NPR News: 'It Is Neither Nor, It Is Both': Tom Hanks Finds No Easy Answers In 'The Circle'

'It Is Neither Nor, It Is Both': Tom Hanks Finds No Easy Answers In 'The Circle'
In the film adaptation of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel, Hanks plays Eamon Bailey, co-founder of a giant social media and tech company with the creepy mantra: "Sharing is caring."

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NPR News: 'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit

'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit
Some 350 years ago, Milton's epic chronicled the Fall of Man, wrought by the red fruit. Except that it might've been a fig or peach or pear. An ancient Roman made a pun – and the apple myth was born.

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NPR News: Thousands March In D.C. To Protest Trump Climate Policies

Thousands March In D.C. To Protest Trump Climate Policies
Thousands of marchers converged in Washington, D.C. for what organizers called the People's Climate March, stopping in front of the White House to boo and yell "shame!"

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April 30, 2017 at 06:56PM

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NPR News: These Short Films Shine A Spotlight On Sexual Harassment

These Short Films Shine A Spotlight On Sexual Harassment
Israeli playwright Sigal Avin teamed up with her friend David Schwimmer to produce #ThatsHarassment. The short films — some inspired by her own experiences — aim to clarify what harassment is.

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NPR News: The Call-In: Your Stories About Veterans Affairs

The Call-In: Your Stories About Veterans Affairs
This week's Call-In is about the Department of Veterans Affairs: stories from veterans about getting health care and ideas for reforming the whole agency.

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April 30, 2017 at 06:56PM

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NPR News: 'I'd Die For You' Gives A Glimpse Into F. Scott Fitzgerald's Writing Life

'I'd Die For You' Gives A Glimpse Into F. Scott Fitzgerald's Writing Life
Fitzgerald wrote most of his best work in his 20s, and the stories in this new collection — all unpublished or uncollected — demonstrate how hard it was for him to deliver what readers wanted.

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NPR News: Alaska Guessing Game Provides Climate Change Record

Alaska Guessing Game Provides Climate Change Record
Months behind the rest of the country, spring is advancing across Alaska. And a contest that has residents guess the date of river ice breakup is showing a trend toward earlier and earlier melt.

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April 30, 2017 at 05:44PM

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NPR News: A Trauma Nurse Reflects On 'Compassion Fatigue'

A Trauma Nurse Reflects On 'Compassion Fatigue'
Years of treating grievously injured people starts to wear on a person. a trauma nurse in Minneapolis says. She explores "compassion fatigue" in a semi-autobiographical poem.

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NPR News: Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog

Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Research News
Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.

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NPR News: Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog

Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.

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April 30, 2017 at 04:00PM

Everything to Know About the Met Gala

The inside scoop on “the party of the year,” from how much it costs to who gets to go and why you should care.
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Tamara Houston, Sophia Toh

Ms. Houston is a nurse at the Veterans Affairs Department in San Francisco, and Ms. Toh is head of global marketing analytics for Visa.
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Robert Zakem, Richard DeFeo Jr.

Mr. Zakem is with Deloitte & Touche in Atlanta, and Mr. DeFeo is a social worker. They met while practicing law at different firms in Washington.
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Quinn Dang, Andrew Prokop

She is a lawyer in Washington, and he is the White House correspondent for Vox.
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Nina Woolley, Braveen Ragunanthan

The bride and groom met at Duke, and each is to soon begin a medical residency in Pittsburgh.
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Luna Atamian, Jonas Hahn-Petersen

The couple will combine their surnames and be known as Mr. and Mrs. Atamian Hahn-Peterson.
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Jessica Marsden, Alexander Worsnip

They’re both with the University of North Carolina, she as an Equal Justice Works fellow in the law school and he as a philosophy professor.
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Jennifer Hoguet, Peter Sneider

She is a theater consultant, and he is a cosmetics buyer for Bloomingdale’s.
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Barbara Gao, Kevin Shapiro

The couple met at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated magna cum laude and he summa cum laude.
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Annie Berger, Austin Hall

