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Here Comes The Sun By Nicole Dennis-Benn.

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'Here Comes The Sun' Shows A Complex, Heartbreakingly Real Jamaica

12:59pm July 06, 2016

by Michael Schaub

Nicole Dennis-Benn's assured, gorgeous debut novel follows Margot, a worker at a rich Jamaican resort, whose home life is a series of sacrifices as she struggles with family and forbidden love.

The cover of Invincible Iron Man, with art by Jeff Dekal.

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A Starkly Different Iron Man: Black, Female, And 15 Years Old

12:27pm July 06, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Meet Riri Williams, a teenage genius who will be stepping into the Iron Man suit following the events of Marvel Comics' latest crossover event.

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'Faith' Makes Fat A Force To Reckon With

10:00am July 06, 2016

by Etelka Lehoczky

Valiant Comics' plus-size superhero is starring in her first solo book — and while the story (and her costume) underwhelm, Faith herself is a glorious creation; smart, compassionate, geeky and fun.

Aragvi wasn't just for spies. Cosmonauts and Soviet movie stars were frequent visitors, too.

Dine Like A Soviet Spy: Old KGB Haunt Opens Its Doors Again

8:31am July 06, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Soviet-era movie stars, cosmonauts and, yes, intelligence agents once socialized at Aragvi over chicken tabaka and Georgian wine. Now the restaurant has reopened for regular diners.

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Binh Danh melds early photographic materials and timeless landscapes to produce ethereal images of national parks. He made this daguerreotype of Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires in June 2012.

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National Park Daguerreotypes Invite Viewers To 'Merge With The Land'

7:36pm July 05, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

Photographer Binh Danh melds early photographic materials and timeless landscapes to produce ethereal images of national parks. He says it's his hope that viewers "see themselves in the picture."

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From 'Runt Of The Litter' To 'Liberal Icon,' The Story Of Robert Kennedy

3:14pm July 05, 2016

Biographer Larry Tye says Kennedy wasn't always the "hot-blooded liberal" we remember today. The transformation wasn't a "flip-flop" he says; "he took things to heart in ways that few politicians do."

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A copy of Jarry, a gay men's food magazine, next to tote bags that read "Cheers Queers."

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In The Queer Kitchen: 'Food That Takes Pleasure Seriously'

2:29pm July 05, 2016

by Stephanie Rosenbaum Klassen

Writer John Birdsall firmly believes there is a queer aesthetic in modern food culture. He and other LGBT chefs discuss the role of sexual identity and race in the kitchen.

The Prisoner of Hell Gate By Dana I. Wolff

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'Hell Gate' Is An Infectious But Unsatisfying Take On Typhoid Mary

7:00am July 05, 2016

by Jason Heller

Dana I. Wolff's new novel digs up the story of infamous disease vector "Typhoid Mary" Mallon — it's a fun, fast read, but misses a rich opportunity to draw parallels to modern pandemic scares.

Hard Cider, Chamber Pots And Leeches: Living Like A Founding Father

5:25pm July 04, 2016

River Donaghey, associate editor at VICE, spent four days living as people did in the 18th century. Donaghey tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that New Yorkers happily mistook him as an extra from Hamilton.

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James Corden Takes His Turn Driving The 'Carpool'

4:54pm July 04, 2016

James Corden tells NPR's Ari Shapiro how he keeps having fun with "Carpool Karaoke." This story originally aired March 8 on All Things Considered.