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Sheri S. Tepper wrote dozens of novels, including Grass and The Gate to Women's Country.

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Remembering Sheri S. Tepper, Eco-Feminist Sci-Fi Firebrand

7:00am November 05, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Tepper wrote several classics of '80s sci-fi, but she's curiously unknown today. Her work is didactic and often uncomfortable, mixing eco-feminist politics with gripping characters and world-building.

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'Loving' Tells Story Of Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Interracial Marriage

6:31pm November 04, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jeff Nichols, writer and director of the new film Loving, which tells the story of the interracial couple at the heart of the Supreme Court case that struck down anti-miscegenation laws in the country.

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Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Discusses 'The Sympathizer' And His Escape From Vietnam

2:47pm November 04, 2016

Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. He won the Pulitzer Prize this year for his spy novel The Sympathizer. Originally broadcast May 17, 2016.

Sculptor Mustafa Ali in the Old City of Damascus, at his office, which used to be a synagogue. (Right) His sculptures, made from bronze, wood, marble and other materials, are popular among collectors in the Middle East and Europe.

Syria's Leading Sculptor Keeps Creating In A Time Of Destruction

2:12pm November 04, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Mustafa Ali hunkers down in Damascus' Old City and sculpts figures that have made him famous in the Mideast and Europe. But his work has grown darker as the war grinds on.

A street vendor frying potato vadas for vada pav in Mumbai's busy Dadar neighborhood.

Meet Mumbai's Iconic Veggie Burger

1:45pm November 04, 2016

by Rathina Sankari

Invented by a street vendor in the 1960s, vada pav is Mumbai's most loved street food. But now, there are vada pav chains selling frozen and fried versions of this iconic dish.

Ruth Negga and Joel Edgarton play married couple Mildred and Richard in the film Loving.

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'Loving' Shows A Quiet Couple In The Eye Of History's Storm

11:26am November 04, 2016

by Mat Johnson

Jeff Nichols' new film tells the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the Virginia couple at the center of the 1967 Supreme Court decision legalizing interracial marriage.

Richard Moss was a master of shape-note singing, a hauntingly beautiful old style of spiritual music popular in Appalachia. Foxfire students came to his home in 1980 to record his singing.

In The Mountains Of Georgia, Foxfire Students Keep Appalachian Culture Alive

9:01am November 04, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

For 50 years, high school students in Rabun County have chronicled their region's disappearing traditions and mountain people, from blacksmiths to moonshiners, in publications and a living museum.

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Desmond Doss joined the Army as a combat medic because he believed in the cause of World War II. But as a Seventh-day Adventist, he had also vowed not to kill.

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The Real 'Hacksaw Ridge' Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without Ever Carrying A Gun

8:30am November 04, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Conscientious objector Desmond Doss became a World War II hero during one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater. Now he's the subject of a new film directed by Mel Gibson.

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Bolshoi Dancer Jailed For Acid Attack Reportedly Returns For Practice

8:33pm November 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Pavel Dmitrichenko is back, just in practice rooms. Nearly four years ago, a Russian court convicted him in a shocking acid attack against the Ballet's then-artistic director Sergei Filin.

Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Jeff Nichols' Loving.

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'Loving' Provides A Graceful, Intimate Portrait Of A Marriage That Changed History

8:26pm November 03, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga play Richard and Mildred Loving, a Virginia couple whose interracial marriage propels them to the forefront of the civil rights movement — and to the U.S. Supreme Court.