Mia Venkat
Stories
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The fake Anthropologie rock that fooled boyfriends everywhere
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Ari Shapiro what the internet was obsessed with this week.
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How the series "The Summer I Turned Pretty" took over the internet
NPR's Mia Venkat explains what the internet was obsessed with this week.
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Author Stephen Greenblatt on 'Shakespeare's Greatest Rival,' Christopher Marlowe
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Stephen Greenblatt about Dark Renaissance, which explores the life of Christopher Marlowe — the playwright he describes as "Shakespeare's greatest rival."
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A record number of shipwrecks have been discovered in the Great Lakes in recent years
NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.
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On 'Miss Black America,' singer-songwriter Kirby pays homage to her Mississippi roots
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with soul singer KIRBY about her new album, Miss Black America, and how her Mississippi roots have shaped her music.
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Main character of the week: Swifties
Sometimes online, there's a character everyone's talking about: someone or something the internet has decided they're obsessed with. This week it has to be Taylor Swift and her fanbase – the Swifties.
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'Songs for Other People's Weddings' is an experiment in music and prose
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author David Levithan and singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, creators of the new novel and album Songs for Other People's Weddings.
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The director of 'Sketch' sought every emotion and every demographic
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Seth Worley, director of the feature film Sketch, where a young girl's drawings of monsters come to life.
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The ad campaign that launched a thousand critiques: Sydney Sweeney's jeans
One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.
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National Urban League says Trump's policies amount to emergency for Black Americans
One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.