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'SNL' photographer reflects on iconic celebrity portraits

Mary Ellen Matthews has been SNL's photographer for 25 years. In a new book, The Art of the SNL Portrait, she shares her most iconic celebrity photos, like Pete Davidson eating pasta.

March 05, 2025
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  • Mia Venkat,
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What's it like to be famous? These 13 new celebrity memoirs may clue you in

This year brings memoirs from more than a dozen famous names — from Brooke Shields and Dawn Staley to Bill Belichick and Lionel Ritchie.

February 23, 2025
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  • Dhanika Pineda
Miles Mitchell, 21, won the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York City in late October, the first in a wave of celebrity lookalike contests that have since popped up in Chicago, San Francisco, London and Dublin.

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From Chalamet to Styles: Why are celebrity lookalike contests suddenly everywhere?

After Timothée Chalamet showed up at his own celebrity lookalike contest, similar events have popped up in cities across and beyond the U.S. Here's a look at the winners — and what's behind the trend.

November 18, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess these stars?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner Darryl Nester from Bluffton, Ohio and puzzle master Will Shortz.

July 21, 2024
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  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Will Shortz
Alyssa Milano says that celebrity activism is at its best "when we are able to hand over the microphone" to the "incredible heroes" doing activism work day to day. She's pictured above in July 2018 at a protest following President Trump's meetings with Russia's Vladimir Putin. A longtime activist, Milano says it's impossible to avoid "the vitriol," especially when talking about the Middle East.

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When celebrities show up to protest, the media follows — but so does the backlash

The Middle East crisis has sharply divided Hollywood. Celebrities who've spoken out have lost jobs and been harassed. But there's a long history of celebrities lending their voices to bigger causes.

March 01, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety, its oversight board said.

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Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs

Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety.

December 06, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters about aid to Ukraine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. Attorneys representing Graham said Wednesday, July 6, that he intends to challenge a subpoena compelling him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies' actions after the 2020 election.

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Political Rewind: Lindsey Graham must testify; Record early voting; Celebrities campaign in Georgia

Friday on Political Rewind: Candidates receive new celebrity endorsements; Walker has the support of his former coach, Vince Dooley; Oprah Winfrey and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda campaign for Warnock and Abrams. Plus, new records are set for early voting — maybe. Our panel looks at who's coming to the polls.

 

October 21, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Facebook's parent company, Meta, confirmed an issue with the company's feed after users reported a glitch on their feed showing spam from celebrity pages. Here, the Facebook logo is seen on a computer.

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Facebook users reporting celebrity spam is flooding their feeds

Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, says a configuration change caused the issue with users' feeds early Wednesday morning.

August 24, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Harry Styles performs at a Tiny Desk Concert in 2020. He'll soon be the subject of a course at Texas State University.

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  • Pop Culture

Music for a college classroom: A Texas school will soon offer a Harry Styles class

Texas State University professor Louie Dean Valencia spoke with NPR about the creation and aims of the class, which is capped at 20 students. He's one of many who hopes it will eventually reach more.

July 21, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman

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