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Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston cop, in 2022. She maintains she was framed by police. Here’s a refresher on the case — and a look at what’s happened since last year’s mistrial.

It’s hard out there for single women who date men. You’ve maybe heard friends complaining about the dating pool, or perhaps you yourself are navigating its murky waters. According to economics reporter Rachel Wolfe at The Wall Street Journal, American women are giving up on marriage, with only 34% of single women looking for romance, versus 54% of single men.Brittany is joined by Rachel, alongside Minda Honey, author of her memoir, The Heartbreak Years. Together they talk about the key reasons why women are less and less interested in the prospect of dating, let alone getting married.Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content. Join NPR+ today.

At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, indie studios showed off ambitious games made by small development teams.

Misericordia is one of the most surprising films our critic’s seen this year. It focuses on a man who returns to his small village for a funeral — only to become enmeshed in countless entanglements.

Nunez’s 2018 novel won the National Book Award. It’s now a film, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, about a woman who inherits a dog after her friend’s suicide. Originally broadcast in 2019.

In Death of a Unicorn, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star as dad and daughter facing off against some angry-as-hell horned beasts. Like so many creature features, it poses a direct question amid all the chaos and carnage: Who’s the real monster here? The film also stars Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, and Téa Leoni.Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture.

The “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” order removes “divisive, race-centered ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

Thirty years after the death of Selena Quintanilla, Texas Standard’s Raul Alonzo visits places in Corpus Christi where the icon of Tejano music is remembered and memorialized.

The festival has been a Park City, Utah institution for over 40 years.

NPR’s Emily Kwong speaks with director Trương Minh Quý about his new film Việt and Nam. It follows the journey of two young miners as they search for intimacy and escape.