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In 'The Ventriloquists,' The True Story Of A Fake Newspaper

7:00am September 01, 2019

by Jean Zimmerman

E.R. Ramzipoor's novel tells the story a group of resisters in Belgium during World War II who lampooned the Nazis by putting out a satirical edition of the newspaper Le Soir, then a Nazi mouthpiece.

Farmers Anil Geela, left, and Pilli Tirupati do their version of the Kiki Challenge, dancing to Drake's song "In My Feelings." In the mud. With oxen.

Whatever Happened To ... The Farmers Who Danced In The Mud For The 'Kiki Challenge'?

7:00am September 01, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Last summer, they danced to Drake's "In My Feelings" in a rice paddy and racked up a million page views. Here's what the farmers — and the vlogger behind it — have been up to since then.

Chef José Andrés attends the weekend opening of the Cove Resort at Atlantis Paradise Island on Nov. 4, 2017, in The Bahamas.

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Not My Job: We Ask Michelin-Star Chef José Andrés About The Michelin Man

12:10pm August 31, 2019

Andrés' restaurants have won Michelin stars, but how much does he know about the Michelin Man, the weirdly bloated, rubberized spokesmascot for the Michelin tire company?

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In her memoir, I, Rhoda, Harper (pictured here in 2013) writes that she was "determined to define [Rhoda's] style" and help soften her sharp edge.

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Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80

11:06am August 31, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Harper's Mary Tyler Moore Show character was the perfect foil for the sitcom's buttoned-up protagonist. "Rhoda had this wonderful quality of saying the unsayable," Harper told NPR in 2010.

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In video games, you can be anyone you want to be.

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Should Your Avatar's Skin Match Yours?

10:04am August 31, 2019

by Jess Kung

In a video game, you can try on different identities. But the rules of the real world don't always translate to the fantasy world.

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The Journey To '10,000 Balconies'

8:19am August 31, 2019

by Hannah Allam

A Syrian playwright wanted to write a love story based on Romeo and Juliet. Set in Damascus. Performed in Arkansas. After a three-year ordeal, the production comes to stage this weekend.

Jasmine Cho's cookie portrait of Afong Moy, who is often cited as the first Chinese woman to step foot in the United States. Beginning in the 1830s, Moy was put on display before crowds as a curiosity.

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Cookie Artist Teaches Edible Lessons In Asian-American History

7:01am August 31, 2019

by Caroline Choe

Jasmine Cho makes cookie portraits of people like Takao Ozawa, who was denied U.S. citizenship on the basis of race in a landmark case. Her goal: to make social justice lessons more palatable.

Palestine + 100, edited by Basma Ghalayini

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'Palestine + 100' Explores Contested Territory, Past And Future

12:00am August 31, 2019

by Amal El-Mohtar

A new anthology invites Palestinian writers to imagine their homeland in 2048 — 100 years after the creation of Israel. The stories are inventive, dextrous, painful, and even sometimes playful.

Aparna Nancherla, who has now performed comedy specials for Netflix and Comedy Central (seen here), says an episode of depression led her to attempt stand-up comedy for the first time while in college.

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Aparna Nancherla: 'I'm Still Shy,' Even As A Stand-Up Star

6:46pm August 30, 2019

by Audie Cornish

A comedian who has often found the laughs in anxiety, she reflects on her start in stand-up, being a shy kid and her experience in television writers' rooms in a public conversation.

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High Point Takes Giant Steps Toward Honoring Coltrane Legacy

3:39pm August 30, 2019

by David Ford

The city of High Point honored a legendary saxophonist on Friday. Following years of preparation, the official John Coltrane Historical Marker was finally unveiled.