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  • Arts & Life

'Theatrhythm Final Bar Line' Review: Reliving the best kind of nostalgia

'Theatrhythm Final Bar Line' celebrates over three decades of music from the beloved 'Final Fantasy' series. It evokes the best kind of nostalgia, and will make you feel wonderful when playing it.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Andy Bickerton
Potions, spells, and all manner of magical mischief await in <em>Hogwarts Legacy.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

'Hogwarts Legacy' Review: A treat for Potter fans shaded by Rowling controversy

Hogwarts Legacy delivered a stunning magical world for Harry Potter fans. But controversy over franchise creator J.K. Rowling has dogged the game's success.

February 13, 2023
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By:
  • Brittany Vincent

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 11, 2023: With Not My Job guest Geena Davis

Geena Davis does it all, from acting to archery to activism to writing. She's now the executive producer of CBS' Mission Unstoppable, but will she be stopped by our questions about bluejeans?

February 11, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 4, 2023: With Not My Job guest Billy Porter

Billy Porter is a legend who's just an Oscar away from an EGOT. His new movie is 80 for Brady, but what does he know about The Brady Bunch?

February 04, 2023
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
<em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>fans and creators recently found themselves battling an unlikely foe: the game's publisher, Wizards of the Coast.

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  • Games & Humor

Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle

When Dungeons & Dragons fans saw a leaked draft of proposed changes to the game's copyright license, the backlash against publisher Wizards of the Coast was so severe it reversed course.

February 04, 2023
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By:
  • Ivy Winfrey and
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse

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  • History

The story of 'Monopoly' and American capitalism

Monopoly has been one of the best-selling board games in the United States for nearly a century now. And sure, maybe it's just a board game. But author Mary Pilon says Monopoly is much more than that.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Rund Abdelfatah,
  • Ramtin Arablouei,
  • and 13 more
Autumn Mowery, 20, operates the candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, Maine.  She has been running the place by herself and needs to update the bowling alley's machinery in order to be able to hire any employees.

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  • National

A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowling tradition

Not well-known in many parts of the United States, candlepin bowling is mostly found in New England and nearby parts of Canada. The aging alleys are held together with "duct tape and bubble gum."

January 30, 2023
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By:
  • Tressa Versteeg
<em>Season: A letter to the future</em>'s protagonist journeys to record the world before a foretold cataclysm.

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  • Arts & Life

In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep

Scrapbook and bike your way through a beautiful world in the face of a foretold cataclysm.

January 29, 2023
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By:
  • Justin Lucas

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for Jan. 28, 2023: With Not My Job guest Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne is an actor, writer and director with one of the most recognizable voices in the world. She stars in the new series Poker Face, so we ask her three questions about getting Botox.

January 28, 2023
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Grim systems engineer, Isaac Clarke, in the ruins of the USG Ishimura.

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  • Arts & Life

'Dead Space' Review: A new voice for a recurring nightmare

This year's tastefully refurbished Dead Space provides plenty of reasons to revisit the sci-fi horror classic.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Andy Bickerton and
  • Bryant Denton
GPB News NPR

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  • Games & Humor

Proposed copyright changes have Dungeons and Dragons fans up in arms

The company behind Dungeons and Dragons is looking to change its copyright license. Leaked drafts showed a clamp-down on fan made content, and fans launched a campaign against it. So far, they've won.

January 25, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse,
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon,
  • and 2 more
<em>Forspoken'</em>s protagonist, Frey, a New Yorker transported to the magical world Athia.

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  • Arts & Life

'Forspoken' Review: A portal into a world without wonder or heart

Forspoken boasts 'key members' of the Final Fantasy XV team, but feels outdated and at times resentful of its Black protagonist.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Danny Lore
Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C.

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for Jan. 21, 2023: With Not My Job guest Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to law school before moving to diplomacy. He may be a Blinken lawyer, but what does he know about The Lincoln Lawyer: Matthew McConaughey?

January 21, 2023
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
George Saunders in London

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for Jan. 14, 2023: With Not My Job guest George Saunders

George Saunders is one of the world's most celebrated authors, who just published a new collection of short stories. We ask him three questions about court stories, real life lawsuits.

January 14, 2023
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

NPR's most anticipated video games of 2023

Even with the game delays we've gotten used to, 2023 is shaping up to be a banner year.

January 13, 2023
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
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