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National
Listener Questions On Maintaining Mental Health During The Pandemic And Lockdowns
As the pandemic drags on, NPR answers listener questions about the toll that isolation can take on mental health.
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Arts & Life
We Talk 'Queen's Gambit' With Chess Expert And Tiny Desk Winner Linda Diaz
Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.
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Movies
What It's Like To Attend A Film Festival During The Pandemic
The Toronto International Film Festival has ended. This year, it offered socially distanced in-person screenings as well as virtual ones.
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Arts & Life
The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine
Sunday night's Emmy Awards, which featured neither a large crowd nor a red carpet, managed to achieve a charming intimacy as Watchmen, Schitt's Creek and Succession all won major awards.
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Television
Netflix Transforms A Childhood Game Into A Not-So-Serious Competition Show
Netflix's Floor Is Lava is an obstacle-course competition show premised on a children's game. It's like American Ninja Warrior meets Honey, I Shrunk The Kids — but with pits of "lava" to avoid.
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Arts & Life
From 'Parks And Recreation,' A Brief But Delightful Return To Pawnee
Thursday night's special may not have been a narrative necessity, but it was a welcome joy to visit with Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the rest of our old pals.
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Arts & Life
'Mrs. America': A Star-Studded Cast Puts The ERA In The Spotlight
The Hulu series Mrs. America follows the epic battle between Phyllis Schlafly on one side and a battery of 1970s feminist activists on the other.
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Arts & Life
Short Attention Span Theater: A Quick Look At Quibi's Launch Titles
The streaming service "designed specifically for your phone" launches with 50 shows — and over a 100 more on the way. Here's our highlights from the opening batch.
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Television
'Project Runway' Hosts Return With 'Making The Cut' — Conspicuously On Amazon
Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum are back with another fashion TV show called Making the Cut on Amazon Prime Video. The show's prize? Getting your clothes sold on Amazon.
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How The Coronavirus Is Affecting The Landscape Of Pop Culture
A host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour takes a look at how the coronavirus is affecting cultural production — and offers some recommendations for home entertainment.