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Arts

A Theater Student Gets Supersized Attention After Superhero Video Goes Viral

7:53am July 05, 2020

by Christianna Silva

College theater student Julian Bass got big affirmation for his video where he morphs into superheroes. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his sudden fame — and his love for Spider-Man.

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Health & Safety

VIDEO: What Is Contact Tracing And How Does It Stop The Pandemic?

7:01am May 10, 2020

Watch this video to learn more about contact tracing — which public health figures say is critical to halting the coronavirus pandemic.

A video of an unidentified woman singing a famous Puccini aria on the platform of a Los Angeles Metro stop has gone viral. Above, passengers board a Metro train at the Culver City station in Culver City, Calif., on April 26, 2016.

Arts

Mystery Woman Sings Opera In Los Angeles Metro — And Goes Viral

3:45pm September 29, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

A video posted on Twitter by the LAPD shows the woman, her hair pulled up in pigtails and arms loaded with bags, singing a famous Puccini aria — and hitting every note.

Farmers Anil Geela, left, and Pilli Tirupati do their version of the Kiki Challenge, dancing to Drake's song "In My Feelings." In the mud. With oxen.

Whatever Happened To ... The Farmers Who Danced In The Mud For The 'Kiki Challenge'?

7:00am September 01, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Last summer, they danced to Drake's "In My Feelings" in a rice paddy and racked up a million page views. Here's what the farmers — and the vlogger behind it — have been up to since then.

Ashley Courneya was on her high school trap shooting team in Rochester, Minn., with her dad as the coach, before she graduated in June 2018.

National

WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture

6:55am February 07, 2019

by NPR Staff

Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.

Hate crimes are on the rise in Poland. In response, a new YouTube video aspires to foster tolerance by having people from marginalized groups bake and sell bread to customers at a Warsaw bakery. Above, some of the loaves baked and handed out as part of th

World News

Video Campaign Aims To Unify Poland Through The Power Of Bread

1:04pm May 21, 2018

by Olga Mecking

Hate crimes are on the rise in Poland. In response, a new YouTube video aspires to foster tolerance by having people from marginalized groups bake and sell bread to customers at a Warsaw bakery.

National

Restoring Power To Puerto Rico's Last Two Percent

3:00pm May 03, 2018

Seven months after Hurricane Maria, thousands of people in the Puerto Rican mountains are still waiting for the lights to come back on. Why is power restoration for the last two percent so difficult?

WSFC Schools Battle Troubling Social Media Behavior

1:03am February 16, 2018

by David Ford

Last week, a racially insulting Snapchat video began circulating in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school district.

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Move Over, 'Despacito.' These Videos Also Ruled YouTube In 2017

3:03pm December 29, 2017

by Linda Poon

To see how the world wastes time ... er, explores cultural phenomena ... check out some of the top videos by country from YouTube Rewind's rankings for 2017.

A screenshot from Comic Relief's fundraising ad, featuring Ed Sheeran. He talks to a boy named J.D. in Liberia.

Stop Hating On Ed Sheeran's Fundraising Ad, Say Critics

2:57pm December 15, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

A Comic Relief spot starring the pop singer, raising funds for children in Liberia, was voted the worst charity ad of 2017. Some are saying the criticisms aren't warranted.