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A man cowers under a desk, hugging a pillow shaped like a slice of bread, in a scene from a Little Caesars commercial that ran during the 2020 Super Bowl.

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Super Bowl Ads 2020: Strange, Serious, Smaaht, And So Very Expensive

11:30pm February 02, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Commercials cost as much as $5.6 million per 30 seconds this year. Here's how some of America's largest corporations (and Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump) spent their money.

"I'm a student first in everything that I do," says Nnamdi Asomugha. "So it's always about: How can I get the edge mentally?" Asomugha, shown above on the sidelines of an Oakland Raiders game in November 2010, is now making his Broadway debut.

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Pro Bowl To Broadway, This NFL Star Says The Stage Is Another 'Team Sport'

5:23pm February 02, 2020

by Jeff Lunden

Nnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says.

Many people think 02-02-2020 is a lucky date — and a good day to get married.

Why A Day Like Sunday Hasn't Been Seen In 900 Years

1:54pm February 02, 2020

by Amy Held

Number buffs got pumped for more than the Super Bowl on 02-02-2020, a date that marks a rare global palindrome. Many are choosing it as a good day to get married.

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Director Kitty Green On Her New Film, 'The Assistant'

8:26am February 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with director Kitty Green about her new film, "The Assistant." It's about a young woman who works for a media mogul and the degrading climate he's created at the office.

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For February, 3 Romances That Are Short And Candy-Sweet

7:00am February 02, 2020

by Maya Rodale

February means Valentine's Day — and no one feels the pressure to be romantic like characters in romance novels. This month we've got three short and sweet stories with guaranteed happy endings.

BoJack Horseman — voiced by Will Arnett — is a washed-up '90s sitcom star, who also happens to be a horse.

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'BoJack Horseman' Rides Into the Sunset

5:29pm February 01, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Netflix's adult animation series about a washed-up sitcom star who happens to be a horse set its serious examinations of addiction, trauma and mental illness against a bright, cartoony backdrop.

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'McMillions': How The Ex-Cop Who Scammed McDonald's Monopoly Got Caught

9:32am February 01, 2020

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, directors of "McMillions," an HBO series about how a McDonald's Monopoly game turned into a major criminal enterprise.

Suspense Novelist Mary Higgins Clark Dies At 92

9:27am February 01, 2020

Mary Higgins Clark, the prolific author known as the "Queen of Suspense" has died at the age of 92.

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Jessica Mann Takes The Stand In Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial

9:19am February 01, 2020

by Rose Friedman

Jessica Mann, one of two women Harvey Weinstein is charged with raping, testified in a Manhattan courtroom Friday. She says she maintained a relationship with him because of inexperience and naivete.

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Isabella Rossellini arrives for a Tribute to Ingrid Bergman during the Rome Film Festival on Oct. 16, 2015, in Rome.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Actor, Filmmaker Isabella Rossellini On Taco Bell(a)

8:44am February 01, 2020

Normally we might invite a famous actor onto our show to answer far-out questions about animal behavior or something ... but the problem is, Isabella Rossellini knows all that stuff.