Andrew Limbong
Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.
He started at NPR in 2011 as an intern for All Things Considered, and was a producer and director for Tell Me More.
Originally from Brooklyn and a graduate of SUNY New Paltz, he previously worked at ShopRite.
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The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create. -
Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She acted in various TV shows but rose to fame after her role in the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, Twins. -
The classic role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons has announced changes aimed at correcting racist in-game descriptions — including altering how some mythical races are deemed monstrous and evil. -
The filmmaker was known for his hit '80s movies The Lost Boysand St. Elmo's Fire as well as his work on the Batman movie franchise. -
Some police procedurals are getting booted off television. One study reveals how TV portrays police and the criminal justice system can interfere with attempts at reform.
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HBO Max has temporarily removed the 1939 film Gone with the Windfrom its streaming service. The company says it will return with a "discussion of its historical context." -
Despite announced safety measures, the indoor show planned for Friday would have been in violation of the state's health directives. The promoter has agreed to postpone the event.
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This year's Pulitzer Prize board awarded its first audio reporting award to the staff of This American Life for a piece on the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy. -
The music-selling platform Bandcamp is waiving its fees for one day a month for the next three months to support artists during the pandemic.
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Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy was a towering figure on stage - artistically and physically. He died yesterday of a non-COVID-related heart attack in a Connecticut hospital. -
For National Poetry Month, NPR's Life Kit team offers some tips to help you better appreciate the art form — and encourages listeners to write their own haikus.
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Jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis has died at the age of 85, according to tweets from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
