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Duck, Andouille and Crawfish Gumbo, with Carolina rice and green onion, which is served in the Creole Coast section of the cafe.

African-American Museum Cafe Serves Up Black History With Every Forkful

8:48am October 16, 2016

by Wilma Consul

The restaurant inside the new National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a menu designed to showcase the breadth of black contributions to our nation's cuisine.

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Kathleen Turner stars as Joan Didion in Arena Stage's production of The Year of Magical Thinking.

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'It's Very Lonely': Kathleen Turner Stars As Joan Didion In 'Magical Thinking'

7:28am October 16, 2016

by Susan Stamberg

Turner appears in a new production of The Year of Magical Thinking, based on Didion's 2005 memoir. In one year, Didion's daughter fell into a coma and her husband of 40 years had a fatal heart attack.

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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In 'Hag-Seed,' A Gentle Guide To Shakespeare's Stormy Island

7:00am October 16, 2016

by Liza Graham

Margaret Atwood's retelling of The Tempest follows the exiled director of a Shakespeare festival, now reduced to putting on shows with convicts at an isolated rural prison.

Bob Dylan performed on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015.

A Nobel In Literature For Bob Dylan, Whose Words Transcend Form

9:37pm October 15, 2016

by Scott Simon

When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, many were surprised. But many novelists cheered, and performers of all kinds — from William Shatner to Kesha — have been inspired by Dylan's words.

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High-Priced 'Pill Fashion' Causing Controversy

5:04pm October 15, 2016

Italian fashion brand Moschino is causing controversy with its pill-themed 2017 collection. Randy Anderson of Eden House Recovery Services is pushing stores not to sell the clothing.

Ewan McGregor and Hannah Nordberg play a troubled father and daughter in American Pastoral.

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New 'American Pastoral' Movie Is A '60s Tale Still Relevant Today

7:57am October 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

The new film American Pastoral tells the story of a father in 1960s New Jersey whose comfortable, suburban life falls apart after his daughter becomes radicalized, commits a crime and disappears.

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John Slattery Gushes About His Role In Revived Broadway Classic 'Front Page'

7:57am October 15, 2016

John Slattery, best known for his role in Mad Men, plays Hildy Johnson in the new Broadway production of The Front Page. He tells NPR's Scott Simon "it's a fantastic part in a fantastic play."

The Fireside Grown-Up Guide to the Hangover

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The 'Fireside Guide' Has Delightfully Simple Answers To Your Grown-Up Problems

7:00am October 15, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

The new Fireside Grown-Up Guide series is a throwback to the brightly-colored life lessons of your childhood. They're dark and dry and surprisingly funny, a pleasant tonic for your grown-up cares.

Tower director Keith Maitland filmed real actors, then he laid animation over them.

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Documentary Offers A Wrenching Look At America's First Modern Gun Massacre

4:40pm October 14, 2016

by David Edelstein

The animated film Tower revisits the day, in 1966, when a gunman began shooting from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Critic David Edelstein calls the movie "extraordinary."

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Rebecca Hall, haunting and haunted as TV reporter Christine Chubbuck

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A 'Television First' Becomes A Compelling Character Study In 'Christine'

4:38pm October 14, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Christine is a biopic about a TV reporter who committed suicide in a live shot.

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