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Austin Hays of the Philadelphia Phillies slides in safely past Gleyber Torres of the New York Yankees on July 31, 2024. The Yankees defeated the Phillies 6-5 that day.

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  • Sports

How to watch sports when your team is slumping

The only thing more satisfying than a win is a comeback win. NPR culture critic — and Philadelphia Phillies fan — Linda Holmes offers advice on how to persevere through a long losing streak.

August 17, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
People gather to look at an artwork by street artist Banksy depicting two pelicans catching fish, painted on top of a fish-and-chips shop in Walthamstow, northeast London, on Aug. 9.

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  • World

Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London

Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.

August 16, 2024
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  • Willem Marx
Jabari Banks as Will in <em>Bel-Air.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the show Bel-Air, the video game Thank Goodness You’re Here, and a podcast episode about sweat.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Klimek,
  • Glen Weldon,
  • and 2 more
B-girl Raygun of Team Australia was targeted by haters and conspiracy theorists after she broke out a raft of unorthodox moves during the Breaking B-Girls competition at the Paris Olympics at the Place de la Concorde venue.

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  • Sports

Raygun and Australian officials speak out against ‘hate’ over Olympic breaking

Not many early-round exits at the Olympics trigger conspiracy theories, fact-checkers, a week’s worth of memes and an online petition.

August 16, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell

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  • Arts & Life

From the Olympics to endangered wildlife, add these podcasts to your playlist

Back-to-school season has arrived and you'll need some new podcasts to add to your carpool playlist. The NPR One team has gathered a few returning favorites as well as some fresh releases from across public media.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Jessica Green and
  • Jack Mitchell
"The Fine Cut" is a re-created barbershop poster that depicts two kinds of cuts — hairstyles of African-American men and ritual scarification of African faces.

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  • Opinion

'American African' identity is explored by U.S. artist with Ghanaian/Nigerian roots

The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American identity and his African roots.

August 16, 2024
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  • Kahwit Tela
Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of <em>Ride </em>in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015.

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  • Arts & Life

2 doctors are charged in connection to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry’s ketamine death

Five people, including two California doctors, have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of the Friends actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

August 16, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB News NPR

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  • News

Harris’ plan for groceries and housing. And, the race to win 'song of the summer'

Vice President Harris is set to focus on grocery store prices and housing costs in her economic plan. And, these songs are vying for the unofficial title of "song of the summer."

August 16, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
<em>Alien: Romulus</em> is the latest movie in the long-running <em>Alien</em> sci-fi/horror series. But it actually takes place shortly after the events of the very first film: Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic, <em>Alien</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Alien: Romulus' is another franchise movie that brings more nostalgia than novelty

The latest installment of the "Alien" series is an efficient and reasonably entertaining thriller. But dwelling too obsessively on the past won't guarantee a franchise's future.

August 16, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
<em>Washington Post</em> columnist Taylor Lorenz, who chronicles digital culture, is under review by the paper for a private chat on Instagram in which President Biden was labeled a "war criminal." She's shown here attending the <em>This Is Not Financial Advice</em> premiere during the 2023 Tribeca Festival in New York City.

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  • Business

‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz's 'war criminal' jab at Biden

The Washington Post is reviewing star tech columnist Taylor Lorenz's private chat in which she posted a photo of herself near President Biden — and the caption "war criminal."

August 15, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik

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  • Book Reviews

Wendell Berry veers from gratitude to yearning in 'Another Day'

In his sequel to 'This Day,' Berry’s themes, including bringing alive the joys and sorrows of hard-working rural Kentuckians. are revisited in ways both familiar and fresh.

August 15, 2024
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  • Barbara J. King
Host Peter Marshall appears at the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on April 29, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. Marshall, who spent 16 years as host of “The Hollywood Squares,” has died at 98.

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  • Obituaries

Peter Marshall, 'Hollywood Squares' host and Broadway star, dies at 98

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

August 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Wally Amos pictured in 2007 in his home office in the Lanikai section of Kailua, Hawaii.

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  • Obituaries

Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, has died

The creator of the grocery store snack aisle staple died at 88. His family said in a statement that he had dementia.

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Gena Rowlands in 1968.

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  • Arts & Life

Gena Rowlands, a luminous leading lady of independent film, has died

Actress Gina Rowlands has died. She collaborated with husband John Cassavetes on nearly a dozen films.

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year has accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a lawsuit. Disney has responded with a motion to compel arbitration rather than litigate in court.

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  • National

Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+

Jeffrey Piccolo's wife died of an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney World restaurant. Disney says his claims must be arbitrated out of court based on the terms of his years-old Disney+ trial.

August 14, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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