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Seamus Heaney's Translation Of 'The Aeneid' Gets Posthumous Publication

6:33pm April 14, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poetry critic Tess Taylor about the publication of the sixth book of The Aeneid translated by Seamus Heaney and published posthumously.

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W. Kamau Bell describes his new CNN series, United Shades of America, as a travel show that will take him places he is afraid to go.

Comic W. Kamau Bell On Standing Tall And Finding Humor In America's Racism

5:59pm April 14, 2016

The comedian attends a Ku Klux Klan gathering and a cross-burning on his new series, United Shades of America. He describes the series as a travel show that takes him to places he is afraid to go.

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Ayelén Álvarez Miño and Juan Malizia in Our Last Tango.

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'Our Last Tango': A Dance Movie With A Personal Storm At Its Center

5:00pm April 14, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Argentina's premier tango couple is the subject of an ambitiously structured film that mixes dance with the story of a relationship that was both passionate and problematic.

Kevin Costner as Jerico Stewart in Criminal.

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Hey, They're Moving Ryan Reynolds' Consciousness Around Again

5:00pm April 14, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Criminal is the second film in a year that separates mind from body when it comes to poor, gorgeous Ryan Reynolds. In this case, his mind goes in Kevin Costner.

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An Updated 'Jungle Book' Deftly Juggles Wonders And Threats

5:00pm April 14, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Jon Favreau directs a new version of The Jungle Book, in which Bill Murray and Christopher Walken help out with the voice work and the story considers the threats to the animals' way of life.

Following in the footsteps of authors like Charles Dickens, Julian Fellowes will release Belgravia as a serial.

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'Downton' Creator Brings Drama On The Installment Plan In 'Belgravia'

12:23pm April 14, 2016

by NPR Staff

Julian Fellowes' new novel is a twist on the form Charles Dickens made famous: the serial. Belgravia, the story of an ambitious family in 19th century England, will be released in chapters via an app.

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German Comedian's Crude Poem About Turkish President Sparks Controversy

4:56pm April 13, 2016

German police are providing protection for the controversial comedian Jan Boehmermann after he performed a crude poem criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on German TV. Investigators are also looking into whether Boehmermann may have violated German speech laws. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Anton Troianovski of the Wall Street Journal about the controversy.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tries his hand at some racial humor at the 94th annual Inner Circle Dinner in New York.

When It Comes To Terms Like 'Colored People's Time,' Context Matters

3:48pm April 13, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Bill de Blasio's been getting dragged for joking about "CPT." Once more, with gusto: When it comes to terms like this, context matters. Who's saying it, where and to whom?

WATCH: Marbles Fight To The Bitter End For Victory

2:28pm April 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Take a break from the news for a totally compelling, entirely gravity-driven race that captured hearts and minds on the Internet this week. Plus: literary parodies, because this is NPR.

'Door To Door' Reveals The Magnificent — And Maddening — Story of Traffic

2:25pm April 13, 2016

Edward Humes describes his new book as a "transportation detective story" that chronicles the hidden characters, locations and machinery driving our same-day-delivery, traffic-packed world.

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