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A Cultural Triumph: Microbiology Student Makes A Petri Dish Masterpiece

9:23am March 28, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Balaram Khamari has been spending a lot of time in his lab in Puttaparthi, India, culturing colorful bacteria and artfully arranging it on a jelly like substance called agar.

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'The Tree In Me' Is A Blooming Good Spring Read

7:00am March 28, 2021

by Juanita Giles

As spring finally gets springing, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles recommends The Tree in Me, a pink-splashed, exuberant celebration of kids enjoying nature.

Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland's baseball team win the World Series.

How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Scott Simon

In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.

Tina Turner's Life Explored In New Documentary

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Eric Deggans

HBO's documentary on Tina Turner is presented as the 81-year-old singer's final word on her expansive life and career — a history she finds difficult to talk about.

Eddie Izzard co-wrote the script for Six Minutes to Midnight, and stars as half German, half British teacher Thomas Miller.

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Eddie Izzard: 'Hopefully Hitler Is Revolving In Some Trench'

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Scott Simon

Izzard is the co-writer and director of a new movie, Six Minutes to Midnight, based on the real story of a 1930s British finishing school for the daughters of high-ranking Nazis.

Blogger Gabby Beckford On The Difficult Decisions Made Traveling During The Pandemic

7:59am March 27, 2021

Americans long to travel like they did pre-pandemic. Travel blogger Gabby Beckford has been visiting other places, and shares her experience of what it's been like.

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Noga Erez's New Album Explores What It's Like To Be Israeli

7:59am March 27, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Israeli musician Noga Erez about her new album, KIDS.

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Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-Winning American West Author, Dies At 84

7:59am March 27, 2021

Larry McMurtry, novelist who chronicled the American West, died this week at the age of 84.

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Dawnie Walton's 'Opal And Nev' Are So Compelling You Might Forget They're Not Real

7:59am March 27, 2021

Dawnie Walton talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, an oral history of a 20th century rock duo so detailed, you might forget it's fiction.

An illustration of a man standing atop a ladder, dusting the top of a bookcase.

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8 Life Kit Episodes For Spring Cleaning Your Home (And Life)

7:00am March 27, 2021

by Becky Harlan

Ah, spring. Time to declutter and deep clean. Life Kit has episodes to help — from your kitchen to your closet all the way to your photo albums.