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Movie stills from C<em>ha Cha Real Smooth, Fire Island, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, The Princess, Thor: Love and Thunder</em>, and <em>NOPE</em>.

These are the summer movies NPR critics are looking forward to

The Bob's Burgers Movie, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Fire Island with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are all on our critics' lists.

A new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, "My Friend Fela" is told through conversations with his close friend and official biographer, African-Cuban Carlos Moore

AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE: My Friend Fela and Birth of Afrobeat

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. A new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, is told through conversations with his close friend and official biographer, African-Cuban Carlos Moore. The accompanying live-action animated short tells how Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre.

An image captured by the navigation cameras of NASA's Perseverance rover shows tracks on the surface of Mars during the rover's first test drive on March 4.

In First Test Drive On Mars, Perseverance Rover Makes A Short But Significant Trip

The NASA rover traversed some 21 feet of terrain this week, in its first test drive since landing on the red planet. It also captured photos of its touchdown site and the wheel tracks it left behind.

Jury selection in the federal sex crimes trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began Tuesday at Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York City.

Ghislaine Maxwell jury selection begins for her trial on sex-trafficking charges

One of the most intriguing elements of the trial is the role to be played by what prosecutors say is Maxwell's book of contacts.

A child practices ice hockey near the Beijing Olympics Tower in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

China is using the Beijing Olympics to push a winter sports boom

The ruling Communist Party is using the Games to promote winter sports, many of which are new to most Chinese, for fitness and business opportunities.

We Picked Our Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books 10 Years Ago. Here Are Some We Missed

Way back in 2011, we polled our readers about their favorite science fiction and fantasy books and made a list of their 100 favorites. There were some notable omissions. It's time to fix that.

A woman tosses a Ouija Board into a bonfire outside a church in New Mexico in 2001, after the church's pastor urged parishioners to burn dozens of Harry Potter books and other types of literature and games they found offensive.

When did America's culture wars begin, and how can they end? Jon Ronson has answers

America's culture wars are creating a world of "magnificent heroes and sickening villains" as people fight a fierce battle in black and white, says writer and podcaster Jon Ronson.

Even in a cowl that blocks his peripheral vision, <em>The Batman</em> (Robert Pattinson) can still serve side-eye.

In back-to-basics 'The Batman,' Robert Pattinson shines in the darkness

Matt Reeves' approach to the venerable hero is more emo than goth, and Robert Pattinson brings a haunted quality to the role.

Lawyer Mathew Rosengart (right), with actor Matt Damon and Kenneth Lonergan at a party in Los Angeles in 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Who Is Mathew Rosengart, Britney Spears' New Lawyer?

The lawyer whom Britney Spears has chosen to represent her is a former federal prosecutor turned high-profile Hollywood lawyer. His celebrity clients have included Steven Spielberg and Sean Penn.

'SNL' just wrapped its 47th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests

A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.

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