Games & Humor

Amber Ruffin at the Tony Awards in New York, NY

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'Wait Wait' for Nov. 5, 2022: With Not My Job guest Amber Ruffin

11:59am November 05, 2022

Amber Ruffin started as a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers before becoming the first black woman to host a late night talk show. Can she answer out three questions about Roughin' It?

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Review: 'God of War: Ragnarök' is a majestic, if sometimes aggravating, triumph

12:00pm November 03, 2022

by Danny Lore

God of War Ragnarök's story, setting, and characters inspire just as much awe as its 2018 predecessor did, even as the game undercuts its grand scale with aggravating design decisions.

The intrepid Guybrush Threepwood (right), disguised as a zombie, beside his nemesis, LeChuck in 2022's 'Return to Monkey Island.'

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Playing Pirate: Looking back on the 'Monkey Island' series after its 'Return'

1:25pm October 31, 2022

by Grant Albert

'Return to Monkey Island' revived a beloved series that began in 1990. Critics have liked the new game, but fans are split on its art style and its controversial ending.

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'Wait Wait' for Oct. 29, 2022: With Not My Job guest Hasan Minhaj

9:08am October 29, 2022

Hasan Minhaj got his big break as a correspondent on The Daily Show, and since then has won a Peabody for his show Patriot Act. But, what does he know about Rob Gronkowski, a former Patriot who acts?

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Playing video games could boost brain function in children, suggests new study

4:29pm October 27, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks to University of Vermont professor Bader Chaarani about why playing video games might actually have some positive effects on a child's cognition.

Charles Addams in his Westhampton Beach, N.Y., studio in 1977.

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How the cartoonist behind The Addams Family defused fear, with dead-on humor

12:08pm October 27, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

Charles Addams' goal was never to create fear, but to defuse it — infusing the horror with a playfulness that appealed even to those who prefer daylight to the witching hour.

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'Wait Wait' for Oct. 22, 2022: Shipping Out to Boston!

9:36am October 22, 2022

Wait Wait makes its triumphant return to Boston with Not My Job guest Ibram X. Kendi. He may be a MacArthur Genius, but what does he know about Apple's Genius Bar?

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An insider's view of the League of Legends World Championship

4:27pm October 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with League Championship Series analyst Emily Rand about the League of Legends World Championship, and efforts to make the video gaming world more inclusive.

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Changing locations online to buy games for cheap actually helped one indie developer

4:27pm October 20, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with John Walker who wrote a Kotaku post about 'price tourism.' It allows gamers to buy video games at lower prices from countries with weaker economies.

Lately, more and more people have been getting axolotls as pets.

It seems like everyone wants an axolotl since the salamander was added to Minecraft

11:51am October 20, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

The axolotl has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft. More and more people have been getting them as pets, which is impacting how they're bred and sold.