It's a big moment for fans of high fantasy. But for some, the weeks leading up to the release of Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series have meant a mix of excitement – and a little anxiety.
The new season of the Karate Kid spinoff, like previous ones, has been a wild success, filled with cheesy one-liners, nostalgic '80s rock and high schoolers busting out advanced karate moves.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Erin Thompson of CUNY about the recent seizure of ancient artifacts from the Met Museum, and the forthcoming repatriation of these objects to their home countries.