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David Duchovny On Baseball And How 'X-Files' Made Him A Better Writer

1:23pm April 19, 2016

The co-star of the X-Files discusses his novel, Bucky F*cking Dent, about a son reuniting with his absentee father. Duchovny earned a master's degree in literature before starting his TV career.

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A Thrilling TV Adaptation Of John Le Carré's 'Night Manager'

1:23pm April 19, 2016

by John Powers

Le Carré's 1993 novel comes to life in a six-part AMC series. John Powers says the show, which jets from Egyptian streets to posh Alpine lodges, is one of the most enjoyable thrillers he's seen on TV.

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Jodie Whittaker as Anna in the film Adult Life Skills.

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Tribeca Notebook: The Oddball's Journey

11:04am April 19, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Rachel Tunnard's first feature, Adult Life Skills, finds ways to expand on the familiar formula of the frustrated, frustrating misfit trying to grow up.

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One Life Changes Forever On 'Mothering Sunday'

7:00am April 19, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

Graham Swift's slim, incantatory new novel centers around young Jane, a maid on a rural estate, and the day in 1924 that unexpectedly alters the trajectory of her life.

James Brown performs at the Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany in 2003.

The Lonely Side Of James Brown

5:58am April 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

When James McBride, a National Book Award winner for his fiction, decided to write an entire book about James Brown, he wanted to push beyond the hype and racism he says haunts Brown's legacy.

Siblings Sangeeta (from left), Sunil and Ravi Tripathi. Sunil went missing weeks before the Boston Marathon, and media outlets misidentified him as one of the bombing suspects.

How Social Media Smeared A Missing Student As A Terrorism Suspect

11:00pm April 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

The documentary Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi explores what happened after a tweet misidentified a Brown University student as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

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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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