Pesto the king penguin chick, right, mingles in his enclosure at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium on Friday. Rod McGuirk/AP hide caption
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Chris Hemsworth voices Orion Pax/Optimus Prime in Transformers One. Paramount Pictures hide caption
TikToks by passengers on the Ultimate World Cruise — screenshot by NPR — capture the highs and lows of the nine-month journey, which ended last week. @drjennytravels/@anthonyantoine1021/@brooklyntravelstheworld hide caption
Maisy Stella as Elliott in My Old Ass. Marni Grossman/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption
Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance. Christine Tamalet hide caption
Hundreds of costumed "Helens" are cheerfully invading bars across the country this month in honor of Helen Roper, the character from the 1970s sitcom Three's Company. Above, three "founding Helens": Jen Lewis, left, Kerri Pepperman and Erin Morrison, at the Mrs. Roper Romp in Ypsilanti, Mich. Neda Ulaby/NPR hide caption
Colin Farrell in The Penguin. Macall Polay/HBO hide caption
New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis Armstrong. A girl twerking. Brunch. Getty Images hide caption
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Jean Smart won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her performance in Hacks. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Hosts Eugene Levy and Dan Levy speak during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
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Betty Gilpin's performance as Lina in Three Women is making Linda Holmes happy this week. Starz hide caption
Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn (left) and Jessica Gunning as Martha (right) in Netflix's Baby Reindeer. Ed Miller/Netflix hide caption
Reservation Dogs is Eric Deggans' pick for Best Comedy. Above, Bear (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), right, Elora Danan (Devery Jacobs), Cheese (Lane Factor) and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) in Season 3. FX hide caption
Ahead of the Emmys on Sunday, NPR’s TV critic presents The Deggy awards
Ian McKellen, left, plays a powerful and reviled theater critic in The Critic, alongside Gemma Arterton, in the role of an actress who was once one of his targets. Sean Gleason/Greenwich Entertainment hide caption
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on September 10, 2024. SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Post Malone, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter laugh backstage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday in Elmont, N.Y. John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV hide caption
Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) has got a mob to do. HBO hide caption
Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza in My Old Ass. Marni Grossman/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption
Aaron Pierre in Rebel Ridge. Allyson Rigg/Netflix hide caption