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Questlove and Black Thought are executive producers on the new series of animated musical shorts Rise Up, Sing Out.

Questlove and Black Thought help kids 'Rise Up, Sing Out' in a new Disney series

7:00pm February 01, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

The musicians are executive producers of animated musical shorts intended to be "an inspiring, empowering and optimistic message about race, culture, community and celebrating differences."

Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival on Monday in Scotland. Chinese New Year in Edinburgh has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in Scotland.

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Lunar New Year traditions evolve in the Asian diaspora

6:06pm February 01, 2022

by Suzanne Nuyen

While Lunar New Year traditions have been carried on for years in Asia, festivities for members of the Asian diaspora have evolved as celebrants welcome in loved ones from other cultures.

The Colombia premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto in Bogotá in November. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Monday.

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Let's talk about 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'

5:57pm February 01, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The catchy song by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Disney's Encanto reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, only the second from a Disney animated film to reach those heights.

Heartbroken? There's a scientific reason why breaking up feels so rotten

5:37pm February 01, 2022

by Terry Gross

Science writer Florence Williams experienced what felt like a brain injury when her husband left her after more than 25 years. Her new book is Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.

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'Free Love' puts a '60s spin on a Jane Austen-style novel of manners

1:55pm February 01, 2022

by Maureen Corrigan

Tessa Hadley's sharp new novel centers on a middle-aged wife and mother who falls for a much younger musician. Free Love is a domestic novel that's as eclectic and alive as the times it captures.

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'Thank You, Mr. Nixon' is a collection written with intelligence, wit and grace

12:42pm February 01, 2022

by Michael Schaub

The tensions that arise between two peoples, especially the ones felt by Chinese Americans, form a throughline in Gish Jen's brilliant new collection.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, shown here in 2018, has been fascinated with monsters since he was a child.

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Guillermo del Toro says his future was set the first time he saw 'Frankenstein'

11:50am February 01, 2022

by Terry Gross

The Mexican filmmaker says seeing the 1931 Frankenstein as a child was like being "struck by a lightning bolt." Del Toro's latest film, Nightmare Alley, stars Bradley Cooper as a carnival grifter.

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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child. Here, they attend the Met Gala on Sept. 13 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Rihanna is pregnant, and the internet is understandably abuzz

3:54pm January 31, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Global superstar and savvy entrepreneur Rihanna is expecting her first child, with rapper A$AP Rocky. She debuted her baby bump during a photo shoot in New York City.

Norma Waterson receives the Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Folk Awards at Royal Albert Hall on April 27, 2016, in London.

Norma Waterson of English folk royalty has died at 82

2:00pm January 31, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Waterson was from the renowned English folk family The Watersons. She was married to musician Martin Carthy. Her daughter, singer and fiddler Eliza Carthy, announced her mother's death.

Spotify says it will add a content advisory to podcasts that discuss COVID-19.

Spotify will add a COVID advisory to podcasts after the Joe Rogan controversy

6:52pm January 30, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The streaming platform will add a new content advisory to any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19, which will direct listeners to a hub with information from "trusted sources."