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Do you understand this billboard? If not, that's the whole point

San Francisco's streets are plastered with cryptic ads from AI startups. The strategy is intentional — but it's not without cost.
- Chloe Veltman
She's won 24 Paralympic medals. But Oksana Masters wants to talk about times she lost

Oksana Masters leaves Italy with five new para Nordic skiing medals, extending her reign as the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian. She competes in summer sports too and is already eyeing LA 2028.
- Rachel Treisman
Inside a farmer's homestead in urban Brooklyn

A man in Brooklyn is cultivating his own urban farm with a flourishing garden and chickens.
From Descartes to punk rock, the letter X has an extraordinary history

The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
- James Doubek
'Starfleet Academy' isn't for everybody, but 'Star Trek' still is (Did 'Star Trek' jump the targ?)

"Star Trek," a fan frontier, with voyages spanning multiple series. Its 60-year mission has explored humanity's potential and a hopeful future. But with the newest string of shows, has "Star Trek" boldly gone off the rails? Even if it has, the ideals that hold up "Star Trek" require longtime fans to make room for the newest series.
- Dyer Oxley
'Art Isn't Easy' author offers new insights into Stephen Sondheim's life and music

Biographer Daniel Okrent discusses Sondheim's approach to writing music and lyrics, his often toxic relationship with his mother and his work with mentors and collaborators.
- Terry Gross
Team USA dominated the Paralympics on both ice and snow. Check out the highlights

A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
- Rachel Treisman
There's room for everyone in 'Now I Surrender,' an epic American Western

Mexican novelist Álvaro Enrigue re-imagines the story of the American West — and the Apache fight for survival — in an epic that's both defiantly challenging and, at times, magical.
- Maureen Corrigan
75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America's obsession with the Mafia

Crooked contracts, bribery, shady characters. In 1951, millions tuned in to watch the Kefauver organized crime hearings, showing the power of television.
- Steve Drummond
5 takeaways from an Oscars night that spread the love

It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards.
- Linda Holmes

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