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This compelling '3 Body Problem' is well worth your attention

2:35pm March 25, 2024

by David Bianculli

Netflix's new series features one of the most complicated narratives our critic has seen on TV. But don't be thrown – things become clearer as the drama progresses and the characters pull you in.

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Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on March 24th, 2024.

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Kevin Hart takes home his Mark Twain Prize for American humor

9:19am March 25, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center Sunday night. Fellow comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Chelsea Handler were there to roast him.

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Some TikTok creators have embraced the de-influencer movement, like Diana Wiebe, seen in a screenshot here, who goes by the TikTok handle @depressiondotgov and critiques social media influencing.

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'This is garbage': Step aside, influencers — we're now in the era of de-influencing

5:00am March 25, 2024

by Brianna Scott

A new movement has emerged in recent years: de-influencing. What started as a backlash to advertising could now have a surprising and real-world impact on the environment.

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The renter's guide to renovating your apartment

5:32pm March 24, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with interior designer and social media content creator Imani Keal about DIY, renter-friendly apartment renovations.

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Korean food gets a Michelin-starred makeover in Seoul restaurants

6:01am March 24, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea's restaurants are fine-tuning traditional dishes and adding the taste of culinary success to the trophy chest of Korean cultural power.

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Laurene Powell Jobs attends the 2022 Portrait Of A Nation Gala on November 12, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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'Wait Wait' for March 23, 2024: With Not My Job guest Laurene Powell Jobs

10:42am March 23, 2024

As founder and president of Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs is one of the world's foremost philanthropists. She knows how to give, but can she answer our questions about famous misers?

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Sylvester Stallone hangs a pair of pink boxing gloves on a portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award in 2022, as Julie Opperman, chair of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, looks on.

What is the foundation behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg award controversy?

5:02am March 23, 2024

by Bill Chappell

No awards will be given this year, the foundation told NPR, after a controversy exploded over changes to what was once called the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award.

Joel Kim Booster recently returned as a guest on the podcast Depresh Mode. He's shown above at Sundance in January 2024.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:01pm March 22, 2024

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the 1980s movie Miami Connection, and the podcasts Blank Check and Depresh Mode.

An American reporter offers a first-hand account of Japan's toughest crime bosses

1:24pm March 22, 2024

by Dave Davies

Reporter Jake Adelstein's memoir about covering the organized crime beat in Japan is the basis of the Max series Tokyo Vice, now in its second season. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2009.

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The new Netflix series brings to life a sprawling, successful Chinese novel outlining a new kind of alien invasion. Above, Zine Tseng in 3 Body Problem.

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Aliens attack science in '3 Body Problem,' a new adaptation of a Chinese sci-fi novel

12:00pm March 22, 2024

by Eric Deggans

This compelling Netflix series brings to life a sprawling, successful Chinese novel rooted in current science, outlining a new kind of alien invasion.