NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out, too.

The new show Heated Rivalry is a very sexy and very queer hockey romance streaming on HBO Max–and it’s a phenomenon. It follows archrival players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) as they carry on a clandestine affair off the…

Hailed as a visionary, the Yorkshireman will be remembered for his sculptured silhouettes and theatricality.

Rugby player turned explorer Richard Parks guided the Fresh Prince of Bel Air around the world's coldest continent.

Wyatt Russell-Led 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Prequel Ordered At Apple TV From Joby Harold.

Perry Farrell has apologized to his Jane's Addiction band members over an onstage fight that took place in September 2024.

Almost eight years after Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened on Broadway, Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the films, is now playing him as an adult onstage.

Women in leading roles slipped from 39 percent last year to 34.3 percent, UCLA’s latest diversity-on-streaming-TV report found.

Lily Collins and Lily Allen are among the celebrities turning skimpy lingerie into the season’s boldest fashion trend.

2025 is coming to a close, but we can’t stop talking about the stories that brought us together. This year, we voyaged beyond with Moana, …Read More

Sylvester Stallone reflects on his iconic roles as Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, his rough upbringing, and the legacy he hopes to leave in a touching "CBS Mornings" interview.

Gil Gerard, known for his role as Buck Rogers, has died at 82.

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The holiday spirit of professional wrestling will be on full display for AEW Dynamite and Collision Holiday Bash! The 3-Hour Special starts at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on TBS and streaming on HBO Max from Co-op Live in Manchester, England!

To mark 10 years since the release of the first sequel trilogy film, go back to the literal drawing board to uncover how concept art helped define a new era of Star Wars storytelling.

He was labeled as "one of the main movers of Austin’s progressive country scene of the 1970s and ’80s."

The founder and chief surgeon of the Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation says she started off just wanting to do weird things with stuffed animals. Then it became a mission.

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2025 had no shortage of major music news stories. Here's a rundown of some of the biggest of the year.

If you want to get a last minute hair cut and color in time for the holidays, you still might be able to get an appointment. That’s because hair stylists, who are usually booked well in advance during the holidays, are seeing their business slow.

“The Muppet Show” returns Feb. 4 for a triumphant special event on Disney+ and ABC. A first-look teaser was released today.

There’s been a lot of discourse about what “6 7” means, but what actually makes it meaningful?The “6 7" meme was everywhere this year, online and off. Scrolling through TikTok? You probably encountered it. Sitting in math class? Your teacher probably dreaded …

The rapper known as Kay Flock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest