Batman is dead and four new heroes can't quite replace him in 'Gotham Knights'
Batman is dead. Four heroes are left to defend Gotham from countless enemies. It's an intriguing start, but Gotham Knights doesn't quite deliver.
Games & Humor
How the gig economy inspired a cyberpunk video game
The video game Citizen Sleeper critiques the gig economy in a cyberpunk "post-capitalist" future
The final word: Is the thumbs-up emoji dead?
Reports of the death of the thumbs-up emoji have been greatly exaggerated. Or maybe not. In any case, let's consider how emojis, like words, can be interpreted in many different ways.
Meet the Twitch streamer creating performance art for hundreds of thousands of viewers
The streamer Jerma985 is creating huge, surreal productions for hundreds of thousands of viewers on Twitch. After his latest big show, a baseball game between clowns and magicians, we ask how-and why?
'Wait Wait' for Oct. 15, 2022: Fall Festival edition!
Fall is here, and that can only mean one thing: Bill is spending the week jumping into freshly raked piles of leaves. While he does that, you get to enjoy some never-before-heard clips from our show!
Mortal Kombat turns 30
A look back at the legacy of the video game Mortal Kombat as it turns thirty this year.
'Wait Wait' for Oct. 8, 2022: With Not My Job guest Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio became a teen heartthrob in 1984, when he starred as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid. He's now written a new memoir called Waxing On, but what does he know about body waxing?
Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today
Niemann, a grandmaster, is slated to compete in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.
The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously
The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.
'Wait Wait' for Oct. 1, 2022: With Not My Job guest Julio Torres
Julio Torres wrote some of SNL's most memorable sketches, like Wells for Boys, and then brought his talent to HBO for Los Espookys, but what does he know about The Addams Family, TV's ookiest family?