'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' review: Savor the story, skim the open world
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth excels when it builds on Remake's innovations. But its new open world distracts from its superb character development.
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Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)
Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.
What Black women's hair taught me about agency, reinvention and finding joy
Treye Green reflects on the lessons he's learned through the art and power of Black hair.
The fishers of Penghu see firsthand the tensions between Taiwan and China
A tiny Taiwanese archipelago of islands embodies the complicated relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
He moved in with his grandmas during COVID. His film about them is up for an Oscar
During the pandemic, filmmaker Sean Wang moved home and realized he wanted to preserve the unexpected time with his family. His short film, Nai Nai & Wài Pó, has been nominated for an Academy Award.
Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' adds to a long legacy of Black women in country music
With Beyoncé on top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music, about the history of Black women in country music.
A gender-swapping photo app helped Lucy Sante come out as trans at age 67
In 2021, Sante, who was assigned male at birth, was playing around with a face-altering app and she had a breakthrough. Her new memoir is I Heard Her Call My Name.
'Dune: Part Two' nails the dismount in the conclusion(?) of the sweeping sci-fi saga
Denis Villeneuve's sequel to his stirring adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel introduces conflicts and characterizations the book never bothered with, but should have.
Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart
Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said.
In Cincinnati, redevelopment can mean artwork — and people — disappear
Cincinnati muralist William Rankins Jr. is losing his work to redevelopment.