Bowen Yang invited Tina Fey onto his podcast. He’s still dwelling on what she said Bowen Yang talks to Wild Card about his proudest moment as a kid, hard truths from Tina Fey and why he thinks there’s more to reality than we can see or touch. Read more on NPR

Fake beauty queens charm judges at the Miss AI pageant Ten models that exist only in the digital realm have made it to the finals of what’s being billed as the world’s first beauty pageant involving AI. Read more on NPR

Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability. Read more on NPR

South Korea to restart loudspeaker broadcasts into North to combat trash balloons South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons. Read more on NPR

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians. Read more on NPR