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But it's not at all suspect that yeet and metaverse are among the 370 words added. The dictionary's editor at large says some of these additions might amuse or provoke debate.

The controversial Gershwin opera has long been an inspiration to jazz musicians. Hear five songs.

The Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.

By age 15, Killian Mansfield of Woodstock, N.Y., was a prodigy. This despite being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that would take his life. But he hung on long enough to achieve his dream: to make Somewhere Else, his star-studded debut album.

Chakrapong "Anne" Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group, purchased the organization for $20 million. She's a celebrity in Thailand who is outspoken about being a transgender woman.

We go to California to hear about the possibilities of solar farming.

Researchers at the University of Maine have unveiled the first 3D-printed house made of natural materials and it's fully recyclable.

Chef Rene Redzepi's house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the winter of 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery said on its webpage.

Royal Dutch Shell is pushing ahead with plans for the world's deepest offshore oil and gas production facility. It will be nearly two miles beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. It is testing the bounds of the oil and gas industry's capability to drill ever deeper.

Tye Tribbett brings his high energy praise music to the Tiny Desk in a set of six inspiring songs.

A simmering debate that got under way last week in the Senate over new energy legislation is bound to hit a full boil this week. The bill's most contentious issues remain unresolved. They include gas-mileage standards, renewable fuels and price gouging.

Strauss wasn't the only composer to take on the story of Salome--and Massenet's version was denounced as "incendiary" by the director of the Paris Opera.

Giuseppe Verdi finished his masterpiece Otello at age 73, after a 12-year hiatus, basing the opera on the great tragedy by Shakespeare. Tenor Johan Botha and soprano Nuccia Focile star in a production from Cologne.

Composer Nicholas Maw turns William Styron's searing novel Sophie's Choice into a brilliant and moving opera. World of Opera presents the work's American premiere, from the Washington National Opera.

The German firm is selling shoes created with Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his antisemitic remarks led to termination of the deal in October. Some of the proceeds will go to anti-racism nonprofits.

The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.

It may be an ancient crop, but sesame is hot right now thanks to the growing popularity of hummus and tahini. Sesame oils are also used to make cosmetics.

Haters may say it's AutoTune, but when Caroline Polachek sings live, it's clear that the impressive range and control you're hearing is all her.

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford lead the Broadway cast, complete with Tiny Desk-sized orchestrations by Stephen Sondhiem's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Tunick.

More than 150 people across more than 20 states have fallen ill after being exposed to cucumbers that were possibly contaminated with salmonella, the CDC said Wednesday. No deaths have been reported.