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In Star Wars: Battlefront, gamers can take their pick of customization options for the characters they play.

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Customization Is Key: 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Makes Space For Gamers Of All Stripes

10:29pm November 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the video game Star Wars: Battlefront, players can customize characters according to gender, race and age. Producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir says inclusivity was a priority "from the get-go."

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'Not Without My Daughter' Subject Grows Up, Tells Her Own Story

7:47am November 29, 2015

"Not Without My Daughter" told the story of an American mother and daughter fleeing Iran. Now that young girl is telling her own story in her memoir, "My Name is Mahtob."

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Barcelona's Women Make 'The Whispering City' Shine

6:33am November 29, 2015

by Bethanne Patrick

Two academics from Germany, writing as Sara Moliner, have recreated a sepia-toned 1950s Barcelona in this new mystery novel. Critic Bethanne Patrick says City's strength is in its variety of women.

Project Runway host Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn at the Project Runway Spring 2013 fashion show in New York City. Today, Gunn is comfortable before an audience — but it wasn't always that way.

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From Trembling Teacher To Seasoned Mentor: How Tim Gunn Made It Work

6:16pm November 28, 2015

by NPR Staff

Gunn, the mentor to young designers on Project Runway, has been a teacher and educator for decades. But he spent his childhood "absolutely hating, hating, hating, hating school," he says.

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Mdou Moctar is a local star among the Tuareg, based in the city of Agadez. Happily, Prince's iconic purple motorcycle also survived the translation.

'Purple Rain' — As Retold In A Language Without A Word For Purple

5:23pm November 28, 2015

by NPR Staff

Prince's '80s-era classic has gotten a modern update — in Niger. Directed by Christopher Kirkley, starring the nomadic Tuareg people, this Purple Rain remake drops the kissing but keeps the attitude.

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French Bulldog At Heart Of New Children's Book 'Naughty Mabel'

8:44am November 28, 2015

Mabel is a naughty French bulldog at the center of a new children's book by Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lane about his inspiration for the fictional dog.

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How Do We Get To Love At 'First Bite'?

8:00am November 28, 2015

It's the season of food, and British food writer Bee Wilson has a book on how our food tastes are formed. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with her about her new book, "First Bite: How We Learn to Eat."

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Slices Of Life Fill 'Our Expanding Universe'

7:03am November 28, 2015

by Etelka Lehoczky

Box Office Poison artist Alex Robinson is back with a new group of likeable, everyday people, mulling over their desire (or lack thereof) for children and family in an episodic, free-floating comic.

Though the Roundabout Theatre can only pay regional theater rates it's attracted stars like Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Liev Schreiber, and others. Above, Clive Owen and Kelly Reilly star as Deeley and Kate in the Rounda

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Nonprofit Roundabout Is A Regional Theater Right On Broadway

6:14am November 28, 2015

by Jeff Lunden

For 50 years the Roundabout has survived by presenting revivals of plays and musicals that other theaters won't. Though rates are meager, it still manages to attract major stars for its productions.

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Super Mutants, Killer Robots And Ghouls: Take A Tour Of Fallout 4's Massachusetts

4:32pm November 27, 2015

The biggest entertainment release so far in 2015 wasn't Jurassic World or Adele's 25 ... it was a video game. Fallout 4, released earlier this month, made $750 million in 24 hours. JJ Sutherland and Chris Suellentrop of the podcast Shall We Play A Game have this review.