The bride and groom met in kindergarten but didn’t connect until attending an informal high school reunion.
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Allison Carryl, Rhys Gordon

The couple, who married in White Plains, met four years ago through Match.com.
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Alison Goldman, Kelly Brewster

The bride, a graduate of Columbia, and the groom, a graduate of Syracuse, met through JSwipe.
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Sarah King, Zachary Friedman

She is a New York lawyer, and he runs a personal finance website. They met in Kyrgyzstan.
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Mira Emmett, Michael Rothman

The bride is a lawyer; the groom works in cybersecurity.
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Maureen Martino, Saharat Surattanont

She’s a psychiatrist, and he’s an architect. The minister who set them up on a blind date is to marry them.
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Alicia Molt, Stephen West

She is in politics; he is in investment banking. They met in Washington.
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NPR News: Not My Job: We Quiz A Retired CIA Analyst On Briefs (The Underwear)

Not My Job: We Quiz A Retired CIA Analyst On Briefs (The Underwear)
John Nixon has done both briefing and debriefing, so we'll see what he knows about underwear briefs. The former CIA analyst, who interrogated Saddam Hussein, is the author of Debriefing the President.

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NPR News: Thousands Of Marchers Expected To Take On Trump's Climate Policies

Thousands Of Marchers Expected To Take On Trump's Climate Policies
On the symbolic 100th day in office for President Trump, who has denied climate change, protesters are rallying in front of the White House to call for better environmental protections.

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April 29, 2017 at 11:15PM

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NPR News: Reading The Game: Stardew Valley

Reading The Game: Stardew Valley
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games travels to Pelican Town to explore the bucolic pleasures of Stardew Valley, a farming simulator inspired by the classic 1990s Harvest Moon games.

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NPR News: Is Facebook Real Life Or Is It Just Fantasy?

Is Facebook Real Life Or Is It Just Fantasy?
Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear from a woman in an "emotional affair" with a college friend on Facebook.

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Bridal Fashions Find a Chaste Side

In the spring 2018 bridal collections, modesty comes forward, stepping away from the sexy, sheer look.
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He Hit the Right Notes

The bride and groom met at Yale, where they graduated.
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No Cutting in Line (Present Company Excluded)

The couple met in a very long, and tumultuous, coat-check line in New York.
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NPR News: In Utah, How You Tread Through This Canyon Matters

In Utah, How You Tread Through This Canyon Matters
In Utah's canyon country, federal land managers are partially lifting a ban on off-road vehicle travel through an area that's prized for its sensitive Native American cultural sites.

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April 29, 2017 at 06:57PM

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NPR News: American Medical Association President On GOP Health Care Plan

American Medical Association President On GOP Health Care Plan
Republicans have revived efforts to overhaul health care. NPR's Scott Simon asks American Medical Association President Andrew Gurman what he'd like to see in a health care bill.

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April 29, 2017 at 06:57PM

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NPR News: Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear new music by country veteran Marty Stuart, former Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto, psychedelic hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces and more in April's playlist, curated by public-radio hosts.

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April 29, 2017 at 06:57PM
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NPR News: 'Obit' Follows The 'Times' Team Charged With Turning Lives Into History

'Obit' Follows The 'Times' Team Charged With Turning Lives Into History
A documentarian spent six days filming The New York Times obit desk at work. One staffer describes the process of writing an obituary as "equal parts exhilaration and terror."

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NPR News: She Calls Her Movies 'Afro Bubble Gum Art'

She Calls Her Movies 'Afro Bubble Gum Art'
Wanuri Kahiu doesn't want to make films about suffering Africans. Her movies celebrate happiness — with a sci-fi twist.

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NPR News: Art Is A Matter Of Life And Death In 'The Electric Sublime'

Art Is A Matter Of Life And Death In 'The Electric Sublime'
W. Maxwell Prince's bloody, silly and deeply likeable new graphic novel imagines a world where works of art are real spaces you can step into — with real problems that can cause hundreds of deaths.

