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 Emmy-award winning actor, stand-up comic, and TV host died Friday in Las Vegas, after complications from cancer, according to his publicist. -
Activision Blizzard is behind huge games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. But the company has faced reports of a workplace culture rife with sexual harassment. -
The video game industry has a reputation for long hours and toxic environments. But now, a small studio is hoping to chart a different path as the first unionized video game company in North America.
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Bob Saget was found dead Sunday night at age 65. Many remember him for his roles on TV. But he was most at home by himself, on stage, telling often-raunchy and boundary-pushing jokes.
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Journalist Ian Urbina recruited musicians to make music based off his reporting on crimes in international waters. Some participating artists complained they were misled about their side of the deal.
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Rapper Drakeo the Ruler, killed backstage at a Los Angeles concert on Dec. 19, overcame significant legal troubles to achieve renown with his distinctive flow and idiosyncratic wordplay.
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The writer and path-setting activist bell hooks died Wednesday at her home in Kentucky. She thought deeply about love — what it is, and why we need it.
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Workers in arts and culture are currently embracing a wave of labor organizing. From museums to comic books to games, unions are coming to the arts.
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NPR's end of the year picks are collected in a recommendation tool we're calling: Books We Love. It's more than just a list of the year's best books.
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Nominees for the 64th Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday. In the top categories are some familiar names such as Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Billie Eilish, and newer artists like Olivia Rodrigo.
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Pop star Britney Spears has a big hearing in court Friday. It could decide whether to end the conservatorship that's controlled her life for the past 13 years.
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The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.
