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"The cities were swallowed up, others were abandoned by as many of the inhabitants as were able to make their escape." – Strabo. Southern Jordan Valley, Jordan. 2016

Infertile Crescent: A Photographer's Journey On Jordan's Borders

7:36am March 24, 2019

by Amr Alfiky

Curious about the changing landscape on her country's borders, Jordanian photographer Nadia Bseiso journeyed to the border of Jordan with Israel asking, "Is the crescent still fertile?"

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'Giraffes On Horseback Salad' Tells The Lost Story Of Harpo Marx And Salvador Dalí

7:00am March 24, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

When Salvador Dalí met Harpo Marx, he was so infatuated that he wrote a treatment for a surreal Marx Brothers film, Giraffes on Horseback Salad. The film didn't fly, but this graphic novel does.

Syria Photographer Covers The Fall Of ISIS

5:43pm March 23, 2019

Felipe Dana is a photojournalist who has been covering the fall of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Comedian Aidy Bryant On '80s Brians

12:28pm March 23, 2019

Back in the 1980s, there were a lot of Brians, so we'll ask the SNL star three questions — about musician Brian Eno, director Brian De Palma, and Brian Johnson of AC/DC — and see how she does.

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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, by Damon Young

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'What Doesn't Kill You' Navigates The Challenges Of Existing While Black

8:59am March 23, 2019

by Scott Simon

Damon Young's new memoir is full of pointed, thoughtful, barbed and funny essays about the ways race has affected his life, and the lives of his family — and about his hopes for the next generation.

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What It Means For Art When A Museum Rejects Money From The Sackler Family

8:59am March 23, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks New York Times art critic Roberta Smith about the moral questions surrounding art, funding and artists.

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Ahead Of His 100th Birthday, A Reading Of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 'I Am Waiting'

8:59am March 23, 2019

Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100 Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon reads his poem, "I Am Waiting."

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Wit Is Afire In 'Little Boy'

7:00am March 23, 2019

by Craig Morgan Teicher

As he approaches his 100th birthday, the legendary Beat poet and publisher has a new book. Billed as his "literary last will and testament," Little Boy is part memoir, part rambling free-association.

In Us, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex and Lupita Nyong'o (L-R) play the members of a family — and their doppelgangers.

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Jordan Peele Looked Into The Mirror And Saw The Evil Inside 'Us'

7:32pm March 22, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

For his much-anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-winning movie Get Out, the writer-director sets a family up against its own doppelgangers. That is, he made a full-on horror film.

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Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades and Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades in Billions.

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All The Chess Pieces Are On The Move In Season 4 Of 'Billions'

2:26pm March 22, 2019

by David Bianculli

Showtime's drama about wealthy New York power players features writing, acting and directing that have gotten better with each season. Critic David Bianculli calls the show "astoundingly relevant."

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