Games & Humor

Stephen Merchant on stage in Los Angeles

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'Wait Wait' for April 23, 2022: With Not My Job guest Stephen Merchant

8:54am April 23, 2022

Stephen Merchant is the co-creator of some of the most influential comedies of all time, from The Office to Extras, but what does he know about unscrupulous businesses, aka Thievin' Merchants?

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Bright and cheerful, the Playdate fits in the palm of your hand.

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Review: Playdate console offers pocket-sized gaming, a hand crank and nostalgia

1:57pm April 18, 2022

by Keller Gordon

A new handheld console doesn't have the appeal of the Nintendo Switch or the power of the Steam Deck, but it's got nostalgia and novelty galore.

A chess grandmaster takes on 30 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition

4:54pm April 16, 2022

Chess grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani led her team at Saint Louis University to the collegiate national championship after taking on the Iranian government. Today, she took on another new challenge.

Chance the Rapper performs in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2020.

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'Wait Wait' for April 16, 2022: Spring Has sprung!

8:39am April 16, 2022

Winter is over, and to celebrate the sunshine and warmth, we give you a reason to stay indoors with some of our favorite moments from the past year, including Chance the Rapper and Japanese Breakfast.

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Part of the reason people love video game Elden Ring is because it's so hard to play

4:56pm April 15, 2022

by James Mastromarino

Elden Ring is the most talked-about video game of 2022, despite — or perhaps because of — its immense difficulty and complexity.

A screenshot of Neurogrow, which tests a patient's memory and reaction time as an experimental treatment for cognitive decline.

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Researchers explore an unlikely treatment for cognitive disorders: video games

12:22pm April 15, 2022

by Keller Gordon

Video games distract, amuse, and inspire. But new research begs the question: can they heal?

Stand-up comic Akau Jambo, 25, remembers a fellow comedian saying, "Dang, I never knew people were laughing in South Sudan." Jambo is out to prove him wrong.

Health & Safety

So a South Sudanese comic put on a comedy fest in a land of 'suffering.' How'd it go?

2:39pm April 13, 2022

by Nick Roll

Akau Jambo just staged the first international comedy festival in a country that the U.N. calls a place of suffering. Talking about the role of laughter, he says, "Life doesn't stop – we keep living."

Epic, the creator of Fortnite, is getting investments of $1 billion each from Sony and the company that makes Lego.

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Sony and Lego are investing $2 billion in Epic Games, creator of Fortnite

4:37pm April 11, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Fortnite is one of the world's most popular video games. The investment "will accelerate our work to build the metaverse," Epic's CEO said.

Jerrod Carmichael in his new HBO standup special, Rothaniel.

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The tension between fear and relief in Jerrod Carmichael's new special, 'Rothaniel'

5:00am April 11, 2022

by Aisha Harris

In his new HBO special, Carmichael comes out — working through both joy and despair on stage.

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'Wait Wait' for April 9, 2022: With Not My Job guest Matt Walsh

8:09am April 09, 2022

Improv legend Matt Walsh is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade, and an Emmy nominee for Veep. With baseball starting again, we ask him three questions about legendarily bad announcers.