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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit and Met Gala theme
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has decided to cancel a planned career retrospective dedicated to fashion designer John Galliano. Additionally, Galliano will no longer serve as the honoree or central theme for the upcoming Met Gala event.
This decision represents a significant cancellation by a major cultural institution regarding a prominent figure in the fashion industry.
How the producer of 'Fleabag' finds hits at the Fringe
Before Baby Reindeer or Fleabag made it to the screen, they were small theater productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And behind both is a producer you've probably never heard of.
He offered strangers $10 to tie his shoe. Then things got weird
A Minnesota man promised $10 to anyone able to find him and tie his shoe. That was the least strange thing to happen.
Sunday Puzzle: Thing from thing
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KNOW listener Karen Hillerman of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
'Wait Wait' for August 29, 2026: With Not My Job guest Carisa Hendrix
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Carisa Hendrix and panelists Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Tig Notaro
Magician behind Broadway's 'Paranormal Activity,' 'Stranger Things' talks tricks
Audiences flock to Broadway each year for a dose of "theater magic." It turns out that some of that spectacle and wonder is created behind the scenes by actual magicians.
How America celebrated and mourned Dolly Parton, in Nashville and beyond
The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gave back to communities with her Imagination Library program and donations to develop the Moderna COVID vaccine.
Black comic book shop owners across the U.S. team up to increase sales and diversity
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with the co-founder of a newly formed network of independent Black comic book shops across the U.S. They hope to strengthen sales and increase the diversity of comic fans.
Musician Brittany Howard on how growing up poor in Alabama affected her creative life
On Wild Card, famous guests answer questions that we don't always talk about. Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard talks about a place that helped shape her.
So long to shorts? In Silicon Valley, tech workers are showing less leg
Men in the tech industry are covering up their legs, even as their counterparts in finance are increasingly open to showing them off.
This house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it's a landmark
A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment.
