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In Shakespeare's Plays, Mealtimes Were A Recipe For Drama

8:25pm April 18, 2016

by Anne Bramley

It's difficult to name a play in which Shakespeare doesn't cook up a bit of conflict around the table. The juiciest plot twists often happened when characters gathered for a meal.

Photos: Why Everyone In Mali Wanted To Pose For The Late, Great Sidibe

6:56pm April 18, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

His death marks the end of a remarkable era in African and world photography.

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'It Takes A Lot Of Bravery To Be Kind,' Says Kids' Author Kate DiCamillo

6:06pm April 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

DiCamillo says Raymie Nightingale, the 10-year-old protagonist at the heart of her latest novel, is a lot like she was as a child: "Very introverted, watching, worrying, wondering, but also hopeful."

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#NPRpoetry Moment: The Watchful Dog, And A Falling Feather

7:25pm April 17, 2016

All Things Considered has been inviting listeners to tweet their own poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Among them were two that caught our eye: one suspicious canine and a wisp of ancient myth.

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#NPRpoetry Moment: Of Spirit And Bone

7:24pm April 17, 2016

In this installment of All Things Considered's National Poetry Month series, we hear two poems from listeners — meditations on matter and soul — and a note from a teacher who's gotten involved, too.

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Blake Jenner, at left, plays Jake in Everybody Wants Some!!, but he's also a stand-in for director Richard Linklater.

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Richard Linklater Goes To College — 22 Years Later — In 'Everybody Wants Some!!'

4:27pm April 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

The director's new film follows a young baseball player through his first days of college; it's kind of an informal sequel to Linklater's 1993 last-days-of-high-school hit Dazed and Confused.

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Alex Trebek has appeared in nearly 7,000 episodes of Jeopardy! since he began hosting the show in 1984.

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This Is The Length Of Alex Trebek's Game Show Tenure — What Is 50 Years?

10:22am April 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

The longtime Jeopardy! host got his start in 1966 on a show for Canadian high schoolers called Reach for the Top. Fifty years in, he says spending time with smart people is the best part of his job.

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You Can Go Home Again: The Transformative Joy Of Rereading

10:00am April 17, 2016

by Juan Vidal

Returning to a book you've read before can feel like getting a drink with an old friend. But even though the book's the same, you yourself may have changed — and that's what makes rereading so rich.

3 Years After Boston Marathon Bombing, The Story Of A Wrongly Accused Student

8:28am April 17, 2016

by Anders Kelto

Brown University student Sunil Tripathi disappeared just before the Boston Marathon bombing, and was accused of being involved in the attack. A new documentary looks at the effects of the allegation.

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What If 'Pride And Prejudice' Was Set In Cincinnati?

8:28am April 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

In Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld's retelling of the classic, Mr. Bingley is a reality TV star and Jane Bennet is a yoga teacher.