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Women at a whiskey tasting at the W South Beach Hotel & Residences on May 3, 2012, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Not Just A Man's Drink: Ladies Lead The Whiskey Renaissance

2:50pm May 01, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Whiskey was long considered a man's drink. But as sales of whiskey soar, it's women who are leading the new boom, thanks to a vanguard of female distillers, blenders and tasters.

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Whiteness Project participants were filmed talking about race. The project doesn't use their names, to encourage frankness.

The Whiteness Project: Facing Race In A Changing America

2:48pm May 01, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A filmmaker invited white residents of Buffalo, N.Y., to speak candidly about race. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates finds that the results are thought-provoking, often surprising and sometimes disturbing.

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Potter Daniel Johnston, Poet Rhett Iseman Trull, "Writing To Heal," and "The Hunting Ground"

1:59pm May 01, 2015

by David Ford

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Don't Take His Stapler: 'Paper Clip' Author's Passion For Office Supplies

1:55pm May 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

James Ward's new book stems from a lifelong love of Post-it notes, pencils and paper clips. He tells NPR's Melissa Block that they remind him of his school days, when life was less complicated.

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Carey Mulligan plays Bathsheba Everdene in a new film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel, Far From the Madding Crowd.

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Carey Mulligan Returns To Period Drama For A Thomas Hardy Classic

1:54pm May 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

The actress spent years avoiding the genre for fear of getting pigeonholed, but she says she made an exception for Far From the Madding Crowd because of Hardy's modern, forward-thinking heroine.

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Free Comic Book Day: A Guide To The Heroes, Musicians And Mutants

12:39pm May 01, 2015

by Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon reviews the 50 comics available at participating comics shops for 2015's Free Comic Book Day, coming May 2 — what to pick up free, skip, and buy while you're in the shop.

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A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Free Comic Book Day And Rabbit Holes

12:08pm May 01, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we talk about lots and lots of comics in preparation for Free Comic Book Day, and we go down a few pop culture rabbit holes.

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Veterinarian Vint Virga says that animals in zoos, like this lion, need to have a bit of control over their environment.

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Cat PDA Vs. Human PDA, And Other Animal Behavior Explained

10:43am May 01, 2015

Veterinarian Vint Virga works with pets and zoo animals on behavior disorders. He talks about how house cats are more fulfilled when they forage for food, and how to show animals affection.

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Robert Earl Keen performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 4, 2014.

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Not My Job: Singer Robert Earl Keen Gets Quizzed On Cats

10:43am May 01, 2015

The last time Keen was on the show he told a story about how he woke up one day to find his wife standing in the doorway, shooting at cats with a deer rifle.

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What's Mittens Thinking? Make 'Sense' Of Your Cat's Behavior

10:42am May 01, 2015

Kitties don't play — they hunt. And their aloof appearance has evolutionary roots. A new book explains cats' mysterious nature and how their relationship with humans has changed over the years.

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