Arts

'The Breakaway' explores how society impacts a woman's relationship with her body

5:27pm August 29, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Jennifer Weiner about her latest novel The Breakaway. explores a woman's relationship with her body is influenced by society's rules and expectations.

How K-pop took over the world — as told by one fan who rode the wave

5:11pm August 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

In a new podcast, Vivian Yoon dissects her personal stake in K-pop, and how her obscure childhood passion has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.

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'Joe the Plumber' and the rise of MAGA

5:07pm August 29, 2023

by Don Gonyea

With the death of 'Joe the Plumber,' who rose to prominence as a voice in the 2008 election, we look back at the rise of the MAGA movement before Trump and how politics changed over the last 20 years.

How the Dust Bowl depiction from 'The Wizard of Oz' left a lasting impact on Kansas

6:06pm August 28, 2023

by David Condos

The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But a Dust Bowl 1930s image may also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be.

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Distrust undermined the U.S. pandemic response. Now, it continues to erode healthcare

5:08pm August 28, 2023

by Frank Morris

High levels of distrust undermined the country's pandemic response and possibly caused half a million deaths. Distrust continues to erode healthcare, diminish access and give old diseases a chance.

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Arts

A stranger made a woman feel like she could continue living the life she wanted

4:55pm August 28, 2023

One day in 2022, Lynn Fainsilber Katz went to the beach. She was carrying a lot of things and was feeling weighed down when a stranger asked if she needed a hand.

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Books
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'A Guest in the House' rests on atmosphere, delivering an uncanny, wild ride

4:16pm August 28, 2023

by Tahneer Oksman

Though inscrutabilities persist in the plot of Emily Carroll's new adult horror graphic novel, the chilling ambiance makes this book one worth visiting.

Children activating the installation America's Playground: DC by artist Derrick Adams in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall.

Arts

A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone

1:06pm August 27, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.'s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country's capital.

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A new children's album on Smithsonian Folkways includes a song about gay activist and politician Harvey Milk. The album was co-written by Cass McCombs and San Francisco preschool teacher Greg Gardner.

An ode to Harvey Milk for Smithsonian Folkways' 75th birthday

7:51am August 27, 2023

For Smithsonian Folkways' 75th anniversary, Cass McCombs and preschool teacher Greg Gardner wrote a collection of new folk songs for children. One of them is a tribute to gay activist Harvey Milk.

The Price Is Right celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1991, but Barker was just getting started. Clockwise from top: Rod Roddy, Janice Pennington, Holly Hallstrom, Barker, Dian Parkinson and Kathleen Bradley.

Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

5:24pm August 26, 2023

by Amy Blaszyk

For 35 years, Barker was a familiar presence in the living rooms of everyone from little old ladies, to kids home sick from school. He used his fame to promote another great passion: animal rights.

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