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'The War At Home' Recounts The Tension Of Being A Military Spouse

2:42pm July 13, 2016

As the wife of a Navy fighter pilot, memoirist Rachel Starnes has had much of her life — including where she lives and how often she gets to live with her husband — determined by his career.

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For many busy parents, getting dinner on the table is a daily struggle. Here's one time saver: Enlist the kids to help!

What's For Dinner? 10 Strategies To Help Busy Parents Get Food On The Table

2:24pm July 13, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

We asked food experts, parents and nutritionists for their best tips for making weeknight meals happen.

Comedy writer Jessi Klein speaks at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Klein has also written for Saturday Night Live and Transparent.

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'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys

10:03am July 13, 2016

Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on Inside Amy Schumer. Her new book, You'll Grow Out of It, is a collection of humorous personal essays.

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Kong Kenan, who's Chinese, takes up the mantle of Superman in New Super-Man #1, written by Gene Yang.

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Diversity Drives The Story In The Latest Incarnation Of Superman

7:56am July 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

If you've been in a comics store lately, you've noticed the increasing diversity on the shelves: a biracial Spiderman, a Muslim Ms. Marvel, and today, a Chinese man takes up the mantle of Superman.

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What Price Happiness? Pretty Expensive, According To 'The Invoice'

7:00am July 13, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

Jonas Karlsson's clever parable follows an average guy who's uncommonly content with his lot in life — until he gets an astronomical bill from a sinister entity trying to redistribute happiness.

Rich Harlan prepares Coney hot dogs at his restaurant, Red Hots Coney Island, in Detroit. Harlan has been working at the restaurant for 48 years.

Coney: The Hot Dog That Fueled Detroit's Middle-Class Dreams

6:56pm July 12, 2016

Hundreds of eateries selling chili-topped hot dogs dot Detroit. The story of how this food became the city's signature dish is deeply entwined with its auto industry and the workers who flocked to it.

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A Natural History Of Hell By Jeffrey Ford

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Darkness And Magic Abound In 'Natural History Of Hell'

6:40pm July 12, 2016

by Jason Heller

Jeffrey Ford's new story collection is packed with fairies, demons, historical figures and death personified: not always the freshest concepts, but when the stories work, they're enthrallingly eerie.

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'Almighty' Follows Activists In The Fight Against Nuclear Weapons

4:26pm July 12, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Washington Post reporter and author Dan Zak about his latest book, Almighty, about anti-nuclear weapons activism.

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Pokemon Go Stirs Controversy For Lack Of Digital Privacy

4:26pm July 12, 2016

The new smartphone game, Pokemon Go, is stirring controversy for its lack of data privacy. But that isn't slowing down its growth.

A Caesar salad kit. Americans buy twice as many packages of bagged salad greens as heads of lettuce these days. Is the bagged stuff just as good? If it gets you to eat more leafy greens, yes.

As Bagged Salad Kits Boom, Americans Eat More Greens

1:41pm July 12, 2016

Americans buy twice as many packages of bagged salad greens as heads of lettuce these days. Is the bagged stuff just as good? If it gets you to eat more leafy greens, yes.

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