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Tina Brown's Must-Reads: On Heroism

7:39am October 10, 2013

by NPR Staff

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast for Morning Edition's series Word of Mouth. For this installment, Brown talks about three must-reads that are all about the mettle and mindset of those we end up calling heroes.

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Local Project Gives New Voice to Those With Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities

7:19am October 10, 2013

by Keri Brown

A multi-media project and exhibition at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem is giving a new voice to some adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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A zoo in central China's Henan province swapped a dog — a Tibetan mastiff like the one shown here — for a lion, in another story that recently swept Chinese cyberspace.

Too Weird To Be True? In China, You Never Can Tell

5:47pm October 09, 2013

by Frank Langfitt

Foreign news coverage of China is often deadly serious: corruption, pollution and the like. Then there's the funny and bizarre that often goes viral — like the zoo that swapped a dog for a lion. A number of websites are making these offbeat and satirical tales increasingly available in English.

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Grab Your Passport to Entertainment with High Point Theatre

8:32am October 09, 2013

by David Ford

The High Point Theatre’s

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Elizabeth Smart Says Kidnapper Was A 'Master At Manipulation'

4:08pm October 08, 2013

by NPR Staff

Smart, who was held captive for nine months at age 14, describes the 2002 ordeal in a new memoir called My Story. She's now an advocate for children's safety education and says "the best punishment" she can give her abusers is to move on with her life and be happy.

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George R.R. Martin prepares to introduce author Neil Gaiman and performer Amanda Palmer at charity benefit at his newly renovated Jean Cocteau cinema in Santa Fe, N.M., on Sept. 29. Reopening the old movie house has been a passion project for the Game of

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George R.R. Martin, Author And ... Movie-Theater Guy?

2:21pm October 08, 2013

by Caty Enders

The author of the wildly successful Game of Thrones books has been spending his days working on reopening an old movie theater in Santa Fe — much to the displeasure of fans who think he should be writing the next book.

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At the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, each item is accompanied by a story from the donor on how a romance fell apart.

A History Of Love Gone Wrong, All In One Croatian Museum

9:50am October 08, 2013

by Sean Carberry

From furry handcuffs to a toy bunny that a couple once shared, the Museum of Broken Relationships is filled with artifacts of romances that didn't quite work out.

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Sharing the Lives of Six Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Through Art

9:17am October 08, 2013

by David Ford

The Story of My Life shares the lives of six adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Greg Silvernail, James Loudermilk, John Linville, Cecelia Henry, Karen Lash and Ghree Lockard. Their stories are told through photographs, spoken and written word, and visual art that they created in collaboration with instructors from the Sawtooth School for Visual Art. The multi-media exhibition opens Friday, October 11th and it’ll remain on display through November 14th at the Sawtooth School in Winston-Salem.

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Out Of Lahiri's Muddy 'Lowland,' An Ambitious Story Soars

3:53pm October 07, 2013

by Maureen Corrigan

Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel, The Lowland, is on the long list for the National Book Award and the shortlist for the Man Booker. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Lahiri should start making room in her trophy cabinet; The Lowland is a beautiful tale of a family transformed by political violence.

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Prior to filming, director Paul Greengrass kept the pirate crew and the boat crew separate to make the hijacking scenes feel more authentic. "The hair did stand up on the back of our heads," says Tom Hanks, above.

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Tom Hanks Is 'Captain Phillips' In High-Seas Hostage Drama

3:