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Scooters are parked in Paris, Friday, March 31, 2023.

Parisians overwhelmingly vote to expel e-scooters from their streets

2:36am April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire e-scooters from their streets, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a "very clear message."

Seymour Stein accepts his award during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Monday, March 14, 2005, in New York.

Seymour Stein, the record executive who signed Madonna, is dead at 80

2:02am April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.

Logan Roy (Brian Cox) still loves standing and surveying what remains of his empire — or will remain after, he hopes, a big sale.

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'Succession' Season 4, Episode 2: 'Rehearsal'

10:02pm April 02, 2023

by Linda Holmes

On the night before Connor's wedding, his siblings are restless, and Logan is relentless. Greg is in over his head, and Shiv's divorce is getting ugly.

Ryuichi Sakamoto posing for a portrait in Paris in 1996.

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

2:20pm April 02, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

Arts

With AI, artists reckon with the muddy questions of authorship

5:28pm April 01, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the anonymous digital artist who goes by "Claire Silver" about the use of artificial intelligence in artistic creations.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for April 1, 2023: With Not My Job guest Michelle Rodriguez

9:13am April 01, 2023

Michelle Rodriguez is a bona fide action star, from The Fast & The Furious to Dungeons & Dragons. She may know her way around a fistfight, but can she answer our three questions about sloths?

How a conspiracy theory about eating bugs made its way to international politics

7:36pm March 31, 2023

by Huo Jingnan

A conspiracy theory that claims governments are trying to enslave people and force them to eat bugs has made the leap from online message boards to national politics in at least two countries.

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Teyana Taylor stars in a movie about motherhood and life in a changing New York City

6:41pm March 31, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and singer Teyana Taylor about the new film A Thousand and One, which follows a woman and her son's story for more than a decade.

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Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy and Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession.

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

5:02pm March 31, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Studio Ghibli Fest, Succession, and more.

Tchia, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and Destiny 2: Lightfall

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NPR staff review the biggest games of March, and more

5:01pm March 31, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

March 2023 took us places: from scary Spain in Resident Evil 4 to Tchia's colorful archipelago, to the Diablo IV beta's grim Sanctuary.