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'Evil Dead: The Game' gets the band back together for a modern horror makeover

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'Evil Dead: The Game' gets the band back together for a modern horror makeover

The team behind the new video game talks about adapting the sounds and music for this cult-classic horror film for a new audience.

'Evil Dead: The Game' gets the band back together for a modern horror makeover

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Our favorite graduation moments in pop culture
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Our favorite graduation moments in pop culture

This is the time of year when so many students graduate from so many schools in so many caps and gowns. Whether it's graduation episodes of our favorite TV series, high school songs, or movies about the last wild night of high school, we're here to commence a show about commencement.

Our favorite graduation moments in pop culture

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Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

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Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.

Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

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'Top Gun: Maverick' puts Tom Cruise back in the cockpit, 36 years later

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'Top Gun: Maverick' puts Tom Cruise back in the cockpit, 36 years later

Top Gun first hit theaters in 1986, starring Tom Cruise as a cocky fighter pilot who trains in an elite military program. Now, there's finally a sequel called Top Gun: Maverick, in which Cruise returns to train a new generation of pilots.

'Top Gun: Maverick' puts Tom Cruise back in the cockpit, 36 years later

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Thursday

Harry Styles sinks into summer vibes on 'Harry's House'

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Harry Styles sinks into summer vibes on 'Harry's House'

Harry Styles has just released his third solo album, called Harry's House. The new record finds the former One Direction singer presiding over a bunch of breezy, unfailingly pleasant love songs. The new album has already spawned a No. 1 single with the song "As It Was" and comes after 2019's Fine Line, which won Styles his first Grammy.

Harry Styles sinks into summer vibes on 'Harry's House'

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Wednesday

'The Kids In The Hall' mount a Canadian comeback

Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson return with new episodes of The Kids In The Hall. Jackie Brown/Amazon hide caption

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'The Kids In The Hall' mount a Canadian comeback

The hugely influential Canadian sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall is back in a new Amazon show that marks their first return to writing and performing original sketches on television. These 8 episodes look and feel like another season of their first show, though of course the kids aren't kids anymore – something the new series has some fun with.

'The Kids In The Hall' mount a Canadian comeback

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Tuesday

In 'Men,' the men are definitely not alright

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In 'Men,' the men are definitely not alright

In Men, Jessie Buckley plays Harper, whose estranged husband (Paapa Essiedu) has recently died in a horrific manner. To decompress, she rents out a quiet stately home in the English countryside from Geoffrey (Rory Kinnear). It doesn't take long before her trip is disturbed by increasingly strange and invasive occurrences. The film was written and directed by Alex Garland, whose previous features include Ex Machina and Annihilation.

In 'Men,' the men are definitely not alright

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Monday

On social media, Johnny Depp is winning public sympathy over Amber Heard

Actor Johnny Depp waves to the gallery as he leaves for a break Monday during his defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Steve Helber/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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On social media, Johnny Depp is winning public sympathy over Amber Heard

On TikTok, #IStandWithAmberHeard has garnered about 8.2 million views, while #JusticeForJohnnyDepp has earned about 15 billion views. A sociologist offers her views on the reasons why.

On social media, Johnny Depp is winning public sympathy over Amber Heard

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Books We Love: Great books about identity and culture
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Books We Love: Great books about identity and culture

The latest edition of NPR's Books We Love project rounded up hundreds of book recommendations from critics, writers and NPR journalists to try to give you just the read you're looking for. Today, we're giving recommendations for our favorite books about identity and culture.

Books We Love: Great books about identity and culture

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Sunday

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

A lot of musicians are skipping the traditional path into the industry, and are going straight to their fans instead. Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption

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TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

TikTok has flipped the script on the music industry, and everyone from artists to analysts and even marketing bosses at the top labels are trying to catch up.

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

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