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You can now play for Ted Lasso's team on FIFA

8:08am September 24, 2022

by Scott Simon

The popular soccer video game FIFA will soon let players choose to play with a new team: AFC Richmond, the fictional team featured in the Emmy Award-winning streaming TV show "Ted Lasso."

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Jan Bolgla and Bob Roarty have owned and operated Atlanta Vintage Books for more than 16 years.

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How independent bookstores help in the fight against book banning and why it matters

5:00am September 24, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

An Atlanta store is one of hundreds of independent booksellers across the country celebrating the freedom to read as schools, universities and public libraries face attempts to ban or restrict books.

Team Europe's Roger Federer is lifted by fellow players after playing with Rafael Nadal in a Laver Cup doubles match against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at the O2 arena in London, Friday, Sept. 23.

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Roger Federer loses his final match in doubles alongside Rafael Nadal

9:59pm September 23, 2022

by The Associated Press

Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned nearly a quarter-century and included 20 Grand Slam titles.

Group photo of Bakers in the Tent (L to R) (back) Sandro, William, Abdul, Carol, Maisam, Syabira, Maxy (front) James Rebs Janusz, Dawn, Kevin on The Great British Baking Show on Netflix.

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

5:35pm September 23, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Industry, The Great British Baking Show, and more.

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A look at the work of author Hilary Mantel, who has died at 70

4:51pm September 23, 2022

by Barrie Hardymon

Acclaimed author Hilary Mantel had died at age 70. She is best known for writing the Wolf Hall trilogy.

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In Puerto Rico, people rush to eat and share avocados knocked off trees by hurricane

4:51pm September 23, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Hurricane Fiona knocked many of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. In the days since the storm, everywhere you go, people are scrambling to eat and give away avocados before they rot.

Florence Pugh plays Alice in Don't Worry Darling.

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'Don't Worry Darling' and the mechanics of a mystery

3:21pm September 23, 2022

by Linda Holmes

The thriller Don't Worry Darling has a satisfying setup and some good performances. But the payoff leaves a lot to be desired.

Monkey thieves, drunk elephants — Mary Roach reveals a weird world of animal 'crime'

1:25pm September 23, 2022

by Dave Davies

Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her book, Fuzz. She says animals tend to ignore the rules we try to impose on them — and they often have the last laugh. Originally broadcast Sept. 14, 2021.

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Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix film Blonde.

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'Blonde,' the new Marilyn Monroe biopic, is an exercise in exploitation, not empathy

1:25pm September 23, 2022

by Justin Chang

The Netflix film turns Monroe into an avatar of suffering, brought low by a miserable childhood, a father she never knew and an industry full of men who abused and exploited her until her death.

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Stewart Brand reflects on a lifetime of staying "hungry and foolish"

9:31am September 23, 2022

From hippie culture to the first personal computers, Stewart Brand has been key to some of the most groundbreaking movements of the last century. This hour, he reflects on his life and career.

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