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  • More than half of the top 10 box-office hits this year have centered on female characters, says NPR film critic Bob Mondello. But only a few — like <em>Pitch Perfect 2</em> — were written or directed by women.
    This Year, Women (And Girls) Rule The Big Screen
    NPR film critic Bob Mondello notes that this year's most popular movies are surprisingly womancentric. That's more than at any other time in at least three decades.
  • Taylor Swift uses some slick marketing strategies to keep her album No. 1
    The album --- “The Tortured Poets Department" -- has now spent 15 weeks at No. 1. Swift’s hold on the top spot is as much about marketing magic as it is music.
  • Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury appears during pregame warmups at Footprint Center in Phoenix last fall.
    What Brittney Griner's detention in Russia tells us about basketball's gender pay gap
    "The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.
  • Seattle Names Newest Street Sweeper 'OK Broomer'
    The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.
  • French Open
    Linda talks to Peter Bodo, senior writer for Tennis Magazine, about the surprise upset today of American favorite Pete Sampras by Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov (ka-FELL-nik-ov) at the French Open. Bodo says that Sampras's proven inability to play well on clay, along with the stress he has recently felt as the top seed in men's tennis, contributed to his loss. Kafelnikov will advance to the final on Sunday against Michael Stich of Germany. Bodo believes that Kafelnikov's "time has come" and picks him to win Sunday's final match. In women's tennis, Bodo believes that Steffi Graf is in top condition and is likely to win her match against Arantxa Sanchez (ah-RAHN-tcha SANN-chezz) of Spain in Saturday's final.
  • This week's quiz has happiness and happy dogs. You're welcome
    Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.
  • Starbucks Tests Drink That Tastes Like Stout Beer
    The Dark Barrel Latte is topped with whipped cream and a dark caramel sauce, but contains no actual alcohol. The beer flavored coffee is only available in a few places.
  • How much would you pay for a good Scotch whisky?
    Someone just spent a record-setting $2.7 million for a bottle of Macallan at an auction. It was bottled in 1986 after 60 years of aging — it was a small batch for top customers.
  • 2. Week In Review
    HOST ALEX CHADWICK AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.
  • 2. Week In Review
    SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.
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