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'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
Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
- Elizabeth Blair
Scott Detrow reflects on covering the weekend

Host Scott Detrow shares his reflections about hosting All Things Considered on the weekend after more than two years.
- Scott Detrow
What Ancient Rome and Greece can teach us about comedians and free speech

As president Donald Trump celebrates the cancelation of comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and says he hopes the same fate will befall others who have been similarly critical, a look at the comedians in the ancient world who faced serious penalties for making jokes about the powers that be and what lessons we can learn from their stories about the fate of free speech in this country.
- Chloe Veltman
How the series "The Summer I Turned Pretty" took over the internet

NPR's Mia Venkat explains what the internet was obsessed with this week.
- Scott Detrow
Meet the couple who have performed karaoke almost every night for 25 years

Bob and Patti Vasconcellos have gone to a local karaoke bar to sing almost every night for decades. Now in their late 70s and early 80s, they hit the floor with their walkers, and the crowd goes wild.
- Elena Neale-Sacks
'We are all Jimmy Kimmel': What late night hosts are saying about Kimmel's suspension

The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.
- Clare Lombardo
Hollywood stars back boycott as Israel's minister targets film academy

Javier Bardem and Hannah Einbinder join a Hollywood boycott of Israel's film industry over Gaza, as Israel's culture minister also moves against its film academy.
- Mandalit del Barco
How a retired accountant ended up in the LSU marching band

Retired accountant Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge decided to go back to college. Now, he's part of the marching band.
How translators are expanding Chinese literature in America

It’s difficult for publishers to translate Chinese literature into English, which is why it doesn’t happen often.

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