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The Game Awards founder and host Geoff Keighley alongside The Great Gonzo in an interstitial bit between rapid-fire awards.

The biggest takeaways and full winners from The Game Awards

12:56am December 08, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 swept the night, while celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, Jordan Peele, Timothée Chalamet and Simu Liu added star power to the frenetic Awards show.

The LeeVees kick off Hanukkah with a special Tiny Desk performance

6:26pm December 07, 2023

The LeeVees came to NPR's Tiny Desk for a special performance of songs from their holiday album Hanukkah Rocks.

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An influential color consultancy has already set the tone for the year ahead: Pantone's Color of the Year for 2024 is Peach Fuzz.

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Pantone's color of the year is 'Peach Fuzz'

6:02pm December 07, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The color consultancy says the "gentle" peach tone highlights our desire for closeness, compassion and well-being. The orange-pink hue is meant to bring comfort and beauty to a digital world.

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'Poor Things': a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy

4:47pm December 07, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Emma Stone teams up with director Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy about a young woman shaking up the society around her as she comes into her own.

As Hanukkah begins, many American Jews consider how this old story resonates today

4:47pm December 07, 2023

by Deena Prichep

The story of Hanukkah is a complicated story that rabbis have long wrestled with. This year many Jews are trying to figure out what the story has to say to this moment.

CosMc's offers a large variety of drinks — and no hamburgers. The first store testing the new McDonald's concept is opening in Bolingbrook, Ill., near Chicago.

CosMc's lands in Illinois, as McDonald's tests its new coffee-centered concept

2:59pm December 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The beverage-first McDonald's spinoff, named for a six-handed extraterrestrial, seems to be a grab at markets currently served by the likes of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.

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'SNL' actor Kenan Thompson says, 'I am definitely an ensemble-minded individual'

1:24pm December 07, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

In his new book, When I Was Your Age, Thompson shares stories from his life and career, including his early days at SNL and his estrangement from his longtime Nickelodeon co-star Kel Mitchell.

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Anselm offers both a thrilling portrait of Anselm Kiefer at work and, with the aid of terrific archival footage, lets us see what infuses his work with such intensity.

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'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

1:24pm December 07, 2023

by John Powers

Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders' new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer's art.

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Lina Lyte Plioplyte is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker.

'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

1:08pm December 07, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the stigma.

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The National Menorah, part of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, is silhouetted against the setting sun in Washington, D.C.

Hanukkah Lights 2023

12:09pm December 07, 2023

Hear some of our favorite stories about the festival of lights, plus a special Tiny Desk performance by The LeeVees.

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