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NPR News: Those TV Drug Ads Distract Us From The Medical Care We Need

Those TV Drug Ads Distract Us From The Medical Care We Need
Doctors spend lots of time answering questions about the latest drug ad, and that means less time answering questions that could really help your health, a primary care physician says.

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April 29, 2017 at 04:00PM

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The Return of the Chaste Bride

In the spring 2018 bridal collections, nudity is passé, modesty is in.
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Pastoral Living in Stardew Valley: Mesmerized by a Online Game

Move over, Minecraft. See you, Prison Life. On computer screens this spring, daffodils are blooming, sap is dripping and love is in the air.
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From Ghana to Hanover Square

The unlikely, barrier-breaking journey that has led Edward Enninful, the new editor of British Vogue, to one of the most powerful positions in fashion.
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100 Days of Trump Style

The transition from self-branding to state branding became a lightening rod for multiple issues surrounding the new administration.
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100 Days of Trump Fashion: The Timeline

From Inauguration Day to the first lady’s birthday.
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Tinsley Mortimer Changes Hats, but Not Her Hair Color

What does a onetime charity-circuit and gossip-column regular who has returned to New York to appear on a Bravo reality soap opera do before most anything else? She gets her hair colored.
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John Waters’s Writing Room in Baltimore, Full of Kitsch

The film director and writer lives in a 1927 Italianate-style house. The second-floor writer’s room has a lot of pop-culture ephemera.
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A Kitsch-Filled Writer’s Room for John Waters

The film director and author lives in a 1927 Italianate-style house. A second-floor writing space has lots of pop-culture ephemera.
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Goop and Condé Nast Team Up on a Magazine

Gwyneth Paltrow’s advice — on jade eggs, crystals, floral salves and more — will be available in print this September.
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The Sunny Escapism of the Photographer Gray Malin

His pictures of balloons, life preservers and llamas are meant to soothe rather than provoke, and Rihanna and Reese Witherspoon are among his fans.
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NPR News: 'Obit' Documentary Follows Journalists Who Tell Lively Stories Of Death

'Obit' Documentary Follows Journalists Who Tell Lively Stories Of Death
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews Obit, a documentary about obituary writing at The New York Times.

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NPR News: Fyre Festival Fiasco: Luxury Music Experience Turns Into Vacation Nightmare

Fyre Festival Fiasco: Luxury Music Experience Turns Into Vacation Nightmare
Attendees to the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas were promised a luxury music festival experience. Instead they found themselves in a vacation nightmare.

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NPR News: A Haunting '60s Film About Mental Illness And Incarceration Becomes A Ballet

A Haunting '60s Film About Mental Illness And Incarceration Becomes A Ballet
Frederick Wiseman's controversial 1967 documentary Titicut Follies exposed conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital in Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the filmmaker, now 87, has adapted it to dance.

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A Rainbow of Benefits

Galas were held recently for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; the A.S.P.C.A.; City Harvest; and PEN America.
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A Rainbow of Benefits

Galas were held last week for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; the A.S.P.C.A.; City Harvest; and PEN America.
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NPR News: At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things

At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things
At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.

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April 29, 2017 at 02:31AM

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NPR News: Sheryl Crow On World Cafe

Sheryl Crow On World Cafe
Crow's new album, Be Myself, is inspired by the spirit of her '90s hits. Hear her perform new music, plus an older favorite, in this session.

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April 29, 2017 at 01:37AM
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NPR News: PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump
President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

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April 29, 2017 at 01:22AM

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NPR News: Listening Back To A 2009 Conversation With Director Jonathan Demme

Listening Back To A 2009 Conversation With Director Jonathan Demme
The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who died Wednesday, directed The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Married to the Mob and Stop Making Sense. We'll hear a clip of his 2009 conversation with Dave Davies.

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NPR News: In 'The Circle', What We Give Up When We Share Ourselves

In 'The Circle', What We Give Up When We Share Ourselves
The film, based on the book by Dave Eggers, presents a dystopian view of where Silicon Valley is taking the world and captures the tech industry's failure to acknowledge the downside of its creations.

