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What the pull of the foreign box office means for Hollywood

8:01am January 08, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Nancy Tartaglione, of Deadline.com, about the pull of international box offices for films like the Avatar sequel "The Way of Water" has made nearly $1 billion overseas.

Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, Untitled (Valora tu mentira americana) (detail), 2018. Hurricane-ravaged wooden electric post with statehood propaganda. Private collection; courtesy of the artist and Embajada, San Juan.

When people are less important than beaches: Puerto Rican artists at the Whitney

5:58pm January 07, 2023

by Jennifer Vanasco

The first major exhibit of Puerto Rican art on the mainland in 50 years wrestles with the question: Who is Puerto Rico for?

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A scene from the New York production of STOMP featuring Desmond Howard and Emmanuel "Manny" Scott at the Orpheum Theatre.

STOMP closes after 29-year New York run

12:08pm January 07, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The internationally-renowned show exploring the percussive possibilities of the human body and everyday objects ends Jan. 8.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for Jan. 7, 2023: Happy New Year with Mariska Hargitay!

10:06am January 07, 2023

We're welcoming 2023 with open arms and a never-before-heard interview with Law and Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay! Plus, Mo Amer, Sean Hayes, and a new Bluff the Listener game

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A new exhibit in Chicago features artwork by children in Ukraine

7:58am January 07, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yustyna Pavliuk and Adrienne Kochman about "Children of War," an exhibit at Chicago's Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art that features artwork by children in Ukraine.

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Deepti Kapoor on her new novel 'Age of Vice'

7:58am January 07, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Deepti Kapoor about her new novel, "Age of Vice." Set in New Delhi, the book follows a young man, examining the forces that made him.

Nike was just one of the brands featured in the Eastbay catalog, which is now ending. In its heyday, Eastbay was the place to check out the latest sneakers and sports apparel.

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Bidding a fond farewell to Eastbay, the sneakerhead's catalogue

5:00am January 07, 2023

by Gus Contreras

As Foot Locker prepares to wind down the Eastbay brand and close the catalog, producer Gus Contreras remembers his love for the retailer's shoe catalogs growing up in the 1990s.

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Parini Shroff's laugh-out-loud debut novel explores caste, domestic abuse and murder

6:43pm January 06, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Parini Shroff about her debut novel The Bandit Queens, a story about a woman in an Indian village with a dangerous reputation.

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Tribes are suing to stop a proposed lithium mine in Nevada, saying the site is sacred

6:26pm January 06, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

The fate of a proposed lithium mine in Nevada — one that's important to production of electric cars — is now in the hands of a federal judge as tribes sue to stop it.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Brendan and Nora Zehetner as Laura in Brick.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading and viewing.

5:00pm January 06, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Babel or The Necessity of Violence, Sultana's Dream, La última copa/The Last Cup, and Brick.