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Sydney Lucas as Small Alison and Michael Cerveris as her father in the new production of Fun Home.

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Broadway Passes The Bechdel Test With 'Fun Home'

4:06am June 06, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Alison Bechdel's bestselling graphic novel memoir about growing up gay with a closeted father doesn't seem like an obvious choice for a musical, but it's coming to Broadway. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

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Melissa McCarthy gets a star-vehicle movie of her own in Spy.

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In 'Spy,' Melissa McCarthy Receives Top-Billing. Finally.

6:47pm June 05, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello says Spy is a generous, smart, sexy comedy, surrounding a generous, smart, sexy star. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.

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The cover of The League Of Regrettable Superheroes.

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Floating Eyeballs, Trained Bees: History's Most Cringeworthy Crusaders

4:47pm June 05, 2015

by Glen Weldon

The new book The League Of Regrettable Superheroes lovingly recounts the deeply goofy world of weird crusaders that popped up and, just as quickly, disappeared.

Boston Public Library President Amy Ryan, left, and Conservation Officer Lauren Shott hold the recovered prints by Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt van Rijn.

Lost And Found: Missing Rembrandt, Dürer Prints Turn Up At Boston Library

4:27pm June 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Worth a combined $630,000, they were found misfiled after an exhaustive, eight-week search of the stacks. But not before an FBI probe was launched and the library's president resigned.

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Mean Mary Performs at Muddy Creek Music Hall

3:39pm June 05, 2015

by David Ford

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Juneteenth, Film Noir, Summertime Chamber Music and Opera, John Salmon, and Mean Mary

1:43pm June 05, 2015

by Eddie Garcia

Juneteenth

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'Gershwins And Me' Tells The Stories Behind 12 Songs

1:10pm June 05, 2015

Musician Michael Feinstein chronicles his experience working as an archivist and cataloger for legendary songwriter Ira Gershwin. Originally broadcast Oct. 17, 2012.

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Paul Dano plays a young Brian Wilson in Love and Mercy.

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A Simplified Brian Wilson In 'Love And Mercy'

12:37pm June 05, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Played at different stages of his life by Paul Dano and John Cusack, the Brian Wilson who emerges from this film is a less engaging and complex creator than the real Beach Boy.

TED Prize winner Dave Isay speaks at TED2015.

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What Happens When People Are Given A Voice?

9:43am June 05, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Over 20 years ago, Dave Isay's radio documentary Ghetto Life 101 was broadcast. It presented voices many listeners hardly ever hear, setting a standard for storytellers everywhere.

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Rev. Jeffrey Brown speaking about how listening helped reduce the homicide rate in Boston.

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How Can Listening Transform An Entire Community?

9:43am June 05, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

During the '80s, Rev. Jeffrey Brown watched his neighborhood become overrun with drugs and violence. He decided to listen to young people in the community, not preach to them, to bring about change.

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