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How to buy cheap(er) Broadway tickets

Jennifer Vanasco

Let us help you see a show — without spending your life savings.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Jordan Crucchiola

Jordan Morris

Glen Weldon

Linda Holmes

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The film The Shadow Strays, the memoir Ephemera, and Rachel Bloom’s Death, Let Me Do My Special.
The real nightmare in Sean Baker's 'Anora' isn't what you expect

Aisha Harris

In Anora, Mikey Madison plays a sex worker who dances at a strip club and meets — and marries — the son of a Russian oligarch. Filmmaker Sean Baker seems to anticipate and avoid conventions about on-screen violence.
Arts & Culture

San Diego Comic Fest moves to North County, honors MAD Magazine and 'Twilight Zone' creators

Beth Accomando

The small, intimate San Diego Comic Fest returns this weekend, offering fans a grassroots comic experience with no lines and plenty of art.
'Somebody Somewhere' is about finding your people: Here’s how Bridget Everett found hers

Terry Gross

Everett never felt like she fit in her hometown of Manhattan, Kan. After moving to New York City and developing a cabaret show, she returned to Kansas for her HBO show Somebody Somewhere.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Jordan Crucchiola

Reanna Cruz

Stephen Thompson

Linda Holmes

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Ariana Grande hosting SNL, Jimmy Buffett’s album A1A and the movie Wicked Little Letters.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical is based on a cult movie — and is for your ears only

Jennifer Vanasco

A new concept album from the creator of Hamilton sets a cult classic film to a starry hiphop, rock and Broadway soundtrack.
Economy

After 6 years, the Victoria's Secret fashion show brings big names back to its runway

Alana Wise

Rachel Treisman

After weathering a series of controversies, the lingerie company's first official show since 2018 featured iconic Angels like Adriana Lima and Tyra Banks, plus debuts by Ashley Graham and Kate Moss.
'Disclaimer' is a sprawling thriller built for the streaming age

Eric Deggans

Apple TV+'s seven-part series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón stars Cate Blanchett as a successful documentarian faced with a secret about her past.
Politics

'The Apprentice' director talks about the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see

Olivia Hampton

Ali Abbasi's new film The Apprentice shows ex-President Donald Trump's years as a real estate businessman under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn. The film coincides with Trump seeking another term.