Neda Ulaby
Stories
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What do actual witches think of 'Wicked'?
Mostly they're charmed. Some witches we talked to couldn't wait for the new Wicked release. But some worry that the films have helped move the secret, spiritual art of witchcraft into the mainstream.
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Cleto Escobedo III, leader of Jimmy Kimmel's house band, dies at 59
Escobedo had been leading Kimmel's house band since the show launched in 2003. The musician and the comedian were childhood friends in Las Vegas.
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The first 'Netflix House' is open — with virtual reality, mini-golf and lots of selfies
The company's first permanent in-person space is a former Lord & Taylor department store in the King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia. Locations are on the way in Dallas and Las Vegas.
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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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In case 2025 wasn't scary enough, it was a great year for horror, too
From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween.
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The devil's in the detailing at haunted Halloween car washes
Haunted car washes have become a national phenomenon, with hundreds of Halloween-themed locations around the country.
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Susan Stamberg's legacy of visual storytelling
NPR's Neda Ulaby and Bob Mondello reflect on Susan Stamberg's lasting influence on arts reporting, sharing how her inventive use of sound, vivid writing, and curiosity taught generations of journalists to make listeners see what they could not watch.
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How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.
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Nobel Committee honors László Krasznahorkai for work that 'reaffirms the power of art'
The newest Nobel literature laureate is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter who has been called "a master of the apocalypse."
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Who will win the Nobel Prize in literature?
The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced Thursday, with the winner joining the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
