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Arts
From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters
Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.
Novel 'The Covenant of Water' tells of a family in India haunted by a medical mystery
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers' strike
The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers' strike.
'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' makers explain new gameplay — and the elephant in the room
Nintendo's first new side-scrolling Mario game in a decade features Dark Souls-style phantoms, trippy flowers, and a pachyderm power-up that had the internet trumpeting.
Bethesda's 'Starfield' is a fabulous playable space opera with a forgettable story
In the massively-anticipated game Starfield, space exploration is its own reward. Good thing too, because the slow storyline isn't the star of the show.
1985 sci-fi comedy 'Back to the Future' and its famous DeLorean are now on Broadway
The star of the Back to the Future: The Musical may be the car. The show's design team created a DeLorean that flies over the audience.
Indigenous nations still feel the devastating effects of bison's near extinction
In June, members of Blackfeet Nation released their first herd of bison to roam. The program director spoke about why the near-extinction was so devastating and how he's helping to bring them back.
Kirkus Prize names Jesmyn Ward, Héctor Tobar among finalists for top literary award
Finalists for a leading annual literary award were announced Wednesday. The Kirkus Prize awards $50,000 to writers working in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers' Literature.
Should you stand or sit at a concert? Adele fan ignites debate
When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?