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An image from a new Christmas ad from British retailer John Lewis. Titled "Man on the Moon," the ad follows a girl's attempts to connect with a man she spots living on the moon.

Early Christmas Ad Melts Millions Of Hearts Online

2:29pm November 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Telling the story of a young girl's attempts to connect with an old man she spots living on the moon, a Christmas ad from British retailer John Lewis has sparked tears, views, and a bit of criticism.

Mary-Louise Parker says her father loved words; they used to send poems to each other in the mail.

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'Dear Mr. You' Is A Lifetime In Letters

11:33am November 07, 2015

by NPR Staff

Actor Mary-Louise Parker has written a memoir, Dear Mr. You, in the form of letters to important men in her life — among them her beloved father and the accountant who had to tell her she was broke.

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Now 35, Adnan Syed has been granted a new hearing by a Maryland circuit court. He's seen here in an undated photo provided by his brother, Yusuf Syed.

Adnan Syed, Subject Of 'Serial' Podcast, Gets Hearing On New Evidence

10:12am November 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Adnan Syed has been granted a hearing to let his lawyers present a possible alibi, and to probe both "alleged prosecutorial misconduct" and the competence of Syed's original attorney.

Cindy Crawford attends the CHANEL Dinner For NRDC 'A Celebration Of Art, Nature And Technology' held on May 31, 2013 in Los Angeles.

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Not My Job: Supermodel Cindy Crawford Gets Quizzed On Scale Models

9:05am November 07, 2015

Cindy Crawford obviously knows everything there is to know about modeling. But what about scale modeling? You know, building those detailed miniature versions of things? We'll find out.

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There's Method To The Mad Satire Of 'Censorship Now!!'

6:12am November 07, 2015

by Jason Heller

Washington D.C. punk legend Ian Svenonius veers from anarchist tirade to Swiftian satire in this new essay collection, which takes aim at tipping, Ikea, censorship, music and yes, NPR too.

'Destiny And Power' Reveals Elder Bush's Criticism Of His Son's Administration

6:44pm November 06, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jon Meacham about his biography of George H.W. Bush, which includes the elder Bush's criticism of his son's administration when it came to the second war in Iraq.

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Bryan Cranston and Diane Lane play Dalton and Cleo Trumbo in a new film about the screenwriter's life.

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Bryan Cranston Becomes Blacklisted Screenwriter In 'Trumbo' Biopic

6:41pm November 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

Cranston used tapes of writer Dalton Trumbo to study his speech patterns and smoking habit. Then he put on glasses and a mustache, and he says, "I [started] to see that man."

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The Sounds Of James Bond, From The Editors Who Created Them

6:21pm November 06, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg won the Oscar for their sound work on Skyfall. Now they're back with the new James Bond movie, Spectre. NPR's Becky Sullivan talks to the pair about just what a sound editor does.

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Batmobile Creator George Barris Dies At 89

4:21pm November 06, 2015

George Barris, who created the Batmobile through his work customizing cars, has died.

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Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

1:58pm November 06, 2015

Dunham says when she started writing HBO's Girls, she was drawn to characters with "a bit of a Zelda Fitzgerald lost, broken woman quality." Originally broadcast Sept. 29, 2014.

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