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Michelle Goldberg is a senior contributing writer for The Nation.

Those Yoga Poses May Not Be Ancient After All, And Maybe That's OK

2:02pm June 02, 2015

In her new book, Michelle Goldberg traces the Western practice of yoga to a Russian woman named Indra Devi. Goldberg says that many of the poses in modern yoga can't be traced beyond 150 years ago.

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Actress Carey Mulligan Stands Out Amid The 'Madding Crowd'

1:16pm June 02, 2015

The English actress has been nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the Broadway revival of Skylight. She also stars in the film adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel Far From the Madding Crowd.

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A Full Head Of Ghosts photo from multimedia.

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'Ghosts' Is An Eerie, Edgy Tale Of Perception And Possession

11:22am June 02, 2015

by Jason Heller

Paul Tremblay's new novel is, on the surface, a story about a book about a reality show about a real-life event, but reviewer Jason Heller says it becomes an "unsettling conversation about the truth."

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Celebrating 150 Years Of Freedom With 2015 Juneteenth Africana Festival

9:22am June 02, 2015

by David Ford

On June 19^th, 1865, slaves in Galveston, Texas—the last place in America where slavery existed—learned of their freedom for the first time.

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Getting A Tattoo Is An Unlikely Rite Of Passage For This Teen

10:46pm June 01, 2015

by Katie Davis

Commentator Katie Davis helped with an unlikely coming of age ceremony for a young man she mentored and tutored for years. She took him to get his first tattoo.

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Skeletal Horse On Trafalgar Square's 4th Plinth Is Art And A Stock Ticker

7:38pm June 01, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

A bold statue has taken up residence in London's iconic Trafalgar Square — part of a public art project that's been going on for more than a decade. The skeletal horse replaces a giant blue rooster.

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Sir Topham Hatt: benevolent CEO or robber baron?

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Economy

Just How Do 'Thomas & Friends' Drive Sodor's Economy?

7:34pm June 01, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

On the 70th anniversary of the books that spawned Thomas The Tank Engine, NPR's Elizabeth Blair considers the economic model of Thomas's home island of Sodor, and its elaborate railway system.

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Inside Chef Chane's tiny kitchen. Every few months or years, his landlord — taking note of Chane's popularity — will raise the rent, or a conniving official will demand a bribe. Then, instead of bowing to the system, Chane will disappear and set up in

Meet Chef Chane, Ethiopia's Version Of The Infamous 'Soup Nazi'

7:30pm June 01, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Like the famously curt broth ladler on Seinfeld, Addis Ababa's Chef Chane is known for serving up both delectable cuisine and insults. He says he learned his vaunted culinary skills in royal kitchens.

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Rachel Ahn, who goes by "Aebong-ee," is among the top 100 most-watched mukbang stars in South Korea.

Koreans Have An Insatiable Appetite For Watching Strangers Binge Eat

7:26pm June 01, 2015

by Elise Hu

What's behind the curious food fad of mukbang, or live-streamed broadcasts of people eating endless amounts of food? The genre is so popular in South Korea that its stars pull in $10,000 a month.

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A Manifesto On Diversity In Public Media

6:53pm June 01, 2015

by Al Letson

The host of the award-winning programs State of the Re:Union and Reveal shares his ideas about making public radio sound more like America.