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Actor Will Smith's success at the 94th Oscars was largely overshadowed by his behavior earlier in the ceremony, when he slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about Smith's wife's hair. In a new interview, Smith says that bottled up rage led to that moment. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian flags fly in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 19, marking the graves of soldiers killed in action following the Russian invasion earlier this year. Carl Court/Getty Images hide caption
A journalist's plea to the West: 'Pay attention to Ukraine and its fate'
The rules of improv can make you funnier. They can also make you more confident.
A Balenciaga retail store is seen closed to customers due to pandemic lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia, in 2021. The brand has come under fire in recent weeks due to back-to-back ad scandals. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmad Jamal, photographed during the Marciac Jazz Festival on Aug. 3, 2016 in Marciac, France. Remy Gabalda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Influential jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal has released a pair of archival albums
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Influential jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal has released a pair of archival albums
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the age-old debate alights: When should you hang up your Christmas decorations? A new survey reveals where Americans stand. Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images hide caption
When should you put up Christmas lights? A new survey illuminates an evergreen debate
Gas lamps illuminate St. Louis' Gaslight Square on April 2, 1962. "Gaslighting" — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of 2022. JMH/AP hide caption
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday. NETFLIX hide caption
Left: Jordan Harrison with her grandmother, Judy Greene. Right: Freshly made butter mints. Jordan Harrison/Collage by NPR hide caption
When Ellie King and her husband were married, they had Grandma Phoebe's fruitcake as their wedding cake. Ellie King/Collage by NPR hide caption
Allison Stines holds a photo of her family while she eats a family-favorite cookie: Martian droppings. Allison Stines/Collage by NPR hide caption
Pete Kincaid and his grandchildren Jan Kincaid Clifford/Collage by NPR hide caption
Nathan Lane in Pasadena, Calif. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption
Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from Fame, directed by Alan Parker, 1980. United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Cartoonist Charles Schulz poses with a sketch of Snoopy in his office in Santa Rosa, Calif. Schulz, who died shortly after his retirement in 2000, would have turned 100 on Nov. 26. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
'Peanuts' still brings comfort and joy, 100 years after Charles Schulz's birth
Bluegrass icon Billy Strings (right) recorded his new album Me/And/Dad with his stepdad, Terry Barber. The album features songs that Strings learned from Barber during his childhood. Joshua Black Wilkins/Sacks And Co. hide caption
Futura 2000's Break Train, 1980. Photograph by Martha Cooper. Martha Cooper hide caption
How artists and influencers set the stage for Hip-Hop's global rise
The Wiz is just one of the shows celebrated in the new Museum of Broadway. Monique Carboni/Museum of Broadway hide caption