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'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today?

8:21am January 28, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

"Trad wives" are trending on social media. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathryn Jezer-Morton, columnist for the Cut, about trad wives and their potential impact on feminism.

JoJo Siwa will replace Nigel Lythgoe as a judge on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

3:46pm January 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

The TV personality will join judges Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy following sexual assault allegations against Lythgoe.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

'Wait Wait' for January 27: With Not My Job guest Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

11:46am January 27, 2024

Janet Yellen is the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, so naturally, we've asked her about things that are treasure-y, specifically, the items people bring onto the Antiques Roadshow.

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Austin Butler and Callum Turner in Masters of the Air

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Spielberg and Hanks take to the World War II skies in 'Masters of the Air'

9:19am January 27, 2024

by David Bianculli

This new Apple TV+ miniseries about Word War II bomber pilots captures one thrilling airborne mission after another — but also finds drama in briefing rooms, barracks and German POW camps.

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The Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project exhibition features artwork by incarcerated artists critiquing the U.S. justice system and is on display at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.

A prison art show at Lincoln's Cottage critiques presidents' penal law past

8:01am January 27, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project is on exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington. The work of incarcerated artists challenges U.S. presidents' records on mass incarceration.

'Come and Get It': This fictional account of college has plenty of truth baked in

7:01am January 27, 2024

by Linda Holmes

Kiley Reid made a splash with her 2019 novel Such a Fun Age. Her latest book is set at the University of Arkansas, and it's a refreshing look at day-to-day college life outside the Ivy League.

Singer and composer H. Sinno is bringing a site-specific opera to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur.

An ancient Egyptian temple in New York inspires a Lebanese American musician

5:01am January 27, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

H. Sinno, former lead singer of the pioneering Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila, pairs their own history with that of the Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur in their new opera.

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Billie Eilish at the 32nd Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards Gala in Los Angeles, Oct. 8 2022. The pop star is flanked by her mother Maggie Baird (left) and EMA CEO Debbie Levin.

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Hollywood has been giving out climate change-focused awards for 33 years. Who knew?

5:00am January 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Now in its 33rd year, the Environmental Media Awards might be the most celebrity-studded awards ceremony you've never heard of.

Time Bomb Y2K looks back on the time when we thought civilization might collapse because computers wouldn't be able to handle the switch from the 1900s to the 2000s.

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

5:00pm January 26, 2024

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The movie Time Bomb Y2K, the show The Traitors, actor Richard E. Grant's Instagram and more.

Clockwise from top left: stills from Girls State, Exhibiting Forgiveness, A Different Man and My Old Ass.

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Sundance Festival breakthroughs of 2024: Here are 14 new films to look forward to

4:56pm January 26, 2024

by Aisha Harris

The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival included a satisfying mix of independent film stalwarts like Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater — plus plenty of bold new voices, too.