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'Times' Book Review Editor Shares Her Love Of Reading In 'My Life With Bob'

1:22pm May 23, 2017

Pamela Paul of The New York Times talks about her own new book, which chronicles every book she's read since she was 17 years old. Even if a work isn't great, she refuses to brush it aside cavalierly.

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Roger Moore described his most famous role as "a lover and a giggler."

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He Called Himself 'One Lucky Bastard': Sir Roger Moore Dies At 89

1:13pm May 23, 2017

by Jacki Lyden

British actor Sir Roger Moore began his career as a model and small-time MGM studio player but was best known for stepping into the role of James Bond in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Second Thoughts About A Second Marriage In 'Standard Deviation'

7:00am May 23, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

Katherine Heiny's first novel for adults is a warmhearted and funny — if overly long — portrait of a man who begins to doubt his chaotic, talkative second wife after 12 years of marriage.

Actress Dina Merrill poses at home in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 20, 1960. Merrill died on Monday at her home in East Hampton, N.Y.. She was 93.

Dina Merrill, Actress, Heiress And Philanthropist, Dies At 93

4:09am May 23, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Merrill, the daughter of Wall Street broker E.F. Hutton and cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, went on to become a leading lady in movies. She died Monday at her home in East Hampton, N.Y.

Backing Musicians Do The Heavy Lifting On NBC's 'The Voice'

10:56pm May 22, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

For our series, "Backstage Pass," NPR goes behind the scenes of the hit TV show, The Voice, where we meet the house band and veteran musicians who learn and perform new songs daily.

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Kyle MacLachlan reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper, among others, in Showtime's revival of Twin Peaks.

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David Lynch's Trippy 'Twin Peaks' Revival Is A Love Letter To Hardcore Fans

2:21pm May 22, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Lynch has assembled a rambling, surreal story that vaults from a spiritual limbo to places all over the country. But as any Twin Peaks fan can tell you, the story really isn't the point.

Churchill, Orwell And The Fight Against Totalitarianism

1:30pm May 22, 2017

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Tom Ricks says the writings of Winston Churchill and George Orwell still resonate today. Ricks also discusses the generals serving in the Trump administration.

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Kyle MacLachlan plays FBI Agent Dale Cooper in Showtime's Twin Peaks: The Return.

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'Twin Peaks' Makes A Moody And Eccentric Return To TV

1:29pm May 22, 2017

by David Bianculli

A quarter of a century later, Showtime has revived the series some fans consider the most inventive of all time. Critic David Bianculli offers his first impressions of Twin Peaks: The Return.

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Follow the Sugars on Twitter @dearsugarradio.

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He's Leaving On A Jet Plane, Should You Follow Him?

1:24pm May 21, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts consider whether to move to a new place for a relationship.

Cloud eggs: It's not just Instagrammers who find them pretty. Chefs of the 17th century whipped them up, too. Then, as now, they were meant to impress.

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Cloud Eggs: The Latest Instagram Food Fad Is Actually Centuries Old

10:53am May 21, 2017

by Maria Godoy

The fanciful dish was meant to impress nearly 400 years ago, so don't roll your eyes at photos of these pretty edibles: They're actually a time-honored tradition tinged with a bit of kitchen science.

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