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NPR News: 19th Century Princess And Cookbook Author Was Also Georgia's First Feminist

19th Century Princess And Cookbook Author Was Also Georgia's First Feminist
Princess Barbare Jorjadze is renowned for her cookbook. But she spent most of her life writing letters, poems and essays, to fight for a greater public role for Georgian women.

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NPR News: Gorillaz On World Cafe

Gorillaz On World Cafe
Damon Albarn says the meaning of Humanz has changed now that the "dark fantasy" he says inspired it has become a political reality. Hear an interview and live performance from World Cafe's studio.

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April 29, 2017 at 12:39AM
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NPR News: Film Adaptation Of 'The Circle' Is Part Satire, Part Moralistic Melodrama

Film Adaptation Of 'The Circle' Is Part Satire, Part Moralistic Melodrama
Emma Watson and Tom Hanks star in the remake of Dave Eggers' novel about a giant social media company. Critic David Edelstein says he found much of the acting overheated and the ending confusing.

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NPR News: Whose Side Was She On? 'American Heiress' Revisits Patty Hearst's Kidnapping

Whose Side Was She On? 'American Heiress' Revisits Patty Hearst's Kidnapping
Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin says Hearst, who was abducted in 1974 and declared allegiance to her captors, "responded rationally to the circumstances." Originally broadcast Aug. 3, 2016.

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NPR News: Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?
In honor of our long flight from Brooklyn to Phoenix, this final round is called, "Are We There Yet?" Every answer contains something that sounds like a method of transportation.

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NPR News: Mystery Guest

Mystery Guest
Our Mystery Guest Stacey Gordon has an interesting job that takes her from Phoenix to a street in New York City. Can you guess what it is before Ophira and Jonathan?

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NPR News: Things With Wings

Things With Wings
Inspired by the 1980s band from Phoenix, Arizona, we rewrote the Mr. Mister hit song "Broken Wings" to be about things...with wings.

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NPR News: Rinse, Pete, Repeat

Rinse, Pete, Repeat
We invented alternate definitions for words that start with "re." If we said, "I GIVE UP trying to WRITE MY NAME at the bottom of this letter," you would say, "Re-sign" or "resign."

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NPR News: Penn Jillette: Fool Us Once

Penn Jillette: Fool Us Once
Ask Me Another rises from the ashes in Phoenix, AZ with Penn Jillette! He pulls back the curtain on his distaste for magic, his strictly working relationship with Teller, and his love of being fooled.

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NPR News: Daylight Saving Time Travel

Daylight Saving Time Travel
Fun fact! Phoenix, Arizona does not recognize Daylight Saving Time! So we wrote an audio quiz with clips from famous works involving time travel.

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NPR News: Click-Bait And Switch

Click-Bait And Switch
To get more people interested in history, we've written clickbait-style headlines for important historical events. Contestants ring in to guess the event — but what happens after that will SHOCK you.

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11 Wedding Dresses for Under $2,000

Want a couture look for less? Bridal Fashion Week showcased many choices for the budget-conscious bride.
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7 Key Themes in Rei Kawakubo’s Career

In advance of the Comme des Garçons designer's exhibition at the Costume Institute, Alexander Fury revisits important ideas in her work.
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NPR News: Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Great Big Summer Movie Preview

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Great Big Summer Movie Preview
Every year at this time, we sit down to make reckless box office predictions and talk up the films we're most excited to see. This time around, we're joined by Audie Cornish of All Things Considered.

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Does a Son Need a Male Role Model?

Also, insensitivity about a disability and learning to live with being out of the loop.
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NPR News: What Did Ancient Romans Eat? New Novel Serves Up Meals And Intrigue

What Did Ancient Romans Eat? New Novel Serves Up Meals And Intrigue
In ancient Rome, food was a bargaining chip for position for slaves and nobles alike. At the center of Feast Of Sorrow is real-life nobleman Apicius, who inspired the oldest surviving cookbook.

