Suitably recorded in the kitchen, this Tiny Desk Contest entry celebrates the romantic intimacy of sharing meals and underlies the mortifying vulnerability of courtship.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Joan Shelley's new song, and an HBO reality show that sets up single parents.

The 10 winners of this year's Whiting Awards have been announced; the $50,000 prize honors emerging writers, with the hope of allowing them to concentrate full-time on their work.

This Tiny Desk Contest entry takes tongue-in-cheek approach to insufferableness.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: plenty of games and Sailor Moon.

One year the telecast was actually too short. Another time an actor climbed over rows of chairs between him and his Academy Award. Björk laid eggs on the red carpet. Oscar can go weirdly off script.

Distributed by Apple TV+, it is also the first best picture win for a streaming service.

The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. ET.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: game shows and album recommendations.

With the melancholy wail of the fiddle and the catch of Caleb Bailey's voice, this Tiny Desk Contest entry paints a portrait of a man whose hurt can't be hidden.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: nerdy podcasts, chill shows and an unbeatable mashup.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: BTS, Sandra Oh and meditations on humor.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: new music from Drug Church, learning to knit and Judy Greer.

With warmth, humor and a compelling list of lemonade alternatives, this trio's Tiny Desk Contest entry, "Lemon Zinger," manages to turn some lemons into pretty good lemonade.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: True Story With Ed & Randall, a web-based game that isn't Wordle, and more.

A tribute rather than a eulogy, "Town's Dead" is a celebration of Dublin and all its imperfect splendor.

The NPR Music editorial intern shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Propelled by raucous drums and gritty guitar riffs, Stefan Babcock's snarled chorus creates a sprawling paeon of fear as he searches for a sense of belonging, one just out of reach.