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A Manual For Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin

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'A Manual For Cleaning Women' Showcases A Gritty, One-Of-A-Kind Voice

4:13pm August 24, 2015

by Maureen Corrigan

A posthumously published collection of stories steers recognition to Lucia Berlin, whose fictional narrators are the sort who have seen it all and aren't afraid to tell you about their crappy day.

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'I Regret Everything': Toni Morrison Looks Back On Her Personal Life

4:13pm August 24, 2015

"It's not profound regret," Morrison tells Fresh Air. "It's just a wiping up of tiny little messes that you didn't recognize as mess when they were going on." Originally broadcast April 20, 2015.

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Bren Herrera's vegetable broth comes in two varieties. You can either stop at the broth, or take it one step further by pureeing the used, cooked vegetables and mixing them in.

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This Is Not A Parody: An NPR Story About Homemade Vegetable Broth

2:28pm August 24, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Yeah, we know, it sounds like a joke. But Cuban-born chef Bren Hererra's method totally won us over. Her secret? Don't throw anything out.

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Chef Simon Hopkinson says mayonnaise is a total pleasure to make, but people are often frightened to try to make it themselves.

No-Fear Homemade Mayonnaise: Better Than What's In The Jar

2:26pm August 24, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

This week in our Do Try This At Home series: Making mayonnaise that's just as delicious as, if not better than, what comes out of the jar.

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Larry Wilmore is the host of The Nightly Show, a satirical news show that airs on Comedy Central.

With 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice

1:05pm August 24, 2015

The self-deprecating host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show says it took a few months to get comfortable in his new role. "People are holding your feet to the fire immediately," he says.

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Guzzling 9,000 Years Of History With 'The Comic Book Story Of Beer'

11:45am August 24, 2015

by Alastair Bland

A new illustrated history explores beer's journey from the cradle of agriculture, to the rise and fall of Ancient Rome, to the modern-day craft beer heyday.

Tres hermanas- "Three Sisters", Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico, 1986.

Tony Gleaton: Photographing The African Story Across The Americas

11:23am August 24, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tony Gleaton left a budding career in fashion photography to travel across continents, taking pictures of landscapes and people of the Americas that had special meaning for the African diaspora.