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'The Mirror Thief' Reflects Three Transfixing Tales

7:00am May 15, 2016

by Michael Schaub

Martin Seay's debut novel tells three separate but connected stories, all revolving around an alchemist in 16th-century Venice who conspires to smuggle two legendary mirror-makers out of the city.

"There had never even been a Canadian DJ that made it to the finals, period," says Alan Macklovitch, aka A-Trak. "And I came in and I won."

Before Leaping Onto Kanye's Records, A-Trak Forged A Career From Scratch

8:09pm May 14, 2016

by NPR Staff

It was happenstance that brought the Canadian DJ and Kanye West together. But A-Trak — Alan Macklovitch — first made his name by winning an international scratching competition, when he was just 15.

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The Obamas hug after on day four of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28, 2008.

Mrs. Obama Saves The Cardigan: 'The Obama Effect' In Fashion

6:35pm May 14, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In fashion, most first ladies have worshiped at the altar of "The Suit." Michelle Obama transformed American fashion by favoring dresses, moderately-priced brands, and simple basics like the cardigan.

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Student Art Project Gets Mighty High Appraisal

6:09pm May 14, 2016

Antique dealer Alvin Barr was surprised when a piece of pottery he owned was appraised at as much as $50,000 on Antiques Roadshow. So too was the pot's creator, Betsy Soule.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks during Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2015.

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Not My Job: Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Gets Quizzed On Actual Islands

11:43am May 14, 2016

We're taping the show in Providence this week, and we can't help but notice — Rhode Island isn't actually an island.

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Thomas Thwaites says his exoskeleton was meant to help him feel like a goat, as opposed to helping him look like one.

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When Being Human Got His Goat, This Designer Became One

8:47am May 14, 2016

by NPR Staff

To be human is to worry, but "you look at a goat," says Thomas Thwaites, "and it's just ... free." In GoatMan, Thwaites explains how he learned to walk, eat and think like the ruminant.

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A sample of the note cards the scholars are using to assemble the comprehensive Latin dictionary.

The Ultimate Latin Dictionary: After 122 Years, Still At Work On The Letter 'N'

8:29am May 14, 2016

by Byrd Pinkerton

Work on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae began in 1894 and carries on to this day in a Bavarian palace in Munich, Germany. There's still a long way to go for a project with a soft deadline of 2050.

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Sughra Hussainy, a 27-year-old artist from Afghanistan, never imagined her talent in traditional Persian calligraphy would take her around the world.

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'The Mirror Thief' Reflects Three Transfixing Tales

Before Leaping Onto Kanye's Records, A-Trak Forged A Career From Scratch

Mrs. Obama Saves The Cardigan: 'The Obama Effect' In Fashion

Student Art Project Gets Mighty High Appraisal

Not My Job: Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Gets Quizzed On Actual Islands

When Being Human Got His Goat, This Designer Became One

The Ultimate Latin Dictionary: After 122 Years, Still At Work On The Letter 'N'

Kate Beckinsale Talks Film Adaptation Of Jane Austen's 'Edgy' Novella 'Love & Friendship'

For Pulitzer Prize-Winner Gregory Pardlo, Poetry Offers 'Intimacy' Between Strangers

VIDEO: The Taliban Hated Her Art, But She Became An Artist Anyway