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Bad Bunny has a preternatural gift for realness, one that he wields with fluidity, because that is what Caribbeanness demands. It makes his fame feel delightful and deviant. Illustration: Simone Noronha for NPR hide caption

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In 2022, Bad Bunny made pop stardom a subversive act

An irrepressible global pop star and political provocateur, Bad Bunny collects streaming accolades with ease, but refuses to temper his idiosyncrasies or move to U.S. pop's center.

Dr. Mary Williams opened Urgent and Primary Care of Clarksdale in 2018 to address historical gaps and disparities in health care in her Mississippi Delta hometown. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

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Nikki Grimes, the winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, has written more than 100 children's books. Aaron Lemen/Astra Young Readers hide caption

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2022 was a good year for Nikki Grimes, who just published her 103rd book

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In some hospitals, like this one in Chongqing, one of China's largest cities, patients are lying on gurneys in the lobby because beds have run out. Noel CELIS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Fears of a 'dark COVID winter' in rural China grow as the holiday rush begins

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Ahmed Aslam Ali, the owner of the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, is pictured with a plate of chicken tikka masala in his restaurant, on July 29, 2009. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Who created chicken tikka masala? The death of a curry king is reviving a debate

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Bad Bunny has a preternatural gift for realness, one that he wields with fluidity, because that is what Caribbeanness demands. It makes his fame feel delightful and deviant. Illustration: Simone Noronha for NPR hide caption

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In 2022, Bad Bunny made pop stardom a subversive act

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