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Gretzky grew up in Ontario, where he used to pretend to win the Stanley Cup in his backyard. "You're always dreaming that you're the guy that scores the game-winning goal," he says.

Wayne Gretzky On Hockey History, Dreaming Big And Canadian Pride

10:41am October 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

The ice hockey legend marks the 99th anniversary of the NHL with his new book 99: Stories of the Game. Never mind the sport's tough guy reputation; "the game of hockey is an art," Gretzky says.

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Unmentionable by Therese O'Neill (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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I Shall Faint: 'Unmentionable' Unpacks Victorian Womanhood

7:00am October 26, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Therese Oneill's new Unmentionable is a snarkily informal history of the difficulty of being a woman in the Victorian Era, hemmed in from head to toe with countless rules about dress and manners.

Andy Griffith as a pre-reality TV star turned populist in A Face in the Crowd.

We've Seen This Election Before, In Classic Movies

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Bob Mondello

It's life imitating art — election edition. A look at movies that have covered ground that's been well trod this campaign season, like A Face in the Crowd and The Lion in Winter and Ace in the Hole.

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Book Review: 'Garden Time,' W.S. Merwin

4:23pm October 25, 2016

by Tess Taylor

Our poetry reviewer, Tess Taylor, praises the most recent collection by W.S. Merwin called, Garden Time.

Baskets full of fresh tea leaves are sorted at a Lipton tea plantation in Ceylon circa 1900.

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How Lipton Built An Empire By Selling 'Farm To Table' Tea

11:30am October 25, 2016

by Jeff Koehler

Lipton is just about synonymous with industrial Big Tea these days. So you might be surprised to learn that once upon a time, Lipton was known for selling tea direct from its own gardens.

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Fact, Fiction, History And Heart Converge In 'The Terranauts'

7:00am October 25, 2016

by Jason Heller

T.C. Boyle's new novel is ripped from the headlines ... of 1993. It follows the misadventures of a group of scientists conducting experiments in a hermetically sealed, Biosphere 2-like environment.

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Christopher Marlowe Credited As Shakespeare's Co-Author On Henry VI Plays

6:40pm October 24, 2016

True authorship of Shakespeare has been debated for centuries. Now, the New Oxford Shakespeare edition will list Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe as co-author on the three Henry VI plays, part one, two and three. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Florida State University professor Gary Taylor, one of the general editors of the new volume.

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Chris Gethard co-stars in Comedy Central's Broad City and in Mike Birbiglia's film Don't Think Twice. His one-man show, Career Suicide, details his experiences with depression.

Manic And Depressed, 'I Didn't Like Who I Was,' Says Comic Chris Gethard

4:47pm October 24, 2016

Gethard tells stories of hitting rock bottom in his new one-man off-Broadway show, which is billed as a comedy about "suicide, depression, alcoholism and all the other funniest parts of life."

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The introduction of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the villainous Negan takes The Walking Dead in a new direction.

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'The Walking Dead' Gets Real In Season 7 Premiere

4:21pm October 24, 2016

by Eric Deggans

They finally did it: The producers of The Walking Dead kicked off season seven by ratcheting up the onscreen gore and brutality until it matches what appears in the original comic.

Preacher co-creator and artist Steve Dillon arrives at the show's Los Angeles premiere in May.

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Remembering Steve Dillon, Co-Creator Of 'Preacher'

3:24pm October 24, 2016

by Etelka Lehoczky

Comic artist Steve Dillon died this weekend in New York City at the age of 54. He was responsible for some of the most iconic comics of the 1990s, including Hellblazer and Preacher.