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'Small Victories' Aims To Make Home Cooking Accessible To All

1:27pm May 09, 2017

Cookbook author Julia Turshen says cooking should be flexible: "[Recipes] are kind of sold to people as prescriptions, these really precise things, ... but I think there's very rarely a wrong answer.

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Thin But Fun, 'Off Rock' Is An Old-Fashioned Space Caper

10:31am May 09, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Kieran Shea's novel follows a grizzled galactic miner who stumbles across a vein of gold on a nearly tapped-out asteroid. He just has to get the gold off-rock without attracting anyone's attention.

Kenya Barris is the executive producer of the family comedy Blackish and Shahidi plays Zoe, the eldest daughter in the Johnson family. There are hopes for a spin-off starring Shahidi's character going off to college. Meanwhile, Barris is piloting a few ot

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Talking Black-ish With Star Yara Shahidi And Creator Kenya Barris

10:12am May 09, 2017

by NPR Staff

Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby chat it up with Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi — the creator and star of ABC's Black-ish.

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"Rainbow Man," one of 29 disturbing stories from American history covered in Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds' The United States of Absurdity.

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'The United States Of Absurdity' Looks At Our Dark (And Hilarious) History

7:00am May 09, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

A new book from the hosts of the history-comedy podcast The Dollop investigates the dark side of American history — and reminds us that our current upheavals are part of a grand national tradition.

A woman wins the lottery not once, not twice, but four times. What are the odds? According to mathematician Joseph Mazur, it depends on how you ask the question.

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Magic, Or Math? The Appeal Of Coincidences, And The Reality

9:00pm May 08, 2017

This week on Hidden Brain: coincidences. Why they're not quite as magical as they seem, and the psychological reasons we can't help but search for meaning in them anyway.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won the "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series" Emmy five times for her portrayal of Selina Meyer in HBO's Veep.

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What's Next? Sixth Season Of 'Veep' Probes Post-Presidential Life

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

Julia Louis-Dreyfus says growing up in Washington, D.C., and later living in Los Angeles helped her prepare for her role in the HBO comedy. "You're selling a brand of yourself," she says.

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Before landing her first film role, Gabourey Sidibe struggled to find work. "This is my path, and I'm really grateful that I'm on it," she says of acting.

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Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'

3:21pm May 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

As a young woman, Sidibe struggled to find work before landing the film role that would change her life. "This is my path, and I'm really grateful that I'm on it," Sidibe says of her acting career.

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Former President Bill Clinton gestures to the crowd during a campaign stop in Philadelphia for his wife, Hillary, on the day before the 2016 presidential election.

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Beware The Twist! Bill Clinton Plans To Pen A Thriller With James Patterson

2:42pm May 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The former president and fiction titan foisted a surprise on readers Monday, announcing they'll be releasing a novel named The President Is Missing in June 2018.

Dates are a popular food across the Middle East, but in Oman they hold a place of honor in the national culture and cuisine.

A Love Affair With Dates, The Fruit At The Cultural Heart Of Oman

11:34am May 08, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy — and has been for hundreds of years.

Min Kym is shown at her debut recital at the Serenates D'Estiu Festival in Majorca in July 1992.

Her Violin Stolen, A Prodigy's World Became 'Unstrung'

9:25am May 08, 2017

Min Kym had found her perfect partner in a 1696 Stradivarius — until it was snatched in a London cafe. She comes to terms with the loss in her new memoir, Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung.

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