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Larry Flynt was a pornographer whose Supreme Court case in 1988 made him a free speech folk hero. Admire him, despise him — or both — Flynt left a singular mark on culture and politics.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei about his new memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.

Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard play a celebrity couple in this extravagant movie musical. Critic Justin Chang warns you'll have to get on the film's bizarre wavelength, but he's grateful it exists.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Ada Ferrer, professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at New York University, about the significance of the anti-government protests in Cuba.

Paul Mooney spent decades behind the scenes writing for such shows as Saturday Night Live, In Living Color and, along with his friend Richard Pryor, Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx. He was 79.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with economist Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about the wide-ranging effects of Russia's faltering economy.

18-year-old Ahmed Hafnaoui seemed stunned by the result. "I just can't accept that — it is too incredible," he said after his victory in the 400 meter freestyle event.

The plaque reads: Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise ruler born of England. A tourist named Sam, who was described as burly, pulled out the sword. All hail Sam.

Parents of children too young for vaccines are exhausted. As omicron surges, they keep trying to protect their kids. But some feel isolated and even forgotten by those who just want to move on.

Alsop talks about the rejection she faced on the way to becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony. She's now the subject of a new documentary, The Conductor.

R&B singer Snoh Aalegra is out with a new album, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies.