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This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Media Companies Hijack Your Attention
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Hidden Brain

This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Media Companies Hijack Your Attention

How many ads have you encountered today? On this week's radio show, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.

This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Media Companies Hijack Your Attention

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Thursday

When What Was Good For Bill Cosby Was Good For Black America

Bill Cosby walks after it was announced a verdict is in at the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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Code Switch

When What Was Good For Bill Cosby Was Good For Black America

The few, tepid defenses of Bill Cosby during his criminal trial for sexual assault are an illustration of just how much his influence as Black America's emissary to the wider world has waned.

Tuesday

Monday

Edible Oddities: David Bowie-Inspired Menus Reflect His Many Personas

From left: Aladdin Sane, Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Halloween Jack are Bowie-inspired cocktails made by BKW by Brooklyn Winery. Shelby Hearn/BKW by Brooklyn Winery hide caption

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The Salt

Edible Oddities: David Bowie-Inspired Menus Reflect His Many Personas

Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke are just two of the characters David Bowie created for himself. The innovator explored music and identity, and his art exhibition inspires chefs and mixologists.

Saturday

As Saudi Arabia's Cinema Ban Ends, Filmmakers Eye New Opportunities

The AMC cinema in Riyadh hosted the first film screening in more than three decades on April 18. Movie theaters open to the wider public next month after Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas as part of a far-reaching liberalization drive. Bandar Al-Jaloud/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels

As Saudi Arabia's Cinema Ban Ends, Filmmakers Eye New Opportunities

Allowing cinemas is part of a modernization drive by the Saudi government, which hopes to create more business opportunities and become a regional film hub. But it's a tough place to be a filmmaker.

As Saudi Arabia's Cinema Ban Ends, Filmmakers Eye New Opportunities

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Friday

The 'Scandal' Finale: Last Shocks, Loose Ends And Lots Of Lust

Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal, which aired its series finale Thursday night. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The 'Scandal' Finale: Last Shocks, Loose Ends And Lots Of Lust

After seven seasons, Shonda Rhimes' roller-coaster of a drama screeches to a final halt as Olivia and the team try to get out of one last scrape and Olivia tries to make it to Vermont.

The 'Scandal' Finale: Last Shocks, Loose Ends And Lots Of Lust

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Wednesday

Man Of Steel, Belted: 'Action Comics #1000' And The Return Of A Super-Accessory

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Man Of Steel, Belted: 'Action Comics #1000' And The Return Of A Super-Accessory

This week, Action Comics becomes the first American comic book to reach #1000, though that numbering comes with an asterisk. More important: the return of Superman's red trunks — and yellow belt.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural Dichotomies

Left: The Rolling Stones, from left, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts attend the opening night party for "Exhibitionism" at Industria on Nov. 15, 2016, in New York. Right: The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon arriving at London Airport after a trip to Paris Feb. 6, 1964. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; Evening Standard/Getty Images/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural Dichotomies

We return to a conversation we had in 2014 about cultural dichotomies, from Beatles/Stones to Trek/Wars to creamy/crunchy.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural Dichotomies

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Tuesday

Monday

Here's What You Need To Know About Infinity Stones Before The New Avengers Movie

Ya Got The Stones For This? Thanos (Josh Brolin) blithely ignores Coco Chanel's advice on accessorizing — so you know he's evil — in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel Studios hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Here's What You Need To Know About Infinity Stones Before The New Avengers Movie

They're the major MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — but there's a lot of them, and you need a scorecard to keep track of which does what. We're here for you.

Friday

Saudi Arabia's First Arab Fashion Week Kicks Off, Beyond Fashionably Late

Jean Paul Gaultier was one of the big designers to participate in Saudi Arabia's first Arab Fashion Week in Riyadh. Kristy Sparow/Arab Fashion Council hide caption

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Saudi Arabia's First Arab Fashion Week Kicks Off, Beyond Fashionably Late

The fashion show, which only women are invited to view, is the newest entertainment opportunity to emerge in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Saudi Arabia's First Arab Fashion Week Kicks Off, Beyond Fashionably Late

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