Arts & Life

One of a multitude of uses for the magical multitasker: blue painter's tape.

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The Art Of MacGyvering For Sleep-Deprived Moms And Dads

6:30pm April 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

New parents need all the help they can get. Author and mom of two Asha Dornfest has compiled a book of 134 handy hacks for parents. That roll of blue painter's tape? A "magical multitasker," she says.

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West Wing Fans: 'C.J. Cregg' Returns To The White House Briefing Room

3:06pm April 29, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Actress Allison Janney, who played the White House press secretary in the NBC drama, made a surprise appearance during the daily press briefing to talk about opioid addiction.

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A White House Meeting Brings Together 2 Lost Souls In 'Elvis & Nixon'

1:31pm April 29, 2016

by David Edelstein

A new film imagines what happened when Elvis Presley met President Nixon on Dec. 21, 1970. Film critic David Edelstein says Elvis & Nixon "shows the crazy-making insulation of celebrity."

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Silicon Valley' And 'Bob's Burgers'

11:14am April 29, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week, the roundtable discusses the HBO comedy Silicon Valley and Stephen Thompson sits down with Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard.

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Netflix And NOT Chill

11:01am April 29, 2016

This game is a play on the slang term "Netflix and Chill," but every answer ends with a word rhyming with "Chill."

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50/50 Chance

11:01am April 29, 2016

The answer to every clue is either "more than 50," or "fewer than 50." That's all you need to know. May the odds be in your favor.

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Stump Jonathan Coulton

11:01am April 29, 2016

In this installment of Stump Jonathan Coulton, we ask him to tell us what color the sun is from space.

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Able Was I

11:01am April 29, 2016

Buckle up in your racecar and get ready to ride, because this game is all about palindromes! Each answer is a word that can be read the same both forwards and backwards.

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Celebrity Reboots

11:01am April 29, 2016

In this game, we mash-up famous directors and celebrities. For example, "The captain from the TV series Enterprise finds out he's a replicant" is a description of "Ridley Scott Bakula."

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That's What I Hate About You

11:01am April 29, 2016

Jonathan Coulton plays the bad guy! In this game, we've rewritten The Romantics song "What I Like About You" from the perspective of famous fictional villains, complaining about their arch-enemies.

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