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Slate contributor Seth Stevenson shares his thoughts on whether the weirdness of new commercials for Skittles candy adds some flavor, or if the absurdity just leaves a bad taste.

The radio program Your Hit Parade, which began on NBC Radio 70 years ago and ended on television 24 years later. It featured a stock company of singers perform the week's most popular songs to an audience of millions.

Palindromes is the dark, new film comedy by Todd Solondz. It's a sequel to the writer-director's Welcome to the Dollhouse. Bob Mondello says like that earlier film, this new one deals almost exclusively with discomfiting subjects.

Vowell's new book, Assassination Vacation, is about her visits to the gravesites and monuments honoring Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. Vowell also voiced the character of Violet in the animated film 'The Incredibles.' This story was originally broadcast on April 20, 2000 and Sept. 16, 2002.

Movie box offices may not be booming yet, but that won't keep Hollywood from throwing itself a big party. Invitations went out Tuesday in the form of Oscar nominations.

NPR's Adrian Florido chats with New York Times reporter Stephanie Nolen about how U.S. hospitals are relying on global recruitment to address staff shortages.

The economy looks good on paper but it doesn't feel good to voters. And that's a problem for President Biden and his party going into the midterms. We explore the disconnect with help from economists.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads out on an Asia swing this week to reinforce the administration's continued focus on competition with China despite the crisis in Ukraine.

In the greater Tampa Bay region, mats are installed at four beaches: Treasure Island, Gulfport, St Petersburg - Spa Beach, and Indian Rocks Beach. Several others, like Clearwater, are making their way through the extensive permitting process.

Updated federal guidance means many low-income families that want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a school program that helped them pay for meals.

We hear from a panel of reporters — one based in Tallahassee and the other in the Tampa Bay area — about the most important issues about halfway through the 60-day process.

Harry Elam and Kenny Leon talk about playwright August Wilson's work and his impact on American literature. Elam is the author of Wrighting History: The Past As Present in the Drama of August Wilson. He's also chair of Stanford University's Department of Drama. Leon is artistic director for the True Colors Theater Company in Atlanta, Ga. and Washington, D.C.

North Country, starring Charlize Theron, is about the sexual harassment class action lawsuit that the women of EVTAC mines in Minnesota filed in the 1980s. Critic Turan says the taint of melodrama affects the entire movie, despite a good performance by Theron.

President Biden said he would fire anyone who was a jerk at work. But that's not what happened when his science adviser Eric Lander was found to have created a toxic workplace.

James Horton is chief historian of the "Slavery in New York" exhibition at the New York Historical Society. Horton talks about the recently-opened exhibit, which details the first arrival of Africans in the city -- which, for two centuries, was the capital of American slavery.

The Discovery Times Channel launches the second season of Off to War on Saturday. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein says the intimate look at Arkansas National Guard members deployed in Iraq lacks the grit one would expect from a war-related documentary, but the series offers an invaluable view of the war from the viewpoint of small-town soldiers.

The Tate Modern Art Gallery in London is celebrating its fifth birthday. It is also celebrating its success in becoming the world's most popular modern art museum, attracting four million visitors a year. More than 60 percent of the Tate's visitors are under 35.

Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. Schoonmaker has had a front-row seat to see how film editing has changed over the past 30 years.

Our Day to Day television critic reviews the new TV Land documentary Tickled Pink, which examines the history of television shows that resonated within the gay community long before homosexuality was openly discussed on the air.

Steven Spielberg takes a new crack at the classic H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins and the talented child star Dakota Fanning lead the cast. The film emphasizes the power of evil and highlights the volatile nature of human fear.

The new movie Batman Begins. follows the trend of many other recent comic book based movies; it delves into the psychology of the main character. This prequel to other films in the Batman franchise explains how Bruce Wayne became Batman.

Fabulous special effects have been George Lucas' calling card since the first Star Wars in 1977. He closes his saga with an engaging tale of Anakin Skywalker's route from fair-haired moppet to ultimate black-clad bad guy.

One man saves a stranger's life and gets caught in a love triangle. That's the gist of the French romantic comedy Apres Vous, which is now in U.S. theaters. It stars Daniel Autueil, one of the busiest actors in the world.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new CD of Stephen Sondheim's private demo recordings. Proceeds from the album go to raise money for a fund to help young playwrights.

Fifty years ago, poet Allen Ginsberg gave the first public reading of "Howl" at a gathering in San Francisco. It was a literary milestone: Many consider that night the birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's friend and fellow poet, Gary Snyder also read that night and recalls the event.