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Actor/comic Joel McHale speaks at a Los Angeles event in 2015.

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In 'Thanks For The Money,' Comedian Joel McHale Lampoons Celebrity Memoirs

8:29am October 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

McHale says the problem with the genre is a lot of celebrities don't have enough of a story to fill an entire book. ("My life certainly didn't.") So in Thanks for the Money, he makes stuff up.

The Best And Worst Halloween Candy, Ranked

5:12pm October 29, 2016

What's the best and worst candy on Halloween? Caroline Framke co-wrote an article for Vox detailing her picks.

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A Harrowing Tale Of Cold War Escape And Suppression In 'The Tunnels'

8:53am October 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

A new book explores a time in the early 1960s when two groups of diggers built tunnels under the Berlin Wall that were filmed and financed by U.S. television networks.

Table Manners by Jeremiah Tower (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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In 'Table Manners,' A Rather Mannered Plea For Etiquette

7:00am October 29, 2016

by Annalisa Quinn

Renowned chef Jeremiah Tower focuses on the consumption rather than the preparation of food in Table Manners. The book leans fussy and prim, turning a blind eye to hosts and hostesses short on cash.

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New York's Museum Of Modern Art Acquires Original Emoji

6:30pm October 28, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, about the museum's recent acquisition of the original emoji for its permanent collection.

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British Comedian Tracey Ullman Brings Celebrity Impersonations To HBO

6:30pm October 28, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to British comedian Tracey Ullman about her new sketch comedy show on HBO, which includes many spot-on impersonations of famous figures.

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Flour and water on the left; just starter on the right.

Discovering The Science Secrets Of Sourdough (You Can Help)

5:05pm October 28, 2016

by Marcus Woo

Many bakers treat their sourdough starters like a family heirloom. Some starters date back decades, even centuries. Now researchers want to analyze your starters to unlock their flavor secrets.

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Lush And Romantic 'Handmaiden' Is The Year's Most Irresistible Love Story

1:43pm October 28, 2016

by David Edelstein

Though he's known for making quasi-horror films, director Park Chan-wook's latest movie is a melodrama set in 1930s Korea. Critic David Edelstein says The Handmaiden is fun and full of twists.

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Opening Credits

10:37am October 28, 2016

Sit back and relax as we revisit "Spin-offs," a mash-up game featuring brilliant spin-off pitches for popular TV shows, and "You Call That An Ending?", a game examining questionable TV series finales.

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Commercial Break

10:37am October 28, 2016

Jonathan Coulton alters classic TV theme songs to be about more recent series. Then New Yorker critic Emily Nussbaum tells Ophira Eisenberg what it's like to get paid to watch TV.

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