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N.J. family reads messages they wrote to themselves years ago as holiday tradition

5:10am December 18, 2023

A family in New Jersey observes the holidays by reading messages they wrote to themselves years ago, reminding them of how they celebrated the holidays in years past.

Why declining social invites is OK

5:40pm December 17, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to West Virginia University marketing professor Julian Givi about his research on the social ramifications of turning down invites.

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Amazon-owned Goodreads makes little effort to verify users, and critics say this enables a practice known as review-bombing, in which a book is flooded with negative reviews, often from fake accounts, in an effort to bring down a its rating, sometimes for reasons having nothing to do with the book's contents.

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Goodreads has a 'review bombing' problem — and wants its users to help solve it

8:00am December 17, 2023

by Jim Zarroli

Posting a torrent of fake negative book reviews — sometimes before a book is out or has even been written — is a known problem on the literary social media site.

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Life Kit: Cultivating a chosen family

5:29pm December 16, 2023

by Margaret Cirino

Many people rely on chosen families when facing rejection from families of origin. NPR's Life Kit talks with Daniel Blevins, the founder of the group Stand In Pride, about cultivating a chosen family.

Mayim Bialik attends the 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16, 2022, in New York City. She will no longer appear as a host on the syndicated version of Jeopardy!

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Mayim Bialik is out as a 'Jeopardy!' host, leaving longtime champ Ken Jennings to solo

9:49am December 16, 2023

by Willem Marx

Earlier this year, the former Big Bang Theory actor had stopped appearing on the popular game show show after declaring her support for the Hollywood writers' strike.

Bethenny Frankel attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles.

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'Wait Wait' for December 16, 2023: Live at Carnegie with Bethenny Frankel

9:43am December 16, 2023

This week, we make our triumphant return to Carnegie Hall and are joined by media icon Bethenny Frankel. She's a business mogul, celebrated author and realty TV royalty, but can she survive our quiz?

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600 U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas during WWII. A new museum shows the artifacts

8:41am December 16, 2023

by Scott Simon

In World War II, hundreds of U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas. NPR's Scott Simon asks William Belcher, a forensic anthropologist, about a new museum that displays artifacts from the crashes.

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Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling

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A buffet of 2023 cookbooks for the food lovers on your list

5:01am December 16, 2023

by Beth Novey

There are a lot of cooks at NPR. Every time we ask our staff for recommendations for our annual, year-end books guide, we get back a veritable smorgasbord of cookbook offerings.

The cast of "General Hospital" appears during the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.

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'General Hospital' dominates 50th annual Daytime Emmys with 6 trophies

1:33am December 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

"General Hospital" collected six trophies, including four for acting. Susan Lucci received the Lifetime Achievement Honor for her 40-year run as Erica Kane on "All My Children."

Prince Harry wins court victory against tabloids in phone hacking case

7:31pm December 15, 2023

Prince Harry and 100 other celebrities sued UK tabloids for allegedly hacking their phones to get scoops in the 1990s & early 2000s.

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