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Jeremy Allen White and Jessie Buckley in Fingernails

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

5:00pm November 10, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movies Long Shot and Fingernails, the YA novel True True and the cookbook Start Here.

The American Girl dolls have evolved over the years.

How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture — problems and all

4:05pm November 09, 2023

by Megan Lim

Growing up, it felt like you were either the kid with all the American Girl dolls, or you knew the kid with all the American Girl dolls. A new book examines this cultural force.

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Tracy Chapman became the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the 57th annual Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday. Above, Chapman performs on NBC's "Today" show in 2005.

Tracy Chapman becomes the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the CMAs

3:32pm November 09, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Chapman won the award for her 1988 hit "Fast Car," which got renewed attention after singer Luke Combs released a cover of the song earlier this year.

Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Four takeaways from Disney's earnings call

9:57pm November 08, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The Walt Disney Company announced its fourth quarter and yearly earnings on Wednesday. Revenues for the quarter and year grew 5% and 7%, respectively.

Books
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How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture

5:13pm November 08, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

Interview of a lifetime: What it was like to talk with the legendary Barbra Streisand

4:56pm November 07, 2023

by Brittany Luse

NPR's Juana Summers talks with It's Been a Minute host Brittany Luse about her interview with legend Barbra Streisand, whose memoir is out.

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The 'Whole Earth Catalog' was the internet before the internet

5:13am November 06, 2023

Volumes of information from the Whole Earth Catalog that were first made available in 1968 are now online.

Matthew Perry Foundation launched to help people with drug addiction

6:06pm November 04, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched Friday in honor of the late Friends actor, who struggled with unhealthy substance use for decades.

Actor Jason George is on the negotiating team with SAG-AFTRA: "It's a heist movie" he says.

Arts

We asked Hollywood actors and writers to imagine the strikes on screen

7:00am November 04, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Some striking writers and actors told us it would be a rom-com. Others suggested a mystery, an alien abduction movie, or even a heist flick!

Jin Sun-kyu as Noh Hyung-soo in Bargain streaming on Paramount+

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:00pm November 03, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Gilded Age podcast, food influencer Keith Lee, the show Bargain, and Madi Diaz's new album.