The 2025 pop culture yearbook, from pettiest cameo to nerdiest movie moment Dueling Safdie brother movie projects, Love Island USA chaos, a feces-filled And Just Like That … finale: looking back on an eclectic year for pop culture. Aisha Harris
Pop Culture Happy Hour celebrates 15 years 2010 ushered in a number of long-lasting changes to the pop culture landscape, including NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Podcast. Linda Holmes
Jazz, joy and one ragged Christmas tree: 60 years of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition. Bob Edwards
'Up First' nominated for best podcast in 2026 Golden Globes For the first time, the Golden Globes will give an award for the best podcast, and Morning Edition's companion podcast, "Up First," is among the inaugural nominees. Hosts
Netflix will buy Warner Bros' studio and streaming businesses for $72 billion The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios. The Associated Press
How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, though you may not like it Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy. Rachel Treisman
'Franklin' publisher slams Hegseth for his post of the turtle firing on drug boats Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing scrutiny over an attack on an alleged drug boat. His response included a parody of the kids' book character Franklin, showing the turtle firing at boats. Rachel Treisman
Don't get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is 'rage bait' The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022. Ivy Buck
A new Miss Universe is crowned, weeks after she left a pageant event in protest This year's Miss Universe competition, held in Bangkok, was marred by a series of dramatic incidents, from a contestant's livestreamed walkout to a now former judge's allegations of rigging. Rachel Treisman
Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it The word's definition may be obvious, but Friendsgiving can mean different things to different people. Here are expert tips for how to celebrate it. Rachel Treisman