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Alan Ritchson stars in <em>Reacher.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.

February 18, 2022
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  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Marc Rivers,
  • and 3 more
Kanye West in Times Square.

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  • TV Reviews

Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius

The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Mark (Adam Scott) greets new employee Helly (Britt Lower) in the Apple TV series <em>Severance</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

In the thriller 'Severance,' Adam Scott's humanity hangs in the (work-life) balance

This darkly comic series about corporate drones who retain no memory of their lives outside the office gets quickly weirder, funnier and more thrilling after a slow-burn start.

February 17, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Bollywood singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri speaks to the media before planting a tree during an environmental awareness campaign in Mumbai on June 19, 2021.

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  • Music News

Bappi Lahiri, the king of Bollywood disco, dies at 69

Lahiri famously brought a disco vibe to India's biggest film industry. He composed dozens of hits in the 1970s and '80s — which appeared in many top Bollywood movies.

February 16, 2022
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  • Lauren Frayer
Various versions of the Nike Cortez.

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  • Art & Design

An oral history of the Nike Cortez, 50 years after its release

Or, how the Nike Cortez — named after a conquistador — became a staple of Chicano streetwear.

February 15, 2022
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By:
  • Sean Saldana
From left, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer will be hosting the Oscars this year.

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  • Arts & Life

Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall will host this year's Oscars

This is the first time three women will emcee the annual movie awards telecast. It will be on ABC on March 27.

February 15, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
West Elm Caleb went from a local Hinge player to dating supervillain, the target of a massive, righteous internet investigation. An audience of millions helped uncover and blow up his personal information.

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  • Race

What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok's algorithm

While it's good that many called out the overstep in reaction, it also made us think about the ways that these outrage cycles happen, and often get ignored, when people of color are involved.

February 14, 2022
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  • Jess Kung

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  • Opinion

For Valentine's Day, a few of our favorite love stories to read, watch and hear

Valentine's Day reminds us we can relearn and redefine what it means to love and be loved. So, we offer some books, songs, and movies about passion, devotion, and relationships to take on the journey.

February 14, 2022
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  • Miranda Mazariegos
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek play the Greek gods Zeus and Hera in a Super Bowl ad for BMW.

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  • Television

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more

The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek play the Greek gods Zeus and Hera in a Super Bowl ad for BMW.

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  • Television

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more

The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Julio Torres, and Ana Fabrega star in the HBO series <em>Los Espookys.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Reanna Cruz,
  • Christina Tucker,
  • and 3 more
In a pandemic that's deprived us all of the break-room watercooler, <em>Abbott Elementary</em> has enjoyed break-room-watercooler buzz, albeit virtually.

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  • Pop Culture

Network sitcoms are actually good again

Word-of-mouth, favorite actors and nerdy curiosity got me to check these shows out, but it's the writing that keeps me coming back. The familiar comedic rhythms are also strangely comforting.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Max (Stéphane De Groodt) and Alice (Elsa Zylberstein) are trapped in a house by robots in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's sci-fi satire <em>Bigbug</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Visually stunning satire 'Bigbug' finds laser-targeted laughs amid a robot uprising

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) returns with a gorgeous, hilarious and slyly warm-hearted sci-fi satire about a machine uprising in a suburb of the future.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Kirsten Dunst (<em>The Power of the Dog</em>), Denzel Washington (<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth)</em>, <em>Flee</em> and <em>Drive My Car</em> are among this year's Oscar nominations.

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  • Movies

6 quick takeaways from this year's Oscar nominations

Fears of an #Oscarssowhite redux go largely unfounded in this year's acting nominations, and the actress categories provided some real surprises. The battle for best picture will be fascinating.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Josh Neuman had filmed videos for YouTube since he was 12, according to his website, and has nearly 1.2 million subscribers on the platform.

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  • Obituaries

Josh Neuman, popular YouTuber and skateboarder, dies in a plane crash in Iceland

Neuman and three others were killed during a sightseeing flight to create commercial content for the Belgian streetwear brand Suspicious Antwerp. Neuman was 22.

February 08, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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