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What hobbies or interests are you really into? We want to hear about it

7:09am June 28, 2022

by Arielle Retting

Welcome to I'm Really Into, a space to celebrate our unique hobbies and interests. Fill out this form or leave us a voicemail, and you could be featured in an upcoming segment.

Sam Gilliam's 1968 work Double Merge, which is currently on display at Dia Beacon in Beacon, N.Y.

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Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88

7:22pm June 27, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung by clips and could never be presented the same way twice.

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How I fell in love with pinball

6:46pm June 27, 2022

by Juana Summers

On her first day as an official host of All Things Considered, Juana Summers shares some of the interests she's bringing to the position — from the issue of gun violence, to pinball.

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Vijay Gupta performing with some of the professional musicians in Street Symphony at the Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row.

Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row's 'sacred spaces'

1:09pm June 27, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Vijay Gupta was a 19-year-old violin prodigy when he joined the LA Philharmonic. Now he runs Street Symphony, an organization bringing music to clinics, jails and homeless shelters on Skid Row.

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Life in the Middles Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel

12:35pm June 27, 2022

by Maureen Corrigan

Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona follows the life of Marek, a 13-year-old peasant boy who lives in a cruel world of sadism and stink, cannibalism and self-flagellation.

Saba (left), Lizzo (center) and Rosalía have released some of our favorite songs of the year so far.

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

8:30am June 27, 2022

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

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'Rogues' showcases Patrick Radden Keefe's preternatural gift for reading people

5:01am June 27, 2022

by Michael Schaub

Keefe recognizes that we're all unreliable narrators of our own lives, and writes about his subjects with a keen sense of understanding.

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Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling

12:28am June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hosts and entertainers at the annual show recognizing Black excellence in the arts and sports criticize the recent Supreme Court decision the landmark overturning Roe v. Wade.

MUNA releases its latest album just in time for summer

5:02pm June 26, 2022

by Stephen Thompson

With electro-pop dance tracks, the band celebrates queer love and joy.

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What happens when white women hypersexualize Asian women onscreen

5:02pm June 26, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Hsieh Chou about her recent essay in Vanity Fair, which addresses how Hollywood perpetuates Asian stereotypes.