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<em>Farming Simulator</em> is a realistic farming experience — minus bugs, droughts and disasters.

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  • Games

This Farming Video Game Is So Popular, People Pay To Watch Gamers Play It

The video game Farming Simulator has found a loyal and niche audience in the gaming world. This isn't the cheesy Farmville game from years ago, but one emulating the real challenges of running a farm.

June 22, 2021
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  • Jonathan Ahl
Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) in <em>The Wire</em>

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  • Television

How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs

From Miami Vice, to The Wire, to Orange Is the New Black, scripted TV shows have had a serious and sometimes unrecognized impact on public attitudes about drugs in America.

June 21, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Thrifting has transformed into a $28 billion industry within the past decade, setting the stage for online resale marketplaces to expand.

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  • Business

When Second Hand Becomes Vintage: Gen Z Has Made Thrifting A Big Business

Members of Generation Z are accelerating the $28 billion resale industry. Their vast purchasing power has driven up the value of resale startups like Depop.

June 18, 2021
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  • Savannah Sicurella
<em>Tiny Tina's Wonderlands</em> was one of the games players caught a first glimse of at this year's E3.

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  • Games

E3 Event Brought Gamers Some Big News — And A Glimpse Of That 'Zelda' Sequel

The Electronic Entertainment Expo isn't quite what it used to be, with several major game developers pulling out over the past few years — but this year's show still managed some pretty big news.

June 16, 2021
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  • Keller Gordon
Singer and actor Leslie Grace stars as Nina Rosario (center), the beloved and brilliant neighborhood sweetheart in the film adaptation of the musical <em>In the Heights.</em>

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  • Movies

The Limitations Of 'Latinidad': How Colorism Haunts 'In The Heights'

Film critic Monica Castillo reflects on the glaring absence of Afro-Latino actors from the new screen adaptation of In the Heights and how colorism still affects Latino representation on screen.

June 15, 2021
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  • Monica Castillo
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NPR Shop x PPW Collaboration

The NPR Shop collaborated with Philadelphia Print Works to bring us this Pride collection.

June 15, 2021
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  • Sommer Hill

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  • Arts & Life

COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's Long Journey From Home Videos To 'In The Heights'

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted to tell.

June 14, 2021
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  • James Delahoussaye,
  • Janet W. Lee,
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Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner in Hollywood at the Kardashian Kollection Launch Party in 2011.

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  • Pop Culture

The Kardashians Kiss Reality TV Goodbye — And Move On To Disney And Hulu

E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which chronicled many marriages, babies and scandals over 20 seasons, ends Thursday. But this isn't the last we'll see of the Kardashian-Jenner family.

June 10, 2021
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, seen here in the "Vax Live" fundraising concert held in May, performs at Madison Square Garden in June.

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  • Concerts

Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Strokes Rock Vaccinated New Yorkers In June

Well ahead of a celebratory Central Park concert announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio for August, New York City's venues are coming back in June for vaccinated audiences.

June 08, 2021
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  • Steve Smith
Angel (Indya Moore) celebrates her upcoming nuptials with Elektra (Dominique Jackson), Lulu (Hailie Sahar), and Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) in Season 3 of <em>Pose</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

Farewell To 'Pose,' Which Fused Grief And Joy, Right Up To The Finale

Over the course of its run, Pose found a way to bring viewers both realness and hope. As the series finale approaches, the significance of its choices is sharper than ever.

June 06, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
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  • Arts & Life

Kennedy Center Honors Will Air On CBS, With Pandemic Changes

The Kennedy Center Honors broadcast airs on CBS on June 6th. Recipients include Debbie Allen and Dick Van Dyke. It was a very different event this year.

June 04, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair
David Rubenstein, Chita Rivera, Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Trisha Yearwood, Dick Van Dyke, Joan Baez, Gloria Estefan, Midori, and Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter pose for a group photo at the 43nd annual Kennedy Center Honors.

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  • Arts & Life

This Year's Kennedy Center Honorees Have A 'Jolly Romp' At The White House

President Biden has resumed the tradition of inviting Kennedy Center honorees to the White House. In a year of "profound loss and pain," Biden says, "the artist's vision is as important as ever."

June 04, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Bo Burnham, seen here accepting a DGA First-Time Feature Film Award for <em>Eighth Grade </em>in 2019, has a new special that places him in a much quieter space.

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  • TV Reviews

Bo Burnham's 'Inside' Is A Musical Fantasy About Terrible Realities

Burnham has been away from stand-up for a long time, and this is not a stand-up special. It's theater, filmed at home, touching on some of the harshest realities of the isolated mind.

June 04, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
<em>Biomutant</em> gives players a beautiful open world to explore.

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  • Games

'Biomutant' Is A Beautiful Game, But It Might Be Best For Beginners

In this post-apocalyptic vision, you play as a furry little mutant battling and questing through a gorgeous open world. But boring combat and too much hand-holding keep the game from greatness.

June 03, 2021
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  • Keller Gordon
GPB News NPR

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  • Pop Culture

Malala Is British Vogue's July Cover Star

Activist Malala Yousafzai, 23, posted the cover and a message to young girls on Twitter: "I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission."

June 02, 2021
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  • Jill Hudson
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