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"How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney?" Text © 2023 by Mac Barnett. Illustrations Copyright © 2023 by Jon Klassen

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Inquiring minds want to know: 'How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?'

8:30am December 03, 2023

by Samantha Balaban

"How does he do it?" Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen squeeze, squash and generally put Santa through the wringer while trying to answer an age-old Christmas mystery.

Palestinians search the destroyed annex of the Church of Saint Porphyrius, damaged in a strike on Gaza City on Oct. 20.

More than 100 Gaza heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks

6:00am December 03, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The nonprofit group Heritage for Peace's preliminary findings show 104 historic religious buildings, museums and archaeological sites have been destroyed or damaged.

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Kiss performs its final concert. But has the band truly reached the 'End of the Road'?

6:06pm December 02, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The 50-year-old heavy rock group performs the final concert of its "End of the Road" tour Saturday in New York. But it's said farewell before.

Dakota Johnson attends the 2019 Global Citizen Prize at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 13, 2019, in London.

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'Wait Wait' for December 2, 2023: With Not My Job guest Dakota Johnson

8:29am December 02, 2023

Dakota Johnson is an actor, producer and activist, and her new documentary is The Disappearance of Shere Hite. She may be a Dakota, but what does she know about THE Dakotas?

Maria Callas as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbieri di Siviglia, at Milan's La Scala theater in 1956.

Maria Callas: The soprano of the century

7:57am December 02, 2023

by Tom Huizenga

One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.

Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality game show based on the sensational 2021 South Korean drama series. But this gruesome, creatively misbegotten concept should never have made it past the first meeting.

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'The Challenge' is understanding why this 'Squid Game' game show was green-lit

7:00am December 02, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality game show based on the sensational South Korean drama series. But this gruesome, creatively misbegotten concept should never have made it past the first meeting.

A visit to the last animatronics still singing in Chuck E. Cheese

5:53pm December 01, 2023

by Emma Bowman

A Chuck E. Cheese in Northridge, Calif., will be the last remaining stronghold of the chain's signature animatronics. We visit the pizza arcade for nostalgia's sake.

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The twelve days of Christmas come to life in new movie from director Reginald Hudlin

5:07pm December 01, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Reginald Hudlin, director of the movie Candy Cane Lane, in which a house decoration contest leads leads to Eddie Murphy battling the 12 days of Christmas come to life.

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How Paris and Nicole made their mark on America in 'The Simple Life,' 20 years later

5:07pm December 01, 2023

Twenty years ago, America was introduced to Beverly Hills celebutantes Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie through their reality TV show, The Simple Life.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in a scene from the 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail.

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

5:00pm December 01, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Nora Ephron films, Wheatus' "Christmas Dirtbag," an oral history of The O.C., and Dick Van Dyke.