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Bill Hader as Barry in the fourth and final season of HBO's Barry.

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HBO's 'Barry' ends as it began — pushing the boundaries of television

4:49pm April 14, 2023

by Eric Deggans

In prior seasons, the former Marine turned low-rent hitman — played by star, writer, director, producer Bill Hader — has ruthlessly eliminated anyone who might discover his secret past as a killer.

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The villainous Elesh Norn in all her porcelain splendor, as depicted by artist Magali Velleneuve.

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'March of the Machine' early review: Mom invades Magic: The Gathering's multiverse

2:29pm April 14, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

Villains that stretch back to Magic: The Gathering's earliest years battle its sprawling multiverse in 'March of the Machine.' NPR reviews the new set ahead of its prerelease.

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Remembering 'Barton Fink' actor Michael Lerner

1:37pm April 14, 2023

by Terry Gross

The character actor, who died April 8, guest starred on dozens of TV shows and was nominated for an Oscar for playing a Hollywood studio executive in Barton Fink. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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Michelle Williams is a sculptor who makes clay figures of women in Showing Up.

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'Showing Up' is a rare glimpse of an artist at (very hard) work

1:37pm April 14, 2023

by Justin Chang

Michelle Williams plays an introverted sculptor struggling to find the time, space, money and energy to pursue her calling in Kelly Reichardt's rueful comedy.

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Podcast tile art for The Last Ride, from Naples Daily News, The Fort Myers News-Press and WGCU; Violation, from WBUR; Living for We, from Ideastream Public Media; Mid Pacific, from CapRadio; Taking Cover, from NPR; Outside/In's The Underdogs, from NHPR.

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New and noteworthy public media podcasts to check out this month

12:55pm April 14, 2023

by The NPR One Team

If you're in the market for a new podcast, the NPR One team has you covered with these can't-miss picks from across public media.

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East Palestine students put on a play while the city recovers from a train derailment

5:37am April 14, 2023

by Oliver Morrison

Students in East Palestine, Ohio put on the Spring play as residents work to recover from the February train derailment that disrupted life in the small town.

Daddy Yankee retired last year after a career spanning more than 30 years. In that time, reggaeton has become one of the most profitable genres in the music industry.

Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina' is the National Recording Registry's first reggaeton song

6:59pm April 13, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

On Wednesday, the mega-hit single became the first reggaeton song to be inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs infused her debut novel with her love of music

4:29pm April 13, 2023

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with the Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs on her debut novel This Bird Has Flown and how she used her music career to create her main character, singer Jane Start.

Designer Mary Quant, one of the leading lights of the British fashion scene in the 1960s, having her hair cut by Vidal Sassoon in 1964.

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Mary Quant, fashion designer who styled the Swinging Sixties, dies at 93

4:29pm April 13, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Quant made playful clothes for young modern women they could wear to work and "run to the bus in." Her London shop was an epicenter of youth culture that popularized hot pants and miniskirts.

Ali Junejo (left) and Alina Khan in Saim Sadiq's Joyland.

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Briefly banned, Pakistan's ground-breaking 'Joyland' is now a world cinema success

1:12pm April 13, 2023

by Bilal Qureshi

The film follows a man who gets a job in a burlesque show and falls in love with a trans woman. This story of queer desire in a traditional Muslim society earned accolades at the Cannes Film Festival.

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