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Actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a portrait during the 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Not My Job: Aubrey Plaza Gets Quizzed On The Plaza Hotel

10:31am July 17, 2017

In Parks and Recreation, Plaza played an intern who hated everybody and everything. In The Little Hours, she plays a nun who hates everybody and everything, so it's nice to see her branching out.

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"Pinot Noir!/Lann-is-star!/Have-I per-haps gone too-far?": Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) takes a sip or twelve of wine in the premiere episode of Game of Thrones' seventh season.

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'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Premiere: 'Shall We Begin?'

8:34am July 17, 2017

by Glen Weldon

'Dragonstone' saw the disparate plot threads of HBO's hit series pulling together as Daenerys Targaryan returned to Westeros to claim the Iron Throne.

Artist Louie Gong Brings Authentic Native American Art To Mainstream Business

5:23pm July 16, 2017

by Marcie Sillman

Louie Gong is a Native American visual artist and designer who got his start decorating Vans sneakers. Today he's one of the most successful Native entrepreneurs in the country.

HBO Summer: 'Game Of Thrones' And More Return

5:23pm July 16, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Game of Thrones returns to HBO Sunday night. And next Sunday, Ballers and Insecure will also come back for another season of must-watch viewing.

'City Of Ghosts' Shows Everyday Horrors Of Living With ISIS

5:12pm July 16, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Matthew Heineman about his new film City of Ghosts, which follows a group of citizen journalists from Raqqa on life in ISIS-occupied Syria.

Actress Jodie Whittaker will be the first woman to play the role of the eccentric Time Lord. She's seen here last December.

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Doctor Who Is A Woman: Jodie Whittaker Announced As 13th Time Lord In BBC Series

3:18pm July 16, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Actress Jodie Whittaker will succeed Peter Capaldi, becoming the first woman to play the role of the eccentric time-traveler.

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Graceful 'Hollow' Is Solid All The Way Through

10:00am July 16, 2017

by Bethanne Patrick

The title of Owen Egerton's new novel refers — mostly — to the old fable that the earth is hollow. But there's nothing hollow about this suspenseful tale of a religion professor's fall and rise.

Artist Imani Turner works on a watercolor piece inspired by the solar system. "Art creates opportunities for all of us to learn about ourselves," says Tony Brunswick, the executive director of Art Enables. "We really believe in the power of art."

Art Studio Helps Adults With Disabilities Turn Their Passion Into A Career

7:45am July 16, 2017

by Beck Harlan

This art studio works with adults who have a disability of some kind to make their art their employment. But all this takes money. And the new health care bill may impact the studio's funding.

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New Novel Explores 'What We Lose' When We Lose A Parent

6:35am July 16, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

When Zinzi Clemmons was taking care of her dying mother, she only had time to write brief vignettes — and those fragments became the core of her new novel about identity and loss, What We Lose.

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Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Brings Dance Education To Paris' Underserved Communities

5:09pm July 15, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

When the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe tours, they do community outreach. This summer they're in Paris, holding classes for disadvantaged, young dancers.