Are we in the midst of another mustache renaissance?

Timothée Chalamet, Donald Glover and Benson Boone sporting just a mustache, no beard. Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images The mustache seems to be making a comeback. We're talking no beard, just the 'stache. These days, actor Timothée Chalamet

Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam

President Trump attends a press conference in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017, during his first term in office. Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. has made a trade deal with Vietnam as part of his push to renegotiate

Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty

Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for

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Are we in the midst of another mustache renaissance?

Timothée Chalamet, Donald Glover and Benson Boone sporting just a mustache, no beard. Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images The mustache seems to be making a comeback. We're talking no beard, just the 'stache. These days, actor Timothée Chalamet

Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam

President Trump attends a press conference in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017, during his first term in office. Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. has made a trade deal with Vietnam as part of his push to renegotiate

Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty

Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for

The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won’t have a say

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A Crackdown Inside Iran

Enlarge this image Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 28, 2025 Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian

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Are we in the midst of another mustache renaissance?

Timothée Chalamet, Donald Glover and Benson Boone sporting just a mustache, no beard. Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images The mustache seems to be making a comeback. We're talking no beard, just the 'stache. These days, actor Timothée Chalamet

Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam

President Trump attends a press conference in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017, during his first term in office. Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. has made a trade deal with Vietnam as part of his push to renegotiate

Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty

Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for

The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won’t have a say

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presides over an event celebrating his 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashwini Bhatia/AP DHARAMSHALA, India — Days ahead of his 90th birthday, Tibetan Buddhism's top spiritual leader said the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The Dalai Lama made the statement in

A Crackdown Inside Iran

Enlarge this image Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 28, 2025 Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian

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Are we in the midst of another mustache renaissance?

Timothée Chalamet, Donald Glover and Benson Boone sporting just a mustache, no beard. Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Dia Dipasupil and Michael Tran/Getty Images The mustache seems to be making a comeback. We're talking no beard, just the 'stache. These days, actor Timothée Chalamet

Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam

President Trump attends a press conference in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017, during his first term in office. Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. has made a trade deal with Vietnam as part of his push to renegotiate

Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty

Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for

The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won’t have a say

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presides over an event celebrating his 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashwini Bhatia/AP DHARAMSHALA, India — Days ahead of his 90th birthday, Tibetan Buddhism's top spiritual leader said the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The Dalai Lama made the statement in

A Crackdown Inside Iran

Enlarge this image Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 28, 2025 Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian