Games & Humor

SXSW Pressured After Pulling Sessions On Gaming Culture

10:24am October 28, 2015

by David Folkenflik

The organization canceled panels on harassment and Gamergate because of threats of violence. BuzzFeed and Vox say they will pull out of the conference unless SXSW reverses its decision.

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All Things Considered producer Becky Sullivan during her Jeopardy! appearance.

What Happens When Your 'Jeopardy!' Response Goes Viral

6:35pm October 26, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

An NPR producer found out firsthand what it's like. The Final Jeopardy category was Flowers.

Neil deGrasse Tyson at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in New York City in May 2015.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Cosmos Expert Neil deGrasse Tyson On Cosmetology

2:14pm October 24, 2015

Sure, he knows a lot about stars, but what does he know about hair stylists and spa experts?

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Who's ahead in the baby tally these days — boys or girls? Newborns are ready to be counted in a Florida hospital.

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The World's Girls? #15Girls

7:03am October 24, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Do the world's mothers give birth to more boys than girls — or vice versa? What country has the top percentage of women in political power? Test your knowledge on the state of the world's girls.

The "castle room" was the first room opened by Maze Rooms in Los Angeles.

'Escape Rooms' Challenge Players To Solve Puzzles To Get Out

4:35pm October 20, 2015

by Noah Nelson

They're part-puzzle, part-team building exercise, part-fantasy — and they have friends paying to get trapped in a room together. They have been popping up in cities around the country.

'Pawn Sacrifice' Examines Genius Of Chess Champion Bobby Fischer

6:10am October 20, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice.

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Welcome To Night Vale: Tales From The Cryptids

7:55am October 19, 2015

The cult podcast's creators, Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink, talk about its origin and taking it to the stage. Then host Cecil Baldwin leads a game about supernatural creatures and myths.

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Cleese says that compared to the production challenges he faced when working on Fawlty Towers, doing American sit-coms felt like "the Rolls Royce way of making comedy."

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Early On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little Else

12:23pm October 15, 2015

The co-founder of the Monty Python troupe admits he wasn't "naturally gifted" at physical comedy, and learned a lot by imitation. His new memoir, So, Anyway..., covers his boyhood and early career.

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I Met A Girl Named Maria

3:02pm October 14, 2015

VIP Sonia Manzano leads a game for mother-and-son contestants on their Sesame Street expertise.

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Carol Burnett Visits <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</em> at Rockefeller Center on Oct. 6, 2014.

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Not My Job: Comedian Carol Burnett Gets Quizzed On Cougars (The Cats, Of Course)

11:17am October 10, 2015

In the 1970s, families would sit down together every Saturday to watch The Carol Burnett Show. The first five seasons of the legendary variety show are now out on DVD.

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