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Giancarlo Esposito returns as the notorious Breaking Bad drug lord Gus Fring on the AMC prequel series, Better Call Saul.

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'Better Call Saul' Actor Giancarlo Esposito On The Making Of An Iconic Villain

10:49am June 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

Six years after the demise of his Breaking Bad character, Esposito is back on TV as the vicious drug lord Gus Fring. He says the current role allows him to take the character "back in time."

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'The Alice Network' Is A Crackling Tale Of Spies And Suspense

7:00am June 08, 2017

by Jean Zimmerman

Set in 1947, Kate Quinn's novel follows two indomitable women, a math whiz and a retired spy, in a truly fabulous car as they pursue a quest through war-torn Europe in search of a missing relative.

Four players sit around Cthulhu Wars, a game designed by Sandy Petersen, who also designed Call of Cthulhu.

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H.P. Lovecraft's Monster Is Wrapping Family Game Night Up In Tentacles

2:11pm June 07, 2017

by Christianna Silva

A century after the horror writer created Cthulhu, board game creators and players have resurrected the deep sea monster and brought it into pop culture. Why is this beast making a comeback?

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'Stephen Florida' Goes To The Mat — And Wins

12:41pm June 07, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Gabe Habash's audacious coming-of-age novel follows a charismatic, troubled, sometimes repellent college wrestler who comes close to the edge of madness after an injury derails his final season.

Opening Wednesday at a Theater Or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American '70s, by Charles Taylor.

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'Opening Wednesday' Dusts Off Some Overlooked Cinematic Treasures

10:00am June 07, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

Charles Taylor's new book collects his writings about cult classics of the 1970s — films like Two-Lane Blacktop, Vanishing Point and Foxy Brown — and what they say about the culture of that era.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting at Dallas Police headquarters on June 15, 2015.

'Called To Rise': Dallas Police Chief On Overcoming Racial Division

7:39pm June 06, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Last year, Dallas Police Chief David Brown was the face of leadership after a gunman killed five police officers during a protest. He has since retired from the force and wrote a book about his life.

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The Nordaustlandet ice cap gushes high volumes of meltwater. Even though this photograph was taken just 600 miles from the North Pole, the temperature was in the high 60s Fahrenheit.

Polar Photographer Shares His View Of A Ferocious But Fragile Ecosystem

5:29pm June 06, 2017

by Terry Gross

Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. "I want people to realize that ice is like the soil in the garden," he says. "Without ice the polar regions cannot exist."

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Krisel said he wouldn't like to live in the desert, "but I like it as a locale for my architecture." Above, one of his designs perched on a mountain in California.

William Krisel, Architect Who Helped Define California Modernism, Dies At 92

4:54pm June 06, 2017

Krisel is particularly known for the scores of tract homes he designed in Palm Springs, which featured open floor plans, "butterfly" roofs and enough variation so they didn't look cookie-cutter.

Grant Cornett, Jello Disco Floor, 2016, for Gather Journal, food styling by Janine Iversen.

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The Big Picture: How Food Photos Have Told Our Story Over The Decades

12:31pm June 06, 2017

by Tove Danovich

The new book Feast for the Eyes is a collection of images that portray the many ways we relate to food: as advertisements, art and even political statements.

Would Everybody Please Stop?: Reflections on Life and Other Bad Ideas, by Jenny Allen

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'Would Everybody Please Stop' Is Serious, Funny And Seriously Funny

12:09pm June 06, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

Jenny Allen's new essay collection is sarcastic, funny and astute, finding humor in everything from her battle with cancer to the indignities of aging to her many, many linguistic pet peeves.