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'The Popcorn Guy' gains fame on TikTok

Sunday, January 15, 2023

At a theater in Texas, the Popcorn Guy is a new TikTok sensation working behind the counter — making popcorn of a particularly buttery variety.

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A free listening service from the New Orleans library is spotlighting local musicians

Saturday, October 08, 2022

The New Orleans Public Library has introduced Crescent City Sounds, an online collection of recordings by local musicians that virtual visitors can stream from their devices.

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SCOTUS and Roe questions, asked and answered

Monday, June 20, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon and Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges talk with Mary Louise Kelly about what overturning Roe could mean for trigger bans — and more widely, marginalized people across the U.S.

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After a Texas teacher saw his students struggling with math, he turned to rap music

Monday, April 11, 2022

Thomas Mayfield helped raise test scores and engagement in the classroom, and now he's helping teachers in Fort Worth learn what he did.

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Encore: To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom

Friday, April 08, 2022

A Texas teacher helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum. He's now teaching this method to other instructors.

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To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom

Sunday, April 03, 2022

A Texas teacher who helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum is now teaching this method to other teachers.

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing

Friday, January 21, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Netflix show Twentysomethings: Austin, a look back at 20 years of The Onion and more.

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing

Friday, January 14, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: a quirky Instagram account, the NBC show Grand Crew and more.

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For this Latinx graphic novelist, superheroes can be real. They can even be family

Monday, January 10, 2022

Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work.

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The Grammys are postponed and Sundance is moved online because of omicron surge

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

A new date has not been announced for the Grammys. Sundance events begin Jan 20.

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What's making us happy: What to watch, read and listen to this weekend

Friday, December 31, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the trailer for The Northman, the novel The School for Good Mothers and more.

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Jean-Marc Vallée, director of 'Dallas Buyers Club' and 'Big Little Lies,' dies at 58

Monday, December 27, 2021

The director, born in Montreal, was known for his naturalistic approach to filmmaking and for working with strong female leads.

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Broadway musical 'Jagged Little Pill' closes after rising cases of coronavirus

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The show, which takes its title from Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, cited the Omicron surge for closing.

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2021 was rough, but romance books gave us life. Here are 13 favorites from this year

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Books We Love, formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge, is back for 2021. Here are a handful of romance novels that NPR staffers and independent critics named as some of their favorites of the year.

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and listening

Friday, December 17, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackie Kashian's new comedy album, music of Yasmin Williams and more!

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Flow La Movie, reggaeton music producer, dies in Caribbean plane crash

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Tributes poured in from around the world of reggaeton music for the producer who'd worked with major artists such as Bad Bunny and Ozuna.

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'West Side Story' stars Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler defend their remake

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

The original musical and film have been criticized for lack of representation in casting and hurtful stereotypes, and some critics have also questioned the new adaptation.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Viewing

Friday, December 10, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the show Sort Of, a helpful YouTube channel and more.

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No black-tie dinner with the Swedish king for this year's Nobel Prize winners

Monday, December 06, 2021

Instead, most of the laureates are receiving their awards in their home countries because the pandemic has disrupted the ceremonies yet again.

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching, reading and listening

Friday, December 03, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Netflix show "City of Ghosts," an iconic Twitter account and more.

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