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A Planet Money guide to 5 fascinating new econ papers
The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economics studies.
DOJ launches unusual lawsuit against entire federal district court in Maryland
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
What’s the best Pixar movie? Here’s what our listeners said
People have strong opinions about the best Pixar movies. We asked NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote.
In the midst of grief, a woman is comforted by a stranger on the subway
A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that followed is one that she will forever cherish.
An Australian woman is found guilty of murdering her in-laws by toxic mushrooms
Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap mushroom poisoning. Nearly two years later, a jury has found her guilty.
How the Irish band Kneecap went from rising hip-hop group to global lightning rod
Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements.
‘Love Island’ and modern dating: why romance is dead
This season of Love Island USA is making some viewers feel exasperated. Is it a reflection of today's dating scene?
Decades later, Karen de Boer still remembers a kind gesture from her college hallmate
As a college freshman, Karen de Boer was sometimes inconsiderate to her hallmate, Pam. So when Karen missed the bus to her choir performance, she was surprised — and moved — when Pam came to her rescue.
Defense says Combs led ‘swinger’s lifestyle,’ was not coercive
Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the tumultuous relationship between Combs and singer Cassie Ventura "a great modern love story," and sought to dismantle the credibility of key witnesses.
Why are people freaking out about the birth rate?
There's a rise of pronatalism in our politics and our culture. Is a falling birth rate an issue?
In Season 3, ‘Squid Game’ hasn’t changed much — and that’s the problem
The third and final season of Netflix's most popular show is still a prescient commentary on wealth — but its heavy-handed narrative feels too predictable the third time around.
‘Mission: Impossible’ composer Lalo Schifrin dies at 93
Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.
‘The Bear’ is back — and leaning into its strengths in Season 4
The new season picks up right where we left off — with a review of the restaurant — and refocuses on the relationships between Carmy, Sydney and Richie.
Hold the yelling: Ebon Moss-Bachrach says ‘The Bear’ set is ‘very loving’
Moss-Bachrach has won two Emmys for his portrayal of an abrasive and ornery cook/maître d on the FX series The Bear. The show is known for kitchen chaos, but he says the set is calm and well run.
Emmy nominations voting ends tonight. Here’s what our critic hopes will make the cut
Emmy voters have until tonight to send in their picks for nominees. Here's what NPR TV critic Eric Deggans thinks they should be voting for.
This is not the ‘Star Wars’ you thought you knew
The Star Wars available to the public to stream is not the same film that was shown in 1977. But in the U.K., audiences had a rare chance to see it.
Horror, a documentary, or kids, there’s only good choices at the movies this weekend
This weekend at the movies, you can see films about a raging virus and another about a lesson in childhood friendships. What's not to like?
Horror, a documentary, or kids, there’s only good choices at the movies this weekend
This weekend at the movies, you can see films about a raging virus and another about a lesson in childhood friendships. What's not to like?
Jazz House Kids is rewriting the rules of jazz education
Jazz House Kids trains the next generation of jazz stars — alums include Isaiah J. Thompson and Immanuel Wilkins — and gives every young musician a place to belong.
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55
TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of "Worst Cooks in America," has died. Medical examiners are set to determine what caused her death.
The summer TV season is almost here. Here’s what to watch.
Here are some of the best summer TV shows — from Marvel reviving its fortunes with a new armored hero to TV's most compelling serial killer returning for a bite of the Big Apple.
Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests
The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times.
The best new albums out June 13
Annahstasia enters the chat. The Cure reimagines a lost world. Mary Halvorson demonstrates why she's a MacArthur genius. WRTI's Nate Chinen joins Stephen Thompson to share their favorite albums out June 13.
Action, rom-com, or kids, there’s a movie for everyone this weekend
In theaters this weekend: A live-action How to Train Your Dragon, a matchmaker rom-com Materialists, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Life of Chuck, and Ana de Armas stars in a John Wick spin-off.
Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump ‘went too far’
Musk has quietly deleted some of his inflammatory tweets about Trump since last week. In a podcast episode released Wednesday, Trump said he was disappointed in Musk but had "no hard feelings."
A new father finds comfort in a doctor’s words of advice
In 2019, Darren Wayman was about to become a new father. He was terrified. Then, a doctor came into the delivery room and said something that changed his perspective on parenthood.
How a forgotten tape recorder led to Tunde Adebimpe’s debut album
The TV on the Radio cofounder talks about making Thee Black Boltz.
Cold case mystery ‘Dept. Q’ focuses more on the characters than crime
An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.
Is all this talk of recession indicators a sign a recession is coming?
For generations, people have looked for small, informal signs that a recession is coming or already here. This phenomenon recently exploded on social media, often in joke form.
Growing up, comic Atsuko Okatsuka felt like ‘a freak’ — now she’s owning it
Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.
Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic
El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm
NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.
