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  • More than half of the top 10 box-office hits this year have centered on female characters, says NPR film critic Bob Mondello. But only a few — like <em>Pitch Perfect 2</em> — were written or directed by women.
    This Year, Women (And Girls) Rule The Big Screen
    NPR film critic Bob Mondello notes that this year's most popular movies are surprisingly womancentric. That's more than at any other time in at least three decades.
  • Christmas season arrives on the pop charts
    The calendar has turned to December, and jingle bells have arrived at the top of the charts, led, as usual, by Mariah, Wham and Brenda Lee.
  • Taylor Swift uses some slick marketing strategies to keep her album No. 1
    The album --- “The Tortured Poets Department" -- has now spent 15 weeks at No. 1. Swift’s hold on the top spot is as much about marketing magic as it is music.
  • What do turmoil at the CDC and new FDA recommendations mean for vaccines and public confidence?
    Susan Monarez's attorneys say she's being targeted for refusing to fire top health experts.
  • Episode 532: The Wild West Of The Internet
    Most websites end in .com, .gov or .edu. But a bunch of new domains have just been added. Now there's .ninja, .bike, .plumbing and .cool. In all, over 1,000 new top-level domains will be added.
  • Former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg speaks at a press conference announcing a new initiative between the Clinton Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies, titled Data 2x on December 15 in New York City. In 2014, Bloomberg donated $27.7 million to political campaigns, Politico says, second only to Tom Steyer at $74.3 million. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
    The Political Donors Who Dominated 2014
    According to Politico, the 100 biggest donors gave almost as much money to political campaigns as 4.75 million small donors.
  • Seattle Names Newest Street Sweeper 'OK Broomer'
    The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.
  • Arizona State University graduate students are silhouetted during their graduation at Sun Devil Stadium.
    Colleges are leaving the U.S. News rankings. Why?
    Yale University Law School was the top law school in the country for years. But it stopped providing data to the ranking in 2022.
  • French Open
    Linda talks to Peter Bodo, senior writer for Tennis Magazine, about the surprise upset today of American favorite Pete Sampras by Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov (ka-FELL-nik-ov) at the French Open. Bodo says that Sampras's proven inability to play well on clay, along with the stress he has recently felt as the top seed in men's tennis, contributed to his loss. Kafelnikov will advance to the final on Sunday against Michael Stich of Germany. Bodo believes that Kafelnikov's "time has come" and picks him to win Sunday's final match. In women's tennis, Bodo believes that Steffi Graf is in top condition and is likely to win her match against Arantxa Sanchez (ah-RAHN-tcha SANN-chezz) of Spain in Saturday's final.
  • This week's quiz has happiness and happy dogs. You're welcome
    Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.
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