Have you thought about your New Year's resolutions? You might want to hold off Some psychologists say forget about making sweeping New Year's resolutions, and make small lifestyle changes instead. Hosts
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years. Rachel Treisman
Here are some of the residents of the Global South making waves on TikTok in 2024 A Mr. Bean-style comic, a pygmy hippo and a Filipino teen who's been doing dance videos since she was 9 years old: we look at this year's top TikToks of the Global South. Ari Daniel
The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media. Eric Deggans
Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights. Rachel Treisman
Director Barry Jenkins talks about where he sought safety as a child Film director Barry Jenkins draws a Wild Card question and talks about where he'd go to feel safe as a child.
We needed comic relief in 2024. Here are 5 stand-up specials where we found it Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year. Elizabeth Blair
Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star, studio of harassment and retaliation NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Megan Twohey, investigative reporter at The New York Times, about Blake Lively's allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation during and after the film It Ends With Us. Ari Shapiro
9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024 From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year. Aisha Harris
The fun — and confusion — of celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah on the same date Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday. Chloe Veltman
