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Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.

Biologist named David Mech is credited with popularizing the idea.

The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music.

Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the power of ballet and her memories of watching choreographer George Balanchine bring the music of Tchaikovsky to life with the New York City Ballet.

A fever-dream of a "Wuthering Heights" adaptation is out this weekend starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. And Stephen Curry-produced GOAT is a speedy, snazzily animated sports flick.

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Hawaii is the only U.S. state to have once been an independent monarchy. Its last queen, Lili'uokalani, fought the influence of the white sugar planters who controlled most of the islands. But they managed to overthrow her and annex Hawaii to the United States in 1898.

The Help has become a box-office smash, and the National Domestic Workers Alliance is using the film to raise awareness for real-life Aibileens and Minnys via its "Be The Help Campaign." A series of viewing parties across the country on Oscar night is designed to support the actresses who, with their work, honored domestic work and made it visible. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports.

NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.

If you consider yourself a baker and you celebrate Mardi Gras, making a king cake is a rite of passage.