
Maestra Marin Alsop conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Julia Wolfe's <em>Her Story</em> on Feb. 27.

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  • Music

Conductor Marin Alsop on Trump, the Kennedy Center and why art is bipartisan

The celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Simon and
  • Michael Radcliffe
Adrien Brody, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for <em>The Brutalist</em>, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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  • Movies

Why an acting voice coach isn't angry about Adrien Brody's AI-assisted Oscar win

Adrien Brody's performance in The Brutalist got an assist from AI. We asked a voice coach what she makes of it.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the themes of her new novel, Dream Count: "I wanted to write about women's lives. And the reality of it is that for many women, the men in their lives in some ways, shape their lives."

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  • Author Interviews

Celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'I have always longed to be known'

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count."

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin,
  • Adriana Gallardo,
  • and 2 more
A capybara, a lemur, a dog and cat forge an unlikely alliance in the Oscar-winning animated feature film <em>Flow.</em>

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  • Movies

Is 'Flow' scary for young kids? The animated Oscar winner has some dark themes

The wordless film follows animals forging an unlikely friendship as they fight to survive a natural disaster. But scary flood scenes and existential themes may be a bit much for the youngest viewers.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
When Richard Cotter began to show signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he lost job after job. Then, a small local company offered him a role that helped rebuild his sense of purpose.

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  • Arts & Life

After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, a new job gave a father 'dignity' and 'purpose'

When Paul Cotter's father began to show signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he lost job after job. Then, a small local company offered him a role that helped rebuild his sense of purpose.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Laura Kwerel
Hanif Kureishi says his fall in 2022 didn't rob him of his ability to function or be creative: "In fact, I'm writing more now."

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  • Author Interviews

A fall 'Shattered' Hanif Kureishi's life. Dictating his new book gave him purpose

Kureishi began his new memoir just days after a fall left him paralyzed. In it, he describes being completely dependent on others — and the sense of purpose he's gained from writing.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Terry Gross
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