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Clockwise left to right: Ana de Armas as Eve in Ballerina. Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) and a liquid supercomputer (voiced by Shirley Henderson) in the new Pixar movie Elio. Archie Madekwe and Théodore Pellerin in Lurker. David Corenswet as Superman. Danielle Deadwyler in 40 Acres. Aubrey Plaza as MG Falcone and Margaret Qualley as Honey O'Donahue in Honey Don't! Murray Close/Lionsgate, Disney/Pixar, MUBI, Alon Amir/Warner Bros. Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Focus Features. hide caption
In this new English version of the film Ne Zha II, the young boy Ne Zha is voiced first by Crystal Lee, and later by Griffin Puatu. A24 hide caption
Théodore Pellerin in Lurker. MUBI hide caption
What's behind the government's memes? mj0007/Getty Images hide caption
Dancers rehearse at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. ANNA-ROSE GASSOT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
Famed YA author Louis Sachar is out with his first novel for adults. Alex Labry/Ace hide caption
Did you love ‘Holes’ growing up? Good news, Louis Sachar is still writing for you
Two genre novels offer entertainment -- and plenty of wry social commentary
Oliver (Archie Madekwe) and Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) in Lurker. Mubi hide caption
Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock in A Time to Kill. Warner Bros/Monarchy Ent. and Regency Ent.USA Supplied by Online USA, Inc./Getty Images / Stringer hide caption
Harrison Ford appears on NPR's Wild Card with Rachel Martin hide caption
President Trump speaks on Aug. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
How much sway does the president have over the country's museums?
Amanda Knox in a hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Mandalit del Barco/NPR hide caption
Amanda Knox joins forces with Monica Lewinsky to bring her story to television
The brainy protagonists featured in the hit CBS show, The Big Bang Theory, were an example of nerd culture on TV. Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images hide caption
Nerd! How the word popularized by Dr. Seuss went from geeky insult to mainstream
Why cringe culture is good and bad. Getty Images hide caption
Patrons view a portrait of President Trump in the America's Presidents exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery on May 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption
Members of Calling All Brothers welcome the students of Dr. Martin Luther King School of Social Justice and Breakthrough Magnet School to their first day of school in Hartford on August 17, 2024. Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public hide caption
Marlee Matlin at Maximum Fun studios Daniel Speer hide caption
Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption
Beyoncé performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2018. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Bowen Yang poses for photographers upon arrival at the BFI Flare Opening Gala for the film The Wedding Banquet in London, March 19, 2025. Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP hide caption
'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth
Director Carol Bash and Robert Shepard, director of photography, on a set for the documentary, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. The documentary was made with the help of funding from public media. Stacey Holman/PBS hide caption