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Jacques Pépin, pictured in his home in Connecticut in August, has a new book called Art of the Chicken. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
America's most famous French chef on the 'Art of the Chicken' and a life well lived
Ned Fulmer of The Try Guys — who was very much known as a "Wife Guy" — has publicly admitted to cheating on his wife. He is no longer a part of the show. The incident reminded NPR's Linda Holmes of the ways in which YouTube contains elements of early-2000s blog culture and journaling. Fulmer is shown above on May 5, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Shorty Awards hide caption
Raffiella Chapman as Vesper, a 13-year-old bio-hacker in Vesper. IFC Films hide caption
Trevor Noah announced Thursday that he'd be leaving The Daily Show after seven years. "My time is up," he said. "But in the most beautiful way." Noah is pictured above in Los Angeles in September 2021. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' departure hints at deeper problems in late night TV
Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Album cover for The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids. Ian Brennan hide caption
Raffiella Chapman stars as Vesper, a 13-year-old bio-hacker. Courtesy of IFC Films hide caption
A participant sings karaoke inside "TNT Traysikel," a mobile artwork by Paolo Asuncion and Michael Arcega, two students of Carlos Villa. The piece is part of the Villa retrospective at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Chloe Veltman/NPR/Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
How one Filipino American artist influenced the work of a generation of others
Luke Macfarlane and Billy Eichner star in Bros. Universal Pictures hide caption
Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Adrien Brody as The Playwright & Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. 2022 © Netflix hide caption
'Blonde' director says the unhappiness of Marilyn Monroe should come as no surprise
The Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2016. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption
Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?
Tatiana Maslany stars in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Marvel Studios hide caption
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'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' is a smash — SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY, THAT IS!!!
'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' is a smash — SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY, THAT IS!!!
Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said. Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP hide caption
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett stands inside the Allen Elizabethan Theatre in Ashland, Ore. She recently programmed her first full season but not everyone has embraced her new approach. Michael Sullivan for NPR hide caption
Oregon Shakespeare Festival focuses on expansion – but is not without its critics
Ned Fulmer seen at Lionsgate Premiere of Dirty 30 at ArcLight Cinemas on Sept. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. Steve Cohn/Steve Cohn/Invision/AP hide caption
Maury Povich announces the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy award nominations in 2005. Peter Kramer/Getty Images hide caption
Two members of Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands — Marro Briggs, left, and Curtis Olawumi. Sir The Baptist hide caption