Arts

Robert Worth's 'A Rage For Order' Takes On Troubled Middle East

8:19am May 08, 2016

Robert Worth was in Cairo in February 2011 when news spread that president Hosni Mubarak had resigned. He tells Melissa Block about that moment and shares other personal stories about the Arab Spring.

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Senegal's Biggest Art Biennial Returns With Contemporary Exhibits

8:19am May 08, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

African artists are convening in Dakar, Senegal for the Dak'Art biennale. The month-long event showcases the latest developments in visual arts.

On this Mother's Day, here's a bit of wisdom: "Having a child is usually just a long patience."

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'Eleven Hours' Follows Two Soon-To-Be Moms In The Course Of One Labor

7:57am May 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Pamela Erens' new book tells the story of a woman in labor and the nurse who helps her through it.

Customers shop at Barnes and Noble in Rockefeller Center May 1, 2003 in New York City in an era before eBooks rose in popularity.

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Barnes & Noble Founder Retires, Leaving His Imprint On Bookstore's History

9:51pm May 07, 2016

As Founder and Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio steered it through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age. As he retires, he tells NPR's Lynn Neary about his long career.

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Not My Job: Actress Rachel Bloom Gets Quizzed On Crazy Ex-Boyfriends

1:33pm May 07, 2016

Since she's the creator and star of the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, we've invited Bloom to answer three questions about some notorious crazy ex-boyfriends.

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Zarqa Nawaz's Little Mosque on the Prairie ran on the CBC from 2007 to 2012.

'Little Mosque' Creator Zarqa Nawaz On Mixing Comedy And Religion

8:44am May 07, 2016

by NPR Staff

The writer/filmmaker uses humor to help people understand Islam, but it took years for some mosque members to come around to her jokes. Nawaz's new memoir is called Laughing All The Way to the Mosque.

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Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther debuted in Captain America: Civil War. He'll get his own movie in 2018.

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2016: Age Of The On-Screen Black Superhero

8:44am May 07, 2016

by Eric Deggans

From Black Panther to Luke Cage, filmmakers say audiences today demand superheroes that better reflect their world. Comic creators say it's about time TV and movies caught up with diversity in comics.

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This drink is a twist on the traditional mint julep. Think bubbly champagne in lieu of whiskey. Recipes below.

Bourbon To Bubbly: Shake Up Your Derby Mint Julep

8:17am May 07, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

On Derby Day, the mint-infused cocktail reigns supreme. The mint is a must, but these days, everything from brandy to gin and champagne can sub in for the whiskey.

In the opening scene of Another World: Losing Our Children to Islamic State, an actor playing a radical imam appears on stage. The play is a mix of journalism and theater, with its script based on the actual words, recorded in interviews, of mothers who l

Examining The Lure Of ISIS In 'Another World'

7:59am May 07, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

A documentary play in London features actors performing the exact words, gathered from interviews, of Muslim mothers who lost children to ISIS, a U.S. general and a former Guantanamo detainee.

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Chris Cleve's WWII Novel Draws From Family's Bravery

7:59am May 07, 2016

NPR's Lynn Neary asks Chris Cleve about his new novel "Everyone Brave if Forgiven." He wanted to write about Randolph Churchill's World War II experiences but discovered surprising inspiration.