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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Lizzo playing James Madison's flute, Usher's thirst traps, and more.
Raffiella Chapman as Vesper, a 13-year-old bio-hacker in <em>Vesper</em>.

This week, Iceland threw baby puffins off cliffs, we mark one year of Sesame Street having its first full-time Black female puppeteer, and we remember hip-hop icon Coolio.

Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.

Vesper

I'm intrigued by a small independent sci-fi movie that has a lot of really beautiful work. It's called , and it's an eco fable about a time when humankind has managed to bioengineer the nature out

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