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Life is chaotic. White noise streams can help you tune out (and fall asleep)

1:53pm November 15, 2022

by Nick Quah

White noise streams are a kind of sonic wallpaper. For many, they help keep some parts of the brain distracted so that other parts may better focus on things, like writing, studying or sleeping.

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Steve Jobs' sandals sold for $218,750 at auction. Their present odor is unknown.

Steve Jobs' worn-out Birkenstocks sell for $218,000 at auction

5:10am November 15, 2022

by James Doubek

Steve Jobs wore the Birkenstocks during the early days of Apple in the 1970s and '80s. It's a record price for a pair of sandals.

Arts

After suffering burns in a gasoline fire, Jay Leno says he's OK

4:23pm November 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

The cause and time of the fire wasn't immediately clear. The former "Tonight Show" host is known for his famed car collection, which is housed at a garage in Burbank, north of Los Angeles.

Michael Imperioli returns to HBO as Dominic Di Grasso in The White Lotus.

Arts

Michael Imperioli is back (after never really going away)

7:00am November 13, 2022

by Erika Ryan

Michael Imperioli is back in the spotlight. This time around, he's being propelled by a leading role in another HBO show and a fresh wave of cultural relevance for The Sopranos.

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What happens to 'Black Twitter' under Musk?

5:10pm November 12, 2022

For many, Twitter has become a virtual neighborhood, a place for communities to gather. So what does Elon Musk's Twitter takeover mean for those users?

Unpacking on-screen representation in 'The Godfather'

5:10pm November 12, 2022

by Aisha Harris

The NPR special series "Screening Ourselves" focuses on representation in three Hollywood films that are now considered classics: The Godfather, Basic Instinct, and The Color Purple.

Visitors watch as the 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is raised from a trailer on Saturday following its arrival at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

A giant Christmas tree is once again raised at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza

2:42pm November 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

In a sign of the season, a crane hoisted an 82-foot Norway spruce into place at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. The Christmas tree will be officially lit on Nov. 30.

Social media influencer Nikita Dragun, seen here in 2019, is legally female. She was temporarily placed in the men's unit of a Miami jail after she was arrested for allegedly causing a disturbance and walking around a hotel pool naked.

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A transgender beauty influencer was put in a men's jail after her arrest in Miami

5:01am November 10, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The incarceration of trans woman Nikita Dragun in a men's jail is part of a much wider trend of transgender individuals being placed in jails and prisons that don't align with their gender identity.

Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston got creative when they needed health insurance.

Arts

'Ellen Needs Insurance' is the real story of an actor in her quest to get coverage

5:00am November 10, 2022

by Manuela López Restrepo

When Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston needed to meet a deadline for health insurance through their union, they decided to get creative.

Drake and 21 Savage released an Instagram post on Oct. 30 promoting a fake Vogue magazine cover. Vogue's publisher Condé Nast is now suing both rappers for using the fake cover to promote their new album.

'Vogue' sues rappers Drake and 21 Savage over fake magazine cover promoting new album

9:29am November 09, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, is seeking at least $4 million in damages over the rappers' fake Vogue cover.