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Arts & Life 5 takeaways from an Oscars night that spread the love It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards. Linda Holmes
National Selection Sunday: Duke No. 1 overall in men's tournament, UConn women get top seed Duke will be the top overall seed in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. In the women's, the top-ranked UConn Huskies are undefeated and hope to repeat as champions for the first time in a decade. Becky Sullivan
The "Garden Variety" podcast offers tips and tricks for plant parents of all levels NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charity Nebbe and Aaron Steil, hosts of Iowa Public Radio's Garden Variety podcast. Michael Levitt
World An Iranian-American writer describes the "vertigo" he feels about the war Host Adrian Ma speaks with Iranian American writer Nick Mafi about the war in Iran. Mafi says many Iranians in the US are feeling a sense of vertigo because of the conflict. Michael Levitt
Books Fab 5 Freddy recalls how he brought underground art forms mainstream respect NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Fab 5 Freddy, a pioneer of graffiti art and hip-hop filmmaking, on his new memoir "Everybody's Fly". Patrick Jarenwattananon
World In Indonesia, a fishing village replants mangrove forests one seedling at a time Over the last 30 years, 40% of Indonesia's mangroves have been cut down mainly to create fish and shrimp farms, destroying local ecosystems. But one small indigenous fishing village is changing that. Katerina Barton
Immigration Spain offers a different approach to dealing with undocumented migrants Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status. Alexis T. Marshall
Movies NPR critics revisit the ghosts of Oscars past The Oscars are tonight, and not everyone will be happy with who wins and loses. But what if we had a chance to pick the Oscars? This week, we're looking into Oscars past and relitigating some wins. Marc Rivers
Economy The war in Iran is impacting Earth's supply of helium Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, but on earth it's in short supply. And Iran's retaliatory strikes on helium-rich Qatar have made it even more scarce. Ayesha Rascoe
Trump is threatening to bomb oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, about the potential impact of a strike on oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island. Ayesha Rascoe