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After a record-setting Christmas, Hollywood wraps up the year with more than $9 billion in the till -- the second biggest box office total in its history. Film critic NPR's Bob Mondello says a large part of that money was well-earned: some of 2003's most popular movies were also among the year's best. He offers a list of his top movie picks for the year.

A lot of us fall into the trap of saving up work we have to complete over the weekend for Sunday evening. Get catch-up work done earlier, so the last thing you do before Monday is something fun.

Avoiding money issues is often at the expense of our longer-term financial — and mental — wellbeing. To upend problematic money behavior, try doing an audit of your last few money interactions.

Liberation Station was started as a pop-up book store in 2019.

Watch the pianist, who's been called "a performer of near-superhuman prowess," play a smart set that spans six centuries.

The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.

In his wide-ranging, expertly curated anthology Becoming Americans, Ilan Stavans collects four centuries of immigrants' stories.

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted to tell.

Making exercise a daily habit can feel daunting if it feels like it counts only when you go all in. Instead, remember that every small movement counts.

If you want to be a better listener, the first step is to stop talking.

It can be tempting to say yes to things you just don't want to do if it means avoiding conflict. It turns out a common mistake is giving too much of an explanation or being over-apologetic.

The best way to support your loved ones who don't want to drink is to make sure drinking feels like a choice — not an obligation.

Before her death at 39 in 1963, singer Dinah Washington battled her seven husbands, her weight and even her fans. But when she sang, nothing else mattered. Biographer Nadine Cohodas talks about Washington's life and music.

For the Good Times features upbeat Western swing, country ballads and obscure covers.

After the acrimonious departure of guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher, the former members of Oasis have regrouped with a different name and a brash new sound.

The Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.

The boundary-pushing dance pop group delivers a performance awash in upbeat and optimistic melody.

One of the most sought after producers in music brings a trio of familiar voices to the Tiny Desk.

Insurance brokers are waging a campaign to exclude the sales commissions insurers pay them from the companies' administrative expenses. Though that battle may sound arcane, there's big money at stake for consumers.

The longtime Fox contributor was 78 years old.