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NPR News: Paula Hawkins Prepares To Dive 'Into The Water'

Paula Hawkins Prepares To Dive 'Into The Water'
Author Paula Hawkins was down on her luck when her 2015 book The Girl on the Train became a smash hit. Now she's grappling with success and preparing to launch her followup, Into the Water.

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NPR News: For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals

For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals
Through home visits, very ill people get help with pain, stress and symptoms. Medical centers, initially skeptical, now embrace the program because it helps patients and makes financial sense.

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April 28, 2017 at 04:00PM

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25 Memorable Looks from The Met Gala

A selection of stand-out ensembles from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala.
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The Peacocks of N.F.L. Draft Night

Dressed to kill in shades of pink, red and gray, the prospects enjoy a golden moment before they have to go back to work.
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NPR News: Trump To Sign Executive Order On Offshore Drilling And Marine Sanctuaries

Trump To Sign Executive Order On Offshore Drilling And Marine Sanctuaries
The president is set to sign an order Friday that aims to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas, and possibly reverse the designation of some marine sanctuaries.

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Environment
April 28, 2017 at 08:16AM

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NPR News: As Los Angeles Burned, The Border Patrol Swooped In

As Los Angeles Burned, The Border Patrol Swooped In
People often remember tensions between African-Americans, white police officers and Korean business owners. That story gets more complicated when you step into a predominantly Latino neighborhood.

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Environment
April 28, 2017 at 05:06AM

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NPR News: The Journalists Who Wring Life Out Of Death: 'Obit'

The Journalists Who Wring Life Out Of Death: 'Obit'
Critic Andrew Lapin says this documentary about the New York Times' Obituaries desk is "a touching inquiry on the nature of public legacy amid the ceaseless march of time."

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NPR News: A Behind-The-Scenes Couple Get Star Treatment In 'Harold And Lillian'

A Behind-The-Scenes Couple Get Star Treatment In 'Harold And Lillian'
A new documentary charts the long and loving marriage of a production designer and a film researcher; critic Scott Tobias calls it "sublime and inspiring."

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NPR News: 'BANG! The Bert Berns Story': The Complicated Man Behind 'Twist And Shout'

'BANG! The Bert Berns Story': The Complicated Man Behind 'Twist And Shout'
A new documentary examines the short life — and shady business practices — of the songwriter/producer behind hits like "Tell Him," "Here Comes the Night" and "Hang On Sloopy."

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NPR News: An Israeli Couple Haltingly Navigate Grief Over 'One Week And A Day'

An Israeli Couple Haltingly Navigate Grief Over 'One Week And A Day'
They've lost their son. The shiva is over. Now, Eyal (Shai Avivi) and Vicky (Jenya Dodina) "veer off on separate tracks of crazed non-coping" says critic Ella Taylor.

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NPR News: Because I Was Harmed

Because I Was Harmed
An advocate against female genital mutilation/cutting explains: "I wanted to break the sense of powerlessness that persists generation after generation."

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NPR News: 'Dear White People' Creator Calls The Netlix Series 'A Conversation Starter'

'Dear White People' Creator Calls The Netlix Series 'A Conversation Starter'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Justin Simien, the creator and writer of Dear White People, a film-turned-Netflix series about being black at a mostly white elite college.

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NPR News: Florida Battles With Tricky Removal Of Costly Muck In Indian River Lagoon

Florida Battles With Tricky Removal Of Costly Muck In Indian River Lagoon
In Florida, an effort is underway to remove more than million cubic feet of muck sullying the Indian River Lagoon, considered North America's most biologically diverse estuary. It's a mess.

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April 28, 2017 at 03:20AM

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NPR News: New Health Care Bill Needs Moderate Republicans' Support — What Do They Want?

New Health Care Bill Needs Moderate Republicans' Support — What Do They Want?
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with moderate Republican Congressman Leonard Lance of New Jersey about what he's looking for in the new health care bill.

