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Friday

'Robin Hood' Groups Win New Fans, Thanks To GameStop Controversy

Angry online traders looking for the Robinhood stock app should also not cast blame on the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images hide caption

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'Robin Hood' Groups Win New Fans, Thanks To GameStop Controversy

The Robin Hood anti-poverty charity in New York City, for example, says it's seeing a new boost in donations this week. In some cases, donors said the money came from their GameStop stock profits.

Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

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Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

Lupin is a smart and twisty French series that's new to Netflix. It's about a young Parisian man named Assane, played by Omar Sy, who molds his life on classic French tales about a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise named Arsène Lupin.

Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

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Thursday

'This Is Our Dream': A Crowdsourced Poem To Inspire Hope
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'This Is Our Dream': A Crowdsourced Poem To Inspire Hope

NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander's latest community poem started with a request to consider what follows after the words "I dream a world."

'This Is Our Dream': A Crowdsourced Poem To Inspire Hope

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'All Creatures' Is Still The Pastoral Pleasure We Needed

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'All Creatures' Is Still The Pastoral Pleasure We Needed

The writer and veterinarian James Herriot wrote a series of beloved books about his adventures as a vet in Yorkshire beginning in the 1930s. They were adapted with great success into a series called All Creatures Great And Small, which ran on the BBC and PBS. Now, there's a new take airing on PBS with a whole new cast.

'All Creatures' Is Still The Pastoral Pleasure We Needed

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Wednesday

Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

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Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

The actress seemed game for anything: She played a heartbroken lover in The Last Picture Show, a creepy housekeeper in Young Frankenstein and even competed on Dancing With the Stars.

Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

The film Almost Famous recently turned 20. Writer and director Cameron Crowe looks at the ecosystem surrounding a rising rock band in the early '70s. Starring Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, and so many more, it's a coming-of-age story that touches on journalism, sex, rock and roll, parenthood, and the perils of trying to be cool.

20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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Tuesday

Should You RSVP To 'Search Party'?

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Should You RSVP To 'Search Party'?

In the dark comedy Search Party, four narcissistic millennials become amateur sleuths following the disappearance of a former classmate. Alia Shawkat plays Dory, the ringleader whose growing obsession with solving the mystery eventually entwines them all in a murder investigation. The fourth season has found new ways to dial up the absurdity while bringing in new guest stars like Busy Phillips and Susan Sarandon.

Should You RSVP To 'Search Party'?

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Monday

Book Concierge: Great Books About Families
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Book Concierge: Great Books About Families

Every year, NPR brings together some of the best books of the year in a searchable, explorable guide called the Book Concierge. Today, we're highlighting three great 2020 books about families from year's guide.

Book Concierge: Great Books About Families

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Friday

How Desi Invented Television

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How Desi Invented Television

The television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927. TV was invented by Desi Arnaz in 1951.

How Desi Invented Television

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'WandaVision' Traps Its Stars In An Ever-Changing Sitcom

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'WandaVision' Traps Its Stars In An Ever-Changing Sitcom

Disney Plus has big plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first show to arrive from its slate of Phase Four projects is WandaVision. Wanda's got magic powers, Vision's a synthetic android and together, they're trapped in a series of simulations of comedies from decades past. However, slowly but surely, the superhero world you know and love begins to creep back in.

'WandaVision' Traps Its Stars In An Ever-Changing Sitcom

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Thursday