Pop Culture

Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther debuted in Captain America: Civil War. He'll get his own movie in 2018.

Arts

2016: Age Of The On-Screen Black Superhero

8:44am May 07, 2016

by Eric Deggans

From Black Panther to Luke Cage, filmmakers say audiences today demand superheroes that better reflect their world. Comic creators say it's about time TV and movies caught up with diversity in comics.

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Before The Races, Test Your Kentucky Derby Knowledge

7:59am May 07, 2016

NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with author and trivia master A.J. Jacobs about everything you always wanted to know about the Kentucky Derby.

Batman Writer Scott Snyder signs autographs for DC Comics' Free Comic Book Day Special Issue at Fourth World Comics in 2015 in Smithtown, N.Y.

Books
Arts

Free Comic Book Day 2016: Even Archie Has Something New To Say

7:48pm May 06, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon runs down all 50 of the books on offer for Free Comic Book Day and explains how you can get your share of the goods.

Arts

'Captain America: Civil War' Captures Politics Of The Moment

4:26pm May 06, 2016

by Mallory Yu

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's new movie, Captain America: Civil War, opens Friday. As a character, Captain America has long responded to the politics of the time and this movie is no different.

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Keanu.

Books

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Comics, More Comics, Free Comics And Keanu

10:34am May 06, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show takes us on a tour of what's on offer for Free Comic Book Day and also finds us watching Key & Peele's kitten-driven action comedy.

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People in their mid-40s to mid-60s are more likely than any other group to be prescribed opioids with benzodiazepines. Both kinds of drugs can hamper breathing and mixing them is especially risky.

Risk Of Opioid Overdose Climbs At Middle Age

5:40pm May 05, 2016

by Kristin Gourlay

Most of the millions taking prescription painkillers are older than 45, research shows, and there's been a recent increase in drug overdose deaths among people over 55. Drug mixing is partly to blame.

Some Nigerians were hoping that this scene from Captain America was filmed in Lagos — but actually it was a set in Atlanta.

Health & Safety

'Captain America' Is Trending In Nigeria, But You Might Be Surprised Why

5:17pm May 05, 2016

by Katherine Du

Nigerian netizens are using the hashtag #CaptainAmericaInNigeria as a vehicle for cheeky social and political commentary.

Arts

Captain America, Aaron Burr, And The Politics Of Killing Your Friends

9:56am May 05, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Captain America: Civil War drops some of the politics of the comics on which it's based, but it tells a different, equally current political story.

Human-sized hands make doll-sized doughnuts in the Tiny Kitchen Ã¢ÂÂ roughly 1/12 the normal size.

Arts

'Tiny Kitchen' Videos Cook Up Real Food In Doll-Sized Portions

2:04pm May 03, 2016

by Tove Danovich

They've fried hard shell tacos, made a gooey pot of queso, even whipped up a batch of rainbow sprinkle-covered doughnuts. All in a dollhouse kitchen roughly 1/12 the normal size.

Danny Cahill (left) won Season 8 of The Biggest Loser in 2009 by losing an amazing 239 pounds. He's pictured with at-home prize winner Rebecca Meyer. In the years since, Cahill has put back on more than 100 pounds, he told The New York Times.

'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off

8:19am May 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

New research into the lives of past Biggest Loser contestants found many regain much of the weight they lost in the show --sometimes 100 pounds or more — because their biology works against them.

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