Drag queen Pattie Gonia's dress was made by Zero Waste Daniel, a designer in Brooklyn, N.Y., who focuses on sustainable clothing and accessories. Grace Kaiser/Pattie Gonia hide caption
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Monday
Alana Mayo speaks at the Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Anna Webber/Getty Images for AMC hide caption
Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'
The Goosebumps series continues to have its hooks, tentacles, or some other creepy tendrils around fans today. Christopher Gregory-Rivera for NPR hide caption
'Goosebumps' is turning 30 — the scariest part is how old that makes you
A performer swings around on a giant hula hoop as people cheer. Emily Elconin for NPR hide caption
The intrepid Guybrush Threepwood (right), disguised as a zombie, beside his nemesis, LeChuck in 2022's 'Return to Monkey Island.' Lucasfilm Games hide caption
3 personal safety tips to help you protect yourself on a night out
Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in a scene from Warm Bodies. Lionsgate hide caption
Sunday
NPR's Nikki Jones can't go one week without watching a horror film. Josie Norton for NPR hide caption
My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage
The lobby of the new multiplex movie theater before afternoon screenings in Srinagar, on Oct. 1. Showkat Nanda for NPR hide caption
Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up
Gerald Stern speaks to the audience during the National Book Awards in New York Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998. Stern, one of the country's most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and the wonders of the contemplative life, has died. OSAMU HONDA/AP hide caption
Saturday
A scene from "Entremeses Cervantinos," three one-act plays written by Miguel de Cervantes, at Plaza San Roque, Guanajuato, Mexico. Germán Romero, courtesy of Cervantino International Festival hide caption
Festival Cervantino, Latin America's biggest cultural event, returns with new energy
'Wait Wait' for Oct. 29, 2022: With Not My Job guest Hasan Minhaj
Mexican fashion designer Benito Santos said the Barbie doll's design is inspired by traditional charro outfits. Mattel Inc. hide caption
Disney introduces its first plus-sized heroine in its new short film Reflect. Walt Disney Animation Studios/Screenshot by NPR hide caption