Once A Juggernaut, WWE Sees Its Ratings Tank
Fans of World Wrestling Entertainment say the story plots and matches are boring. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Forbes sportswriter Alfred Konuwa about the drop in viewership.
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Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats, And A Trailer For The Internet To Talk About
People on social media are mesmerized by the preview for the movie that is based on the Broadway musical. And they just kept watching it again and again.
San Diego Comic-Con Is Turning 50: Here's Its Origin Story
50 years ago, a bunch of teenaged comics fans got together to plan a convention, and what started with 300 people in a hotel basement became the pop culture juggernaut known as San Diego Comic Con.
Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies
Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back. Critic Bob Mondello reflects on the many films, from 1902 to today, that have made the journey.
An Imagined Future Speaks In 'Talking To Robots'
If you want to see what that future might look like, David Ewing Duncan's book is a fun place to start; he envisions various bots based on interviews with scientists and engineers, among others.
Bowen Yang And Matt Rogers: I Don't Think So, Honey!
Comedians and co-hosts of Las Culturistas, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers discuss their lives before comedy and how they became friends. Then they get competitive in two games about honey and pop divas.
Fly Me To The Permanent Natural Satellite
Pretending they're on a romantic night stroll, contestants must correctly identify facts about the moon that would impress their hypothetical date.
Classical Power Chords
In this audio quiz, classical compositions are paired up with contemporary songs they inspired.
Put On A Happy Face
In this music game, songs from famous musicals are rewritten to describe the plots of famous non-music dramatic stage plays. It's a crossover the Tony Awards would never themselves allow.
Too Many Letters With Anna Roisman
In this game guest-hosted by HQ Words', Anna Roisman, contestants mash-up two initialisms: For example: if your tax returns are being audited by Kate McKinnon, you've sent them to the I-R-S-N-L.