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Health Care
April 28, 2017 at 03:20AM

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NPR News: This Time, 'Dear White People' Is Not So Much About Them

This Time, 'Dear White People' Is Not So Much About Them
Season two of Netflix's hit show, with its incessant and incisive look at race at a fictional Ivy League college, doesn't really focus much on white people at all.

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NPR News: As Trump And Congress Flip-Flop On Health Care, Insurers Try To Plan Ahead

As Trump And Congress Flip-Flop On Health Care, Insurers Try To Plan Ahead
Insurance companies face deadlines to offer Affordable Care Act plans for next year, but lawmakers and the White House have left key decisions up in the air.

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April 28, 2017 at 02:16AM

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NPR News: California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round

California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.

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April 28, 2017 at 02:15AM

NPR News: California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round

California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
Research News
Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.

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NPR News: California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round

California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.

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April 28, 2017 at 02:15AM

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For Two Writers, the Road Not Taken Beckons Anew

Michael Ruhlman long had a literary crush on Ann Hood. And now, at last, they are husband and wife.
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NPR News: For 'New York Times' Obit Writers, 'Death Is Never Solicitous Of A Deadline'

For 'New York Times' Obit Writers, 'Death Is Never Solicitous Of A Deadline'
Bruce Weber and Margalit Fox have written obituaries for thousands of people, ranging from heads of state to the inventor of the Etch-a-Sketch. They are featured in the new documentary Obit.

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NPR News: Jessi Colter On World Cafe

Jessi Colter On World Cafe
The country singer tells stories of her wild ride with her husband of 30 years, Waylon Jennings. She was the only woman featured on his genre-defining 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws.

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April 28, 2017 at 12:35AM
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NPR News: Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior

Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.

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April 28, 2017 at 12:03AM

NPR News: Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior

Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Research News
Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.

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April 28, 2017 at 12:03AM
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NPR News: 'The Radium Girls' Is Haunted By Glowing Ghosts

'The Radium Girls' Is Haunted By Glowing Ghosts
Kate Moore's account of the sufferings and struggles of the Radium Girls — factory workers who were poisoned by the glowing radium paint they worked with — reads like a true crime narrative.

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NPR News: In 'Walkaway,' A Blueprint For A New, Weird (But Better) World

In 'Walkaway,' A Blueprint For A New, Weird (But Better) World
Cory Doctorow's latest novel is set in a ripped-from-the-headlines near future dystopia, where the creative and the capable — and the lost — are walking into the wilderness to build a new world.

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NPR News: Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules

Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Research News
Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.

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April 27, 2017 at 04:09PM
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NPR News: ProPublica Investigation Finds Nursing Homes Waste Tons Of Prescription Drugs

ProPublica Investigation Finds Nursing Homes Waste Tons Of Prescription Drugs
A ProPublica investigation reveals nursing homes waste millions of dollars in prescription drugs every year. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with ProPublica's Marshall Allen about his reporting.

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April 27, 2017 at 04:09PM

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NPR News: Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules

Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.

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April 27, 2017 at 04:09PM

Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Push Ruffles Some Fashion Feathers

A battle cry by the president falls flat with some who were ahead of the curve on heritage brands.
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Beyoncé 3.0: The Maternal Ideal

By making her pregnancy a dazzling performance, is the singer raising the bar too high?
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NPR News: Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth

Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth
An inexpensive drug could dramatically reduce the number of deaths of mothers from bleeding after childbirth in low- and middle-income countries around the world.

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April 27, 2017 at 05:21AM
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NPR News: 'Handmaid's Tale' Wants You To Feel Like 'This Could Happen Here'

'Handmaid's Tale' Wants You To Feel Like 'This Could Happen Here'
Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley star in Hulu's TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel — in which fertile women become reproductive surrogates for powerful men and their barren wives.

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NPR News: Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth

Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth
An inexpensive drug could dramatically reduce the number of deaths of mothers from bleeding after childbirth in low- and middle-income countries around the world.

