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Trevor Noah steps away from 'The Daily Show', embarks on new standup tour

1:22pm December 02, 2022

by Terry Gross

Trevor Noah is stepping down as host of The Daily Show after seven years. We'll listen back to portions of two 2016 interviews with Noah, whose newest standup comedy special just premiered on Netflix.

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The Pantone Color Institute has been identifying colors of the year for the last two decades. Their pick for 2023 is a shade of magenta.

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How and why Pantone picked 'Viva Magenta' as its 2023 color of the year

12:50pm December 02, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

After much research and consideration, the Pantone Color Institute has revealed the color of the year for 2023. It calls Viva Magenta "an unconventional shade for an unconventional time."

Ye attending the Balenciaga Womenswear show in October as part of Paris Fashion Week. Since then, he's made a string of increasingly brazen extremist comments.

Ye says 'I see good things about Hitler' on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' show

6:17am December 02, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

The rapper previously known as Kanye West made a series of antisemitic comments, declaring "I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis." Ye was on the show alongside white-nationalist Nick Fuentes.

Comics illustrator Aline Kominsky-Crumb appears during an interview at the Society of Illustrators in New York on March 24, 2011.

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Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74

7:13pm December 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, an American cartoonist known for her feminist themes and often brutally frank, highly personal and self-critical work, has died at the age of 74.

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Ye won't buy Parler, the right-wing social network, after all

5:54pm December 01, 2022

by Mary Yang

Conservative social media platform Parler said it has mutually agreed with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, to call off the deal.

Comedian He Huang on the criticism her 'Australia's Got Talent' set received

4:47pm November 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with comedian He Huang, whose "Australia's Got Talent" set generated a lot of laughs and criticism for jokes that some people said reinforced stereotypes about Chinese people.

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When does comedy cross the line?

5:13pm November 27, 2022

When does comedy go too far? NPR's Eric Deggans discusses with Roy Wood Jr, correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and Jenny Hagel, a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Albania's president Bajram Begaj grants Dua Lipa, born of Albanian parents, citizenship Sunday.

Pop sensation Dua Lipa has been granted Albanian citizenship

2:14pm November 27, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

President Bajram Begaj recognized Lipa, the daughter of Albanian immigrants, for her musical talents and contribution to spreading international awareness of Albania.

Cartoonist Charles Schulz poses with a sketch of Snoopy in his office in Santa Rosa, Calif. Schulz, who died shortly after his retirement in 2000, would have turned 100 on Nov. 26.

'Peanuts' still brings comfort and joy, 100 years after Charles Schulz's birth

7:01am November 26, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Schulz stipulated that the strip would end with him, his iconic characters live on. His widow, Jeannie Schulz, says people still get comfort from the comic because "it talks about humanity."

How artists and influencers set the stage for Hip-Hop's global rise

5:00am November 26, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

Four decades after the New York City Rap Tour made history in Europe, Hip-Hop's influence is everywhere - in art, fashion and even the 2024 Olympics.