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'You Only Call When You're in Trouble' is a witty novel to get you through the winter

1:36pm January 17, 2024

by Maureen Corrigan

Stephen McCauley's comic novel offers readers the gift of laughter as well as a more expansive image of what family can be. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it was a perfect January read.

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'Wait Wait' for January 13, 2024: With Not My Job guest Jason Isbell

10:16am January 17, 2024

Jason Isbell is a multiple Grammy award winner and one of the world's most celebrated singer-songwriters. Can he answer our questions about Big Ben, which is not clock, but is bell?

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The experience is virtual, but the results are real. Here's our breakdown of the best VR workouts. Above, Meta's Supernatural fitness app.

Hit your 2024 exercise goals with these VR fitness apps and games

5:30am January 17, 2024

by Will Mitchell

An estimated one to two million people already work out while wearing a virtual reality headset. We break down the best fitness apps and games for VR.

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Parsons School of Design will launch program for designers who identify as disabled

5:12am January 17, 2024

In New York, Parsons School of Design has launched a program to support fashion by and for people with disabilities.

It's an EGOT for Elton John

4:58pm January 16, 2024

Elton John won an Emmy Monday night, securing him a spot in the small group of people who have an EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

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In 'Filterworld,' only you can save yourself from bad taste

3:59pm January 16, 2024

by Clare Lombardo

Kyle Chayka's newest book explores how online algorithms have shaped modern culture, and what we can do about it.

American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead sits for an interview in 1952.

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How Margaret Mead's research into utopias helped usher in the psychedelic era

2:28pm January 16, 2024

by Terry Gross

In Tripping on Utopia, historian Benjamin Breen writes about Mead's early research into psychedelic substances — and how it led to secret CIA experiments using psychedelics for interrogation.

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Cush Jumbo stars as June Lenker in Criminal Record.

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High-power detectives clash over a questionable conviction in 'Criminal Record'

2:28pm January 16, 2024

by John Powers

Set in London, this AppleTV+ miniseries centers on an old murder case that may need to be reopened. Though the show doesn't dig as deeply as it could, the two antagonists crackle with genuine dislike.

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Christina Applegate at the 75th Emmy Awards.

An emotional Christina Applegate receives a standing ovation at the Emmys

1:46pm January 16, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

The Dead to Me actor made a rare public appearance Monday night, after announcing she was diagnosed with MS.

The Bear won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series on Monday night. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, left, and Ayo Edebiri won Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. And Jeremy Allen White won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

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6 takeaways from the return of the Emmys

10:07am January 16, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The 75th Emmy Awards offered up nothing in the way of real surprise. Succession, The Bear and Beef dominated on a night steeped in television nostalgia.