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Pauli Murray is the subject of the documentary My Name Is Pauli Murray.

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

5:00pm March 08, 2024

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: My Name is Pauli Murray, Strangers with Candy, the On the Job series and the Eurovangelists podcast.

Remembering 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama, dead at 68

4:55pm March 08, 2024

by Mandalit del Barco

Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died. He was 68. His "Dragon Ball" series has sold millions of copies worldwide and has inspired TV, film and video game adaptations.

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An Oscar statue at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024.

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What to expect at the Oscars: The bomb, the bombshell, and the possible comeback

4:55pm March 08, 2024

by Bob Mondello

The Motion Picture Academy hopes that more popular films, an earlier showtime, and increased diversity among nominees will lead to higher viewership.

This black and white photo taken in May 1982 shows Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, whose death was announced on March 8, 2024.

Why 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama was so important to the world of anime

3:58pm March 08, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Akira Toriyama has died at 68. He was known globally for his best-selling manga series Dragon Ball, which gave rise to the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z, multiple films, and video games.

CBS is developing its first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years

3:17pm March 08, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The series, currently titled The Gates, will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. There's no word yet about when the show will air or who will star in it.

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How 'Poor Things' actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a 'superpower'

1:49pm March 08, 2024

by Terry Gross

Stone had her first panic attack at age 7. She says acting helps with anxiety, because it draws on her "big feelings." She's nominated for an Oscar for Poor Things. Originally broadcast Jan. 31, 2024.

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Mark Ruffalo shed the Hulk suit and had 'a blast' making 'Poor Things'

1:49pm March 08, 2024

by Sam Briger

Ruffalo's up for an Oscar for Poor Things, a bawdy, dark comedy set in Victorian times. The film is a departure from his work in films like Zodiac and Spotlight. Originally broadcast Feb. 13, 2024.

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Alec Baldwin, seen here talking to police after a fatal shooting on the Rust movie set in 2021, faces a felony criminal trial in New Mexico this summer. This image is from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.

What's next for the Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case after film's armorer was found guilty?

1:39pm March 08, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Special prosecutors face an uphill battle in trying to convict the actor over the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a former federal prosecutor says.

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'The Extinction of Irena Rey' asks: Can anything be truly individual and independent?

12:39pm March 08, 2024

by Ilana Masad

Jennifer Croft's novel, centered on a group of translators working on a book, is surprising at every turn, moving from profound observations about nature, art, and communication — to surreal events.

Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries.

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Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

5:02am March 08, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries, the precursor to the internet being offered as a core service in those spaces.