June Squibb explains how she lobbied Scarlett Johansson to direct 'Eleanor The Great' Johansson and Squibb discuss their new film, about a 94-year-old woman who claims her dead friend's Holocaust story as her own. "It's rare to feel surprised when you read a script," Johansson says. Tonya Mosley
A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit. Rachel Treisman
'We have to speak out,' Jimmy Kimmel says in his late-night return The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night. Clare Lombardo
'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' opens a magical door ... to nowhere Kogonada's film about lonely strangers traveling together in a car with a magical GPS wants to engage in heady conceits. But not even Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie can save a script this hopeless. Justin Chang
Samin Nosrat once shunned recipes. Now she's sharing them The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for creating community and sharing food. Nosrat's new book is Good Things. Sam Briger
Peter Navarro says the MAGA 'mindset' is to punish Trump opponents before 2026 Peter Navarro, a longtime adviser to President Trump, says time is running short to investigate the president's perceived political enemies. Steve Inskeep
Jimmy Kimmel will be back on air on Tuesday, Disney says The late night comic was suspended last week under pressure from the Trump administration after comments about Charlie Kirk's killing. NPR Staff
400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy Kimmel Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers." Anastasia Tsioulcas
Elizabeth Gilbert opens up about sex, drugs and codependency in a new memoir The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert's memoir is All the Way to the River. Tonya Mosley
'The Lowdown' isn't just a good show. It's a good hang Ethan Hawke plays a bookstore owner who moonlights as a muckraking reporter in Tulsa, Okla. Though The Lowdown occasionally meanders or misfires, every episode of the FX series is bracingly alive. John Powers