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Ms. Marvel, which was not on the Sad Puppies slate, took home this year's Hugo for best graphic story.

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Amid A Hubbub At The Hugos, 'Puppies' See Little Success

6:53pm August 23, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

At science fiction's Hugo Awards, voters largely rejected a slate of nominees pushed by a group called the Sad Puppies. In an unusual end to the controversy, a few categories didn't even get a winner.

Fear The Walking Dead follows high school English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) and guidance counselor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) as they deal with the fallout of a mysterious outbreak.

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In 'Walking Dead' Spin-Off, Expect To Get An Apocalyptic Education

5:53pm August 23, 2015

by NPR Staff

Don't plan on seeing familiar faces in Fear the Walking Dead, the prequel to the hit series. Show-runner Dave Erickson says the new series offers a chance to see the apocalypse viewers missed.

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Pasaquan, Eccentric Artist's Georgia Home, Gets A Sprucing Up

10:14am August 23, 2015

by Rickey Bevington

Tucked away in rural southwest Georgia, a phantasmagorical home is under restoration. The compound, named Pasaquon, is the life's work of visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin.

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'Eileen' Is Dark, Damaged Fun

7:03am August 23, 2015

by Jean Zimmerman

Ottessa Moshfegh's new novel follows a defiantly, triumphantly off-putting young woman who dreams of escaping her grim New England existence. Critic Jean Zimmerman calls it "pleasingly perverse."

Longtime Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980.

Capturing Campaign History In The Granite State

12:25pm August 22, 2015

by Brady Carlson

Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980. Now he's preparing for the 2016 primary.

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Finn Miller Vaughan, 8, practices at the barre at Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins. He is the only boy in his ballet class.

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Ballet Programs Look For More Boys To Step Up To The Barre

10:46am August 22, 2015

by Stacy Nick

It takes two to dance a pas de deux, but demand for the male half of the duex far outstrips supply. Many schools and ballet programs offer special classes and steep discounts to male students.

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Everyone's Likely To Be Sad At This Year's Hugos

7:03am August 22, 2015

by Tasha Robinson

The Hugo Awards celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy, but this year they're fraught with controversy after a self-identified conservative coalition organized to dominate the nominations.

For Summer Reading Lists, Some Schools Take A More Modern Approach

6:18pm August 21, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kathryn VanArendonk, who teaches developmental reading and writing at Union County College, about how some schools are including contemporary books on summer lists.

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A Radio Romance: A Host And Her Listener Find Love Over The Air

5:19pm August 21, 2015

Anne Levine and Michael Hill had a real-life Sleepless in Seattle romance. She has a radio show on Cape Cod; he was listening online in Seattle, when he fell in love with her voice.

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As 'Sesame Street' Heads To HBO, Will Low-Income Kids Lose Out?

4:41pm August 21, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

For parents and educators, that's a big question. Since 1969, the show has played a big role as an educational service with a mission to serve the underprivileged.