Welcome back to this week’s roundup. I’ve pulled together a mix of essays, creative pieces, and news worth your time. This week includes a profile on Ryan Coogler, a look at Trump’s push to defund NPR and PBS, lessons from Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” a year later, how the run club relationships are going, and a reflection on turning 30 and looking back on life in their twenties. Whether you’re looking for something informative, reflective, or just a solid weekend read, there’s something here for you.

Trump says he’s ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can’t

Late last night, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to end federal funding for NPR and PBS

By David Folkenflik / NPR

memory box

reflecting on my twenties in the wake of turning 30

By Jenna Clare / Chasing a Feeling

Lessons from Kendrick Lamar and ‘Not Like Us’ — one year later

OPINION: I’m not sure any of us, Kendrick Lamar and Drake included, realized just how much nothing would be the same once “Not Like Us” hit the streets.

By Panama Jackson / TheGrio

So, How’s Your Running-Club Relationship Working Out?

A progress report on whether sweating it out really goes any better than sticking to dating apps.

By Hannah Smothers / The Cut

Ryan Coogler’s Road to “Sinners”

The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires.

By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker