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Troy Kotsur, Billie Eilish and Ariana DeBose are invited to join Oscar's Academy

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Troy Kotsur, Billie Eilish and Ariana DeBose are invited to join Oscar's Academy

June 28, 2022 • This year, the academy invited 397 artists, including actors, directors and people who play other roles in filmmaking.

'X' looks at a subculture that mainstream American art has frequently shied away from

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'X' looks at a subculture that mainstream American art has frequently shied away from

June 28, 2022 • Davey Davis' book is far from an ordinary love story — it's a shocking and moving novel about what it means to be an outsider in a world that's crumbling around you.

NYC Pride sees fresh wave of activism from Supreme Court's abortion decision

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NYC Pride sees fresh wave of activism from Supreme Court's abortion decision

June 28, 2022 • For the first time since COVID, the LGBTQ Pride Parade happened in New York City on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

NYC Pride sees fresh wave of activism from Supreme Court's abortion decision

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A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

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A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

Fresh Air

June 28, 2022 • John Vercher trained in mixed martial arts as a young man. His novel, After the Lights Go Out, centers on a veteran MMA fighter who struggles to remember everyday things.

A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

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Musicians react to Supreme Court decision on right to abortion

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Musicians react to Supreme Court decision on right to abortion

June 28, 2022 • After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

What hobbies or interests are you really into? We want to hear about it

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I'm Really Into

What hobbies or interests are you really into? We want to hear about it

June 28, 2022 • Welcome to I'm Really Into, a space to celebrate our unique hobbies and interests. Fill out this form or leave us a voicemail, and you could be featured in an upcoming segment.

Pinball is more than a game — it's where I found my community

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I'm Really Into

Pinball is more than a game — it's where I found my community

June 28, 2022 • There are pinball leagues and tournaments big enough to fill a whole convention center. For NPR host Juana Summers, a league gave her a way to connect — and it led to some lifelong friendships.

How I fell in love with pinball

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I'm Really Into

June 28, 2022 • Celebrating the uniqueness of communities and giving insight into fandoms.

Joy is a core value at NPR. So we're creating a space to celebrate it

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I'm Really Into

Joy is a core value at NPR. So we're creating a space to celebrate it

June 28, 2022 • We're launching I'm Really Into, a space to celebrate the things we love and what they say about the world. But we don't just want to share ours — we want to hear about yours, too.

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When parents say sorry on-screen

June 28, 2022 • Family conflict is a cinema staple. But recently Hollywood has come out with a slew of stories about parents and children confronting gaps in culture, generation and identity — from animated films like Encanto and Turning Red, to the recent miniseries Ms. Marvel and the indie hit Everything Everywhere All at Once. Vox entertainment critic Emily St. James calls the subgenre the "millennial parent apology fantasy." She shares with guest host B.A. Parker how the form came to be, what its limits are and how it could pave the way for new perspectives about trauma and family.

When parents say sorry on-screen

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

June 27, 2022 • Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

We recap the 2022 BET Awards

June 27, 2022 • Sunday's BET Awards were a four-hour celebration of Black culture, with a heavy emphasis on music. The night was packed with live performances from Latto and Jack Harlow, and surprise guests Mariah Carey and Brandy, and featured a lavish tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sean "Diddy" Combs.

We recap the 2022 BET Awards

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Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88

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Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88

June 27, 2022 • The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung by clips and could never be presented the same way twice.

Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel

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Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel

Fresh Air

June 27, 2022 • Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona follows the life of Marek, a 13-year-old peasant boy who lives in a cruel world of sadism and stink, cannibalism and self-flagellation.

Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel

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'Rogues' showcases Patrick Radden Keefe's preternatural gift for reading people

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'Rogues' showcases Patrick Radden Keefe's preternatural gift for reading people

June 27, 2022 • Keefe recognizes that we're all unreliable narrators of our own lives, and writes about his subjects with a keen sense of understanding.

Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row's 'sacred spaces'

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Deceptive Cadence

Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row's 'sacred spaces'

June 27, 2022 • Vijay Gupta was a 19-year-old violin prodigy when he joined the LA Philharmonic. Now he runs Street Symphony, an organization bringing music to clinics, jails and homeless shelters on Skid Row.

Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row's 'sacred spaces'

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Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling

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Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling

June 27, 2022 • Hosts and entertainers at the annual show recognizing Black excellence in the arts and sports criticize the recent Supreme Court decision the landmark overturning Roe v. Wade.

Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win a lead category at the Daytime Emmys

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Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win a lead category at the Daytime Emmys

June 26, 2022 • The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS show "The Young and the Restless."

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

The Peanuts characters reminded readers of the importance of Title IX at a moment when many schools and athletic programs were resistant to it. Peanuts © 1979 Peanuts Worldwide LLC hide caption

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'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

June 26, 2022 • Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

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'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda

June 25, 2022 • Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda won a Peabody for their true crime parody American Vandal, and now their back with Players, a mockumentary about Esports, but what do they know about C-Sports?

'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda

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