Manuela López Restrepo
Manuela López Restrepo is a producer and writer at All Things Considered. She's been at NPR since graduating from The University of Maryland, and has worked at shows like Morning Edition and It's Been A Minute. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat Martin. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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                        One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.
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                        This week's discourse has revolved around the so-called "Gen Z stare" in professional and retail environments. But what are people really talking about?
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                        NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.
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                        NPR's movie critic and producers discuss how queerness is present across all genres of movies in ways seen and unseen.
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                        Pitbull fans are honoring him the only way they know how: partying till dawn in bald caps and fake goatees.
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                        The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.
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                        This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.
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                        Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
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                        Amid tariff confusion, online vendors are looking to recruit new customers.
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                        His Hollywood career as a character actor spans decades, but this The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones star has decidedly become the internet's guy du jour — for more than one reason.