Games & Humor

Kaila Mullady of Freestyle Love Supreme performs onstage during Elsie Fest 2021: Broadway's Outdoor Music Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell on Aug. 29, 2021, in New York City.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for April 15, 2023: With Not My Job guest Kaila Mullady

8:59am April 15, 2023

Kaila Mullady started beatboxing in 5th grade to impress a boy, and since then has become a two-time world champion. But can she answer questions about boxes that get beat, AKA piñatas?

The villainous Elesh Norn in all her porcelain splendor, as depicted by artist Magali Velleneuve.

Arts

'March of the Machine' early review: Mom invades Magic: The Gathering's multiverse

2:29pm April 14, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

Villains that stretch back to Magic: The Gathering's earliest years battle its sprawling multiverse in 'March of the Machine.' NPR reviews the new set ahead of its prerelease.

A new mode in MLB video game celebrates historical Black all-stars

5:14pm April 13, 2023

by Jamal Michel

Long-running baseball video game MLB The Show features a new mode that celebrates historical Black all-stars.

Arts

Actor John Leguizamo's new TV docuseries spotlights Latino culture

8:32am April 13, 2023

by Alice Woelfle

In the MSNBC series "Leguizamo Does America," actor John Leguizamo takes viewers on a trip across the United States in search of ways Latino communities have shaped the nation.

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National

Princess Peach takes the lead in new 'Super Mario' movie

4:26pm April 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Post videogame reporter Gene Park about his take on The Super Mario Bros. Movie and its portrayal of Princess Peach.

'Mad Magazine' cartoonist Al Jaffee has died at 102

4:26pm April 11, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Al Jaffee, the award-winning cartoonist, has died. He was 102. Jaffee developed some of Mad Magazine's most influential features, including the Fold-In and "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions."

Mad Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee attends an event to honor veteran contributors to the magazine at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the National Cartoonists Society on Oct. 11, 2011, in Savannah, Ga. Jaffee died Monday at the age of 102.

Arts

Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102

7:25pm April 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.

Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70

5:28am April 10, 2023

German board game designer Klaus Teuber > recently died at the age of 70. His masterpiece was The Settlers of Catan >.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, performing one of her famous long jumps in 1985.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for April 8, 2023: 25th Anniversary Spectacular, Part II

9:29am April 08, 2023

To celebrate 25 years of Wait Wait we're taking some time off to relive our favorite moments from the past 2 1/2 decades, including interviews with Bonnie Raitt and Maz Jobrani!

Klaus Teuber, a dental technician from Darmstadt, presents his game The Settlers of Catan on Sept. 29, 1995, in Frankfurt, Germany.

World News

Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70

4:37pm April 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Teuber created the hugely popular game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island. Since its 1995 debut, it has sold tens of millions of copies in more than 40 languages.