Sunday Puzzle: Antonyms Attract
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner, DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan, and puzzle master Will Shortz.
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Scientists may have found a new way to see inside the body — and it involves Doritos
A new study from Stanford University scientists may point to a delicious new way to see inside the body. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe tells us about the connection between Doritos and medical imaging.
A new book aims to educate young readers about the history of the right to vote
"Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote" aims to educate young adult readers about the fight for democracy in the U.S. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to authors Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau.
Some babysitters are forever — just ask 'Señora Mimí'
Ana is so excited that her abuela is coming to live with her — until it means saying goodbye to her babysitter. No More Señora Mimí is an ode to caregivers from Meg Medina and Brittany Cicchese.
Everything is the worst in this 'Banal Nightmare'
Novelist Halle Butler understands our worst enemy is sometimes our own brain. Her dark, chaotic novel manages to be often hilarious yet relentlessly uncheerful.
Beetlejuice is back! But is the new film any good?
Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder return in a Beetlejuice sequel 34 years in the making. It's called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Don't say it a third time.
A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs sickens people in 9 states
Eggs branded Milo's Poultry Farms and Tony's Fresh Market were recalled after they were linked to a salmonella outbreak that has hospitalized at least 24 people.
'Wait Wait' for September 7, 2024: With Not My Job guest John Leguizamo
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest John Leguizamo and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Helen Hong, and Tom Bodett
'The Perfect Couple' is 6 episodes of simple, soapy fun
Nicole Kidman stars in a juicy, nifty little end-of-summer mystery on Netflix — where the people are beautiful, the arguments are public and sloppy, the house is gorgeous and the drinks are bottomless.
Actor Carrie Coon on her new movie 'His Three Daughters'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Carrie Coon about her new movie, "His Three Daughters." It's about three very different sisters, gathered in a cramped NYC apartment to care for their dying father.