The 2020 death of Riley Gale, the thrash metal outfit’s captivating frontman, left his community shocked and grieving. Four years later, the band is finding catharsis in a familiar place.
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Biden says there could be a cease-fire in Gaza by Monday. Talks are still ongoing
Negotiators have been trying to reach a deal on a temporary cease-fire to to move hostages held in Gaza out of the territory. President Biden says he’s optimistic the cease-fire could begin in a week.
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Kara Swisher is still drawn to tech despite her disappointments with the industry
Writer and podcaster Kara Swisher wrote her memoir, Burn Book, about her disillusionment with many tech moguls. It recounts more than three decades covering the tech industry.
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Here are 6 movies to see this spring
Usually around this time, Hollywood is talking about how to keep its box office momentum going. This year, January was so lackluster that studios had to jump-start moviegoing from scratch.
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Sterling K. Brown recommends taking it ‘moment to moment,’ on screen and in life
Brown won an Emmy for his portrayal of Christopher Darden in The People v. O.J. Simpson, and another for his role in This is Us. He now appears in the film American Fiction.
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Do you have a unique love story? Tell us about it
Valentine’s Day is a month away, and we want to hear your love stories.
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Tiny Desk Concert: Kevin Kaarl
The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.
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Navajo Nation objects to a plan to send human remains to the moon
A CEO of one of the companies offering “memorial spaceflights” says his customers view it as “an appropriate celebration” of their loved ones.
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Winter storm brings snow to the East Coast. But what’s in a snowflake?
A winter storm brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the East Coast this weekend, which got us thinking about snowflakes. Those intricate, whimsical crystals are a staple of magical wintry scenes, but how big can they really get? Well, according to the Guinness World Record keepers, the “largest snowflake” ever recorded was a whopping 15 inches in diameter. It was spotted near Missoula, Montana in 1887. But Kenneth Libbrecht, a physicist at Caltech, has long been skeptical of that record. So he set out to find what makes a snowflake a snowflake and whether that 1887 record is scientifically possible. You can read more about what he discovered here.
Want to share the snowflakes you’ve spotted this winter? Email us a photo at shortwave@npr.org.
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An endangered river dolphin finds an unlikely savior: fisherfolk
In Pakistan, illiterate fishermen have become citizen scientists, helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Indus River dolphin.
