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I Don't Care, written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal

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'I Don't Care' is a book about what matters in friendship, illustrated by best friends

7:50am December 10, 2022

by Samantha Balaban

When illustrator Molly Idle read the text of Julie Fogliano's children's book, she immediately thought of her buddy Juana Martinez-Neal — and in true friend form — she volunteered her for the job.

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The most mispronounced words on live TV this year

7:50am December 10, 2022

by Scott Simon

Negroni sbagliato, Edinburgh,and Zaporizhzhia are among the most mispronounced words on live TV this year, according to The Captioning Group, which keeps track of such things.

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Encore: Author Jamil Jan Kochai reunites with his 2nd-grade teacher who taught him English

7:50am December 10, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Jamil Jan Kochai and his 2nd-grade teacher, Susannah Lung, who taught him how to read and write English after his family moved to the U.S. from Pakistan.

People fill up containers with drinking water at a fountain outside of the Church of the Archangel Saint Michael after morning service in Borodianka on Sunday.

Life in a Ukrainian town: rampaging Russians, power cuts, a visit by Banksy

5:00am December 10, 2022

by Greg Myre

Borodianka was largely reduced to rubble by the Russian invasion. It's become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the Russian forces, and attracted a recent visit by the artist Banksy.

Jennifer Hadley's overall winning photo of a 3-month-old cub tumbling out of a tree.

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We're not lion: The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are a good laugh

5:00am December 10, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

Jennifer Hadley claimed the top prize for her photo of a 3-month-old lion cub tumbling out of a tree in the Serengeti region of Tanzania.

Matt Rogers in Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

8:50pm December 09, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: South Side, Treasure Planet, the Sight & Sound film list, Matt Rogers and more.

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We listen back to an interview with George Clooney, now a Kennedy Center Honoree

2:15pm December 09, 2022

by Terry Gross

Clooney was among the recipients of the 45th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday. He appeared on Fresh Air in 2005, after he directed, co-wrote and co-starred in Good Night, and Good Luck.

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Charlie Hodson-Prior as Bruce Bogtrotter and Meesha Garbett as Hortensia in Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical.

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Kids really can change the world — just ask 'Pinocchio' and 'Matilda'

2:15pm December 09, 2022

by Justin Chang

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, adapted from the popular stage show, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated version of the classic fairy tale, are both coming to Netflix.

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'The Whale' garners controversy for not casting an actor with obesity as the lead

10:44am December 09, 2022

"The Whale," is a movie that tells the story of a 600-pound man estranged from his teenage daughter. The filmmakers have been criticized for not casting an obese actor in the role.

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A woman watches an episode of the newly released Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, about Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in London on Thursday.

It's thumbs-down in the U.K. for Harry and Meghan's Netflix Series

9:49am December 09, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Even critics in the liberal media panned Harry & Meghan, the new documentary that attacks Britain's notorious tabloids for invading the couple's privacy and coverage that traded in racist tropes.