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Health Care
April 27, 2017 at 05:21AM

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Under Cover: Fashion’s New Dress Code

Far from being stuffy, a longer, looser dress in breathable cotton or linen is effortlessly cool.
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NPR News: DRUG SAVES WOMEN IN CHILD BIRTH

DRUG SAVES WOMEN IN CHILD BIRTH
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Health Care
April 27, 2017 at 03:45AM

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NPR News: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, Director Of 'Silence Of The Lambs,' Dies At 73

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, Director Of 'Silence Of The Lambs,' Dies At 73
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme died this morning in his New York apartment, of complications from esophageal cancer. He was 73 years old. Demme had the seemingly effortless ability to cross over from big budget Hollywood movies like "Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia" to documentaries about Haiti and rockumentaries about Talking Heads and Neil Young.

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NPR News: Shutdown Averted: White House Backs Down On Health Care Demands

Shutdown Averted: White House Backs Down On Health Care Demands
The White House appears to be backing down on multiple demands that were threatening a partial government shutdown, including withholding subsidies to help low-income people under Obamacare.

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Health Care
April 27, 2017 at 03:45AM

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NPR News: "It's Not Your Father's LAPD"—And That's A Good Thing

"It's Not Your Father's LAPD"—And That's A Good Thing
"I remember looking out the window the next day and thinking, 'That's weird. It doesn't snow here.' But it wasn't snow. It was ashes. There were that many fires. Throughout the city."

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Environment
April 27, 2017 at 03:45AM

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NPR News: Aimee Mann On World Cafe

Aimee Mann On World Cafe
Mann performs songs from her first solo record after taking time to collaborate with Ted Leo in The Both. While the two of them were on tour, she says, they listened to a lot of Bread.

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World Cafe
April 27, 2017 at 02:56AM
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NPR News: The High Price Of Fake Authenticity: $425 'Muddy' Jeans Inspire Mockery

The High Price Of Fake Authenticity: $425 'Muddy' Jeans Inspire Mockery
This week, the Internet discovered that Nordstrom sells premium denim with a "crackled, caked-on muddy coating" — that is, fake dirt. Former Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe had some thoughts about that.

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John Legend, Mia Farrow and Ryan Reynolds at Time 100 Gala

Fame is not the only measure at Time magazine’s annual gala, which celebrates activists as well as Hollywood stars.
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John Legend, Viola Davis and Ryan Reynolds at the Time 100 Gala

The annual gala celebrated activists as well as Hollywood stars.
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NPR News: 'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy

'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
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Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.

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April 27, 2017 at 01:20AM
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NPR News: 'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy

'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.

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April 27, 2017 at 01:20AM

NPR News: 'Veep' Executive Producer On Making A Show About The 'Craven Desire For Power'

'Veep' Executive Producer On Making A Show About The 'Craven Desire For Power'
The HBO series is now in its sixth season. Producer Frank Rich also writes a column for New York magazine about the intersection of politics and popular culture.

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NPR News: Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' Delivers A Timely And Feminist Message

Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' Delivers A Timely And Feminist Message
A new 10-part adaptation of Margaret Atwood's 1986 novel stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman living in a totalitarian state. Critic David Bianculli says the miniseries depicts a bleak and haunting future.

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Mud-Smeared Jeans? (Things May Get Messy)

Social media users sounded off on denim pants and a jacket that come pre-stained and sell for $425 each.
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California’s Marrakesh: A Country Club That’s Chic Again

“How seriously can you take yourself when you live in a pink house?” said one resident of a desert complex where time stands still and hair doesn’t frizz.
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NPR News: Jonathan Demme And The Simple Power Of The Close-Up

Jonathan Demme And The Simple Power Of The Close-Up
Demme, who directed 36 feature films and documentaries over the course of his long and varied career, died this morning. He was a filmmaker fascinated by the pure emotional force of the human face.

