Vincent Acovino
Stories
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Are video game companies doing enough for players with disabilities? Expert weighs in
Video game company Electronic Arts made public some of the tools and patents that help gamers with disabilities play its games.
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Asia
South Korea expert 'optimistic' democracy will hold amid upheaval
Gi-Wook Shin, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about democracy in South Korea following the president's brief declaration of martial law.
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From Virginia to 'Cowboy Carter,' artist Shaboozey on his journey and new album
NPR's Juana Summers talks with rapper Shaboozey about his new album and his musical journey that started in Virginia with a Nigerian immigrant father who loved country music.
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Remembering Vic Flick, guitarist for pop stars and James Bond
The musician best known for recording the surf-rock-inspired guitar in the James Bond theme has died. Vic Flick was 87 years old.
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Laughter was a lifeline in childhood, comedian Youngmi Mayer shares in memoir
In her new memoir, standup comedian Youngmi Mayer navigates the sometimes rocky terrain between trauma and comedy.
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Wyatt Flores talks about his album and being honest about mental health
NPR's Juana Summers talks with musician Wyatt Flores about his new album Welcome to the Plains and his honesty around mental health.
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Arts & Life
Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists
The Nintendo Music app lets you listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong.
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Movies
Oh the horror! A director-critic tells us her favorite scary flicks of 2024
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.
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Technology
What would be lost if the Internet Archive were no more?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brewster Khale, the founder of Internet Archive, about the attack by hackers that put the archive offline for days -- and what may have happened if it had succeeded.
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Music
Wyatt Flores talks about his new album 'Welcome to the Plains' and mental health
NPR's Juana Summers talks with musician Wyatt Flores about his new album Welcome to the Plains and his honesty around mental health.
