Clockwise from left: Wicked, Here, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, Piece by Piece and Blitz. Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Shanna Besson/Pathé, Searchlight Pictures and Apple TV+ hide caption
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Gather 'round — we have some fall reading recommendations for you. Above, children listen to a story in Central Park on Oct. 23, 2017. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
London-based distributor Neal's Yard Dairy announced on Instagram that it was "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" involving high-value cheddar cheese. They are working with law enforcement to track down the culprit, and asking fellow cheesemongers to report any suspicious deals on clothbound cheddars with the tags detached. Neal's Yard Dairy/Instagram hide caption
Eliza Griswold writes for The New Yorker and teaches at Princeton University. Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. Seamus Murphy/Macmillan hide caption
How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia
Two buddies and a baby griffin enjoy a quiet moment of companionship. Andy Bickerton/BioWare hide caption
Photographer Woosler Delisfort documents ceremonies from vodou, ifa and santeria traditions actively practiced today Woosler Delisfort hide caption
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Robert Downey Jr. is on Broadway this fall. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Lincoln Center Theater hide caption
Seth Meyers says he knows how to "take the L" and walk away from an argument. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
This renovated jeepney, built in 1946, tours people around the Filipino Cultural District in San Francisco. Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for "All My Life" by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
Megan Rapinoe hugs her partner Sue Bird after her last home regular-season NWSL match at Lumen Field on October 06, 2023 in Seattle, Washington Steph Chambers/Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
'Wait Wait' for October 26, 2024: With Not My Job guests Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe
University of Chicago student Rudra Patel happily shows off the work of famed artist Ando Hiroshige that he'll get to display in his dorm room for one year. Hiroshige was a master of Japanese woodblock printing whose work focused on landscapes and everyday life in Edo-period Japan. Alison Cuddy for NPR hide caption
University of Chicago students can borrow a real Picasso or Miro for their dorm room
A PlayStation 5 console at the Tokyo Game Show in September. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Aurora Ribero in The Shadow Strays. /Netflix hide caption
In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" has been at #1 for 15 nonconsecutive weeks. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET hide caption
Jack Jones, left, appears with former cast members of The Love Boat in 2015. Casey Rodgers/Invision for Princess Cruises/AP hide caption
Cardinal O'Malley (Brían F. O'Byrne) confers with Cardinal Lawrence in Conclave. Focus Features hide caption
Papal politics take an unholy turn in the clever thriller 'Conclave'
The FDA issued three health alerts about lead in cinnamon in 2024, after dangerous amounts of the harmful element were found in children's applesauce packets last fall. FDA hide caption