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Author Miriam E. Tucker, right, with Mary Tyler Moore in August 1997.

How Mary Tyler Moore Helped Me Live With Type 1 Diabetes

11:44am January 26, 2017

by Miriam E. Tucker

Mary Tyler Moore was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just before The Mary Tyler Moore Show launched. If Mary could take it on with a smile, I thought, maybe those daily shots wouldn't be so bad.

Roxane Gay is also the author of Bad Feminist as well as An Untamed State and Ayiti. She recently wrote World of Wakanda #1, a Black Panther prequel.

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Roxane Gay Pulls Book, Protesting Breitbart Editor's 'Egregious' Book Deal

11:10am January 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

When she realized her book was on an imprint of Simon & Schuster, which is also publishing controversial conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, "I just couldn't bring myself to turn the book in," Gay said.

Dennis Quaid (right) reunites with an old pal in A Dog's Purpose.

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A Dog's Actual Purposes, Based On Unscientific Observation Of Real Dogs

10:44am January 26, 2017

by Linda Holmes

In light of the new film A Dog's Purpose, we consider the actual purposes of dogs. They involve loud noises, tongues, and watching television.

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'The Spider And The Fly' Gets Stuck In A Web Of Self-Regard

10:00am January 26, 2017

by Annalisa Quinn

Reporter Claudia Rowe documents her fascination with serial killer Kendall Francois in The Spider and the Fly — but the book focuses on Rowe's thoughts and needs at the expense of the victims.

Mary Tyler Moore (left, as Mary Richards) gives a 'thumbs up' sign as she sits at her desk with Betty White (as Sue Ann Nivens) in a scene from 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' in 1975.

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Mary Tyler Moore: On Her Own, Single And Singular

9:08am January 26, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Actress Mary Tyler Moore helped redefine women's roles on TV. She starred in one of the first hit shows to feature a single career woman — The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Moore died Wednesday at age 80.

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Left: Amuvita Gamage Dayasena, 58, climbs up a kithul palm tree that he is about to tap. Tapping fishtail palm to make palm syrup is only a small part of his livelihood. He also grows tea and vegetables on his farm, seen at right.

Sri Lanka's 'Kithul' Palm Syrup: An Ancient Sweetener In Need Of Saving

7:00am January 26, 2017

by Vidya Balachander

Sri Lanka's most popular sweetener is disappearing, due to the destruction of rainforests, inconsistent yields, intensive labor and a fading workforce. And turning the tide isn't going to be easy.

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The Black Panther, At Odds With Himself And His Country In 'A Nation Under Our Feet'

7:00am January 26, 2017

by Etelka Lehoczky

Ta-Nehisi Coates continues his tangled, philosophical (and big-selling) superhero tale with Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet. Coates' storytelling resonates, but his character can often ramble.

'1984' Tops Amazon Bestseller List After Trump Aide's 'Alternative Facts'

10:39pm January 25, 2017

by Lynn Neary

George Orwell's 1949 novel, 1984, was a hit when it came out, slipped into obscurity, and then was reborn after the BBC adapted it. It's remained popular ever since, but the Trump administration's "alternative facts" have pushed it to the top of the Amazon bestseller list.

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'The Founder' Follows Salesman's Genius Idea To Franchise McDonald's

10:39pm January 25, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with screenwriter Robert Siegel about writing the screenplay for The Founder, which follows McDonald's chain founder Ray Kroc.

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(Left) Rachel Bloom as Rebecca and Donna Lynne Champlin as Paula in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. (Right) Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1971.

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'A Funny Ingenue': Rachel Bloom On The Influence Of Mary Tyler Moore

10:13pm January 25, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday at 80 years old. Host Linda Holmes talks to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star and co-creator Rachel Bloom about how one very funny woman of television influenced many others.