Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Nice Guys, Vanessa Williams' song "Legs," Arooj Aftab's album Night Reign, and the game Planet Zo...
Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battlin...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1198911403/150th-kentucky-derby-larry-demeritte
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby. Safety concerns are taking center stage after a dozen horses died in last year's spring meet.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1249036593/here-are-the-events-planned-for-the-150th-kentucky-derby
From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248913231/national-poetry-month-readers-favorite-poems
Auster, who died April 30, rose to fame in the 1980s with The New York Trilogy novels. His memoir, Winter Journal, focused on the history of his body. Originally broadcast in 1997, 2004 and 2012.
Pro-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities around the world, and in the last few days things have escalated at a number of those campuses. Columbia University called on police ...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197956355/its-been-a-minute-student-protests-ucla-columbia
The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248709182/crown-act-legislation-congress-hair-discrimination
Where's the beef? What's the deal with marijuana? Why does this read like a '90s stand-up script? The answer to at least some of these questions can be found in the quiz. Were you paying attentio...
In the entertaining new film The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling plays a down-on-his-luck stunt performer who gets a big new opportunity to get his career on track. And maybe get back the woman (Emily Blu...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197964357/fall-for-the-fall-guy-and-its-truly-amazing-stunts
A big part of what makes the Final Fantasy franchise so beloved is its score. Rebirth's composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.