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So Much Anxiety Over Sibling Rivalry

12:50pm February 19, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear from a woman who is considering having a second child, but is hesitant.

Re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell earned his 21st Oscar nomination for Hacksaw Ridge. According to the Academy, he holds the record for most Oscar nominations without a single win.

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After 21 Nominations, Will Sound Mixer Kevin O'Connell Finally Win His Oscar?

7:58am February 19, 2017

by Danny Hajek

O'Connell earned nominations for work on Top Gun, Transformers, Armageddon and many more. Losing streaks are never fun, but O'Connell seems at peace. "It hasn't been the right time for me," he says.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

In 'Things We Lost,' Argentina's Haunted History Gets A Supernatural Twist

7:58am February 19, 2017

by NPR Staff

The country's military dictatorship ended decades ago, but author Mariana Enriquez says there's still "a ghostly quality to everyday life" there.

#FontSunday brings people interested in typography from across the world together.

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Looking Past Words: Twitter Movement Helps People Notice Typefaces

7:49am February 19, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

Each week, the Design Museum in London announces a theme for #FontSunday, and enthusiasts search for interesting examples to share on Twitter.

La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz on set with star Ryan Gosling.

Behind 'La La Land,' A Long Relationship Between A Director And A Composer

12:51pm February 18, 2017

by Maureen McCollum

La La Land is the third collaboration between writer and director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz. Their first was actually a senior thesis that was released to critical acclaim.

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Not My Job: Author Nora Roberts (aka JD Robb) Gets Quizzed On J.D. Salinger

11:21am February 18, 2017

Nora Roberts, who sometimes publishes under the name JD Robb, has had 198 books on the New York Times best-seller list. We'll ask her three questions about a somewhat less prolific author.

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Dancers with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company perform in Madrid in 2009. In accordance with Cunningham's wishes, the company shut down soon after his death.

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Exhibition Celebrates Merce Cunningham And His Choreography Of Chance

7:54am February 18, 2017

by Euan Kerr

Cunningham was always looking for new ways to move — that's why he used "chance operations" (rolling dice or tossing coins) to put a piece together.

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'Shining City' Is Packed With Timely Thrills

7:24am February 18, 2017

by NPR Staff

Tom Rosenstiel — head of the American Press Institute — has written a novel about a political fixer who gets the biggest job of his career: Sanitizing a controversial Supreme Court nominee.

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Letting Go Is The Hardest Thing For 'Lincoln In The Bardo'

7:00am February 18, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

George Saunders — master of the short story — debuts as a novelist with this strange, haunting (and haunted) tale of President Lincoln as he grieves the death of his young son Willie.

In 2016, people of color were the protagonists in 22 percent of children's literature.

Authors And Illustrators Of Color Accounted For 22 Percent Of Children's Books

8:08pm February 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

In 2016, people of color wrote or illustrated fewer than a quarter of new children's books. Here's why that matters.