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Author Jen Sookfong Lee in front of the Vancouver tea shop where her grandfather's barber shop once stood.

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Tea And Memories With Vancouver Author Jen Sookfong Lee

7:03am October 29, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Lee's grandfather owned a barber shop — there's a tea shop there now — and was a pillar of Vancouver's Chinese-Canadian community. Over jasmine tea, Lee talks about her memories of her grandfather.

President Trump addresses the crowd before delivering the keynote address at Liberty University's commencement in Lynchburg, Va., on May 13.

After 'Choosing Donald Trump,' Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?

7:00am October 29, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

In his new book about the president and faith, author Stephen Mansfield argues evangelical witness has been hurt by the church's support for Trump.

Museum curator Teddy Reeves demonstrates a method of salvaging damaged photos at a workshop in Beaumont, Texas.

'All Is Not Lost': These Experts Help Save Hurricane-Soaked Heirlooms

3:01am October 29, 2017

by Allison Lee

Hurricane victims can replace chairs, cars, even homes. But they can't replace family photos or VHS tapes of grandma. So the Smithsonian and FEMA have dispatched a "heritage task force" to Texas.

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from Marine One on the White House South Lawn, September 29, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

Previously Unseen Photos Of Michelle Obama Illuminate 'Chasing Light'

5:42pm October 28, 2017

by Michel Martin

Official White House photographer Amanda Lucidon's new book collects scenes featuring the former first lady — "one of the most genuine and compassionate and thoughtful people" she'd ever met.

Brian May performs with Queen earlier in 2017.

Not My Job: Queen's Brian May Gets Quizzed About Dairy Queen

12:44pm October 28, 2017

The astrophysicist, 3D photography enthusiast and, yes, hall-of-fame rock star answers our questions about DQ — the ice cream and fast food franchise.

In the film adaptation of Thank You For Your Service, U.S. soldiers Adam Schumann (Miles Teller), Solo Aeiti (Beulah Koale) and Will Waller (Joe Cole) struggle to return to civilian life.

In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq

10:17am October 28, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Based on a book by journalist David Finkel, the new film examines the challenges of three young men who return from military combat to their families and a crumbling VA.

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How To Design Haunted Houses

8:09am October 28, 2017

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Leonard Pickel, who is a haunted house architect. For more than 40 years he's designed and worked on these fear factories.

'The King is Always Above the People' by Daniel Alarcon

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'The King Is Always Above The People' In More Lands Than One

8:09am October 28, 2017

by Melissa Block

Daniel Alarcón's new collection of short stories follows a young man living in a capital post-revolution and includes an Abraham Lincoln love story, set in modern-day Chicago.

Denise Gough as Emma, an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage, in People, Places & Things. Gough won an Olivier award for the role during the play's London run.

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'People, Places & Things' Is A Clear-Eyed Look At Addiction

8:09am October 28, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Irish playwright Duncan Macmillan's latest work follows an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage. It's an unsentimental take on addiction and recovery that offers no easy answers.

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'I Can't Breathe' Shows Us Eric Garner's Life — Not Just His Death

7:00am October 28, 2017

by Alex Gilvarry

Garner's death at the hands of police on a Staten Island street in 2014 sparked nationwide protests. Matt Taibbi's new book traces his life, and the policing policies that brought him to that moment.