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The Photographer Who Captured People Driving in Los Angeles

In the 1970s, the 19-year-old Mike Mandel shot 75 rolls of film for a project he called “People in Cars.” Now, it becomes a book — and part of an exhibition at SFMOMA.
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Mike Mandel’s “People in Cars”

The photographer’s series from the 1970s is collected in a new book and an exhibition next month.
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NPR News: Jonathan Demme, Director Of 'Silence Of The Lambs,' Dies At 73

Jonathan Demme, Director Of 'Silence Of The Lambs,' Dies At 73
During more than four decades behind the camera, the Oscar-winning filmmaker forged a wide-ranging career — from documentaries to horror. He died Wednesday from complications of esophageal cancer.

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When You Know It’s Love: A Roller Coaster of Emotions

Six months into the relationship between Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, a bit of shouting changed things.
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Ivanka Trump and the Issue of Image in Berlin

The new adviser to the president may be doing her best to change the conversation, but the problem of separating brand from woman arose again in her first official appearance.
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NPR News: Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block

Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block
Appliance makers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the energy efficiency program. Energy Star is among 50 EPA programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget plan.

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Environment
April 26, 2017 at 07:00PM

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NPR News: How A Wild Berry Is Helping To Protect China's Giant Pandas And Its Countryside

How A Wild Berry Is Helping To Protect China's Giant Pandas And Its Countryside
Long before it became a "superfood" in the U.S., schisandra was made into soups and jams and prized as a medicinal plant. Now the berry is at the center of a dramatic new approach to conservation.

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Environment
April 26, 2017 at 06:00PM

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NPR News: 'Maud' Doesn't Quite Live Up To Its Heroine's Example

'Maud' Doesn't Quite Live Up To Its Heroine's Example
Lucy Maud Montgomery — creator of Anne of Green Gables — seems like the perfect subject for a work of young adult fiction. But Melanie Fishbane's Maud feels like a draft of a Montgomery story.

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NPR News: Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias

Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias
Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.

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April 26, 2017 at 04:05PM

NPR News: Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias

Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias
Research News
Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.

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April 26, 2017 at 04:05PM
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NPR News: Now You Can Own JFK's Personal Reflections On History, For A Hefty Price

Now You Can Own JFK's Personal Reflections On History, For A Hefty Price
As a young journalist seven decades ago, John F. Kennedy witnessed a bombed-out Berlin and Adolf Hitler's bunker. Bidding on his diary starts Wednesday and is expected to top $200,000 Wednesday.

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NPR News: Michael Bloomberg And Carl Pope On 'Climate Of Hope'

Michael Bloomberg And Carl Pope On 'Climate Of Hope'
Rachel Martin speaks with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former chairman of the Sierra Club Carl Pope about how cities should respond to climate change. Their book is Climate of Hope.

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April 26, 2017 at 04:03PM

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NPR News: Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' Is Compelling — And Chilling

Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' Is Compelling — And Chilling
The adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian 1985 novel is a horror show revealed in slow motion — and the true horror of its brutal, patriarchal future theocracy is how possible it seems today.

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A Debate Over the Home of New York’s Fashion Industry

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has a plan that would strip the garment district in Manhattan of special zoning protections.
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NPR News: 'Just Show Up': Sheryl Sandberg On How To Help Someone Who's Grieving

'Just Show Up': Sheryl Sandberg On How To Help Someone Who's Grieving
The Facebook executive lost her husband in 2015. She says, "Rather than offer to do something, it's often better to do anything. Just do something specific." Her new book is called Option B.

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NPR News: Kate Tempest On World Cafe

Kate Tempest On World Cafe
Get a look inside the studio as the South London artist performs the first four songs off her latest record, Let Them Eat Chaos, uninterrupted.

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April 26, 2017 at 03:20AM
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NPR News: A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic

A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
Research News
More than a trillion plastic bags are used annually. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene – but scientists have found that wax worms are able to break them down.

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April 26, 2017 at 03:18AM
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A Spring Picnic Recipe From Two Rising N.Y.C. Chefs

Clare de Boer and Jess Shadbolt, the culinary talent behind King, on how to make a savory, packable, classic French tart.
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