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Why one man has spent much of life trying to climb a near-impossible summit

8:04am September 09, 2023

by Shelby Herbert

Well known by rock climbers, Devil's Thumb stands about 9,000 feet high over the Gulf of Alaska. One man has spent much of his life trying to reach its summit.

How climate change is threatening a fishing community in coastal India

8:04am September 09, 2023

by Namrata Kolachalam

For Mumbai's Koli people, the full moon marks the traditional end of the monsoon rains and a chance to return to the sea. Climate change is threatening their way of life.

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'The Fraud' asks questions as it unearths stories that need to be told

6:00am September 09, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

Zadie Smith's latest novel revisiting a piece of history is packed with great writing and shining passages that go from humorous to deeply philosophical. But it is also very long.

Some of the celebrity couples who have announced their splits in recent months include (L-R): Billy Porter and Adam Smith, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari and Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.

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Science

Celebrity couples keep breaking up. Why do we care so much?

6:00am September 09, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are the latest high-profile pair to announce their split in what some have deemed "the year of the celebrity breakup." Experts explain why people get so invested from afar.

Here are some life-enhancing habits from communities where people live the longest

6:19pm September 08, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Dan Buettner has spent decades exploring the lifestyles and diets of people in remote places where living to 100 is more common. Here are life-enhancing habits from these 'blue zones.'

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A ban on wearing the abaya in French schools is causing an uproar

5:41pm September 08, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

France's education minister has banned the wearing of the popular long robe known as the abaya in schools. He says it is a symbol of Islam.

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Blair Penner, left, Chloe Bennet and Anthony Konechny in Married by Mistake.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:01pm September 08, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Made in Heaven series, the movies Married by Mistake and Gran Turismo and the 50 MPH podcast.

Natasha Poonawalla, executive director of the vaccine-manufacturing Serum Institute of India, donned an haute couture sari for the 2022 Met Gala. The garment is on display at the museum show '"The Offbeat Sari" (pictured, right). The designer is Sabyasachi Mukherjee and the metal corset is by Schiaparelli.

I love saris — but I have never seen saris like these before

4:54pm September 08, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

NPR correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee visited a hit London museum show called "The Offbeat Sari." It showed her how the garment has changed — and made her reflect on what the sari means to her.

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Arts

'New Yorker' culture critic says music and mixtapes helped make sense of himself

1:31pm September 08, 2023

by Terry Gross

Hua Hsu won the Pulitzer Prize for Stay True, his memoir about identity, musical obsessions and the sudden tragic murder of a close friend. Originally broadcast Oct. 18, 2022.

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Part fairy tale, part horror, 'The Changeling' is a drama that mostly satisfies

1:31pm September 08, 2023

by David Bianculli

LaKeith Stanfield plays a young man who achieves his dreams and goals — only to have them descend into nightmares. While the ending of this Apple TV+ series underwlems, the acting keeps you watching.

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