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Craig Robinson in Los Angeles, California.

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'Wait Wait' for Nov. 12, 2022: With Not My Job guest Craig Robinson

1:22pm November 16, 2022

From The Office to Brooklyn 99, Craig Robinson is the actor you're always excited to have show up on your TV. He may be an accomplished multi-hyphanate, but can he answer 3 questions about Craigslist?

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Babacar Niang, known as Matador, raps at a recording studio at one of Africulturban's facilities in Pikine, Senegal on April 26, 2018.

How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint

12:15pm November 16, 2022

A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.

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If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be because of your vestibular system.

What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

11:33am November 16, 2022

A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.

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Estée Lauder will buy Tom Ford in a $2.8 billion deal

6:53pm November 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

It's the beauty firm's biggest acquisition yet. The purchase, subject to regulatory approvals, is slated to close in the first half of 2023.

Beyoncé performs "Be Alive" during the Oscars last March. The song, written for the film 'King Richard' received one of her nine Grammy nominations.

Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards

4:27pm November 15, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

This year's nominations are in and there are few surprises.

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'Sopranos' actor Michael Imperioli grapples with guilt and addiction in 'White Lotus'

1:53pm November 15, 2022

by Sam Briger

Imperioli plays a sex-addicted Hollywood producer on vacation in Sicily in the HBO show. In 2021, he published Woke Up This Morning, an oral history of The Sopranos based on his podcast.

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Life is chaotic. White noise streams can help you tune out (and fall asleep)

1:53pm November 15, 2022

by Nick Quah

White noise streams are a kind of sonic wallpaper. For many, they help keep some parts of the brain distracted so that other parts may better focus on things, like writing, studying or sleeping.

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Steve Jobs' sandals sold for $218,750 at auction. Their present odor is unknown.

Steve Jobs' worn-out Birkenstocks sell for $218,000 at auction

5:10am November 15, 2022

by James Doubek

Steve Jobs wore the Birkenstocks during the early days of Apple in the 1970s and '80s. It's a record price for a pair of sandals.

An illustration of Martin from Number One is Walking.

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Steve Martin tells the story of his career — through cartoons

5:00am November 15, 2022

The banjo playing, acting and writer extraordinaire decided to tell his story in a new way: collaborating on his illustrated memoir, Number One is Walking with New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.

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After suffering burns in a gasoline fire, Jay Leno says he's OK

4:23pm November 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

The cause and time of the fire wasn't immediately clear. The former "Tonight Show" host is known for his famed car collection, which is housed at a garage in Burbank, north of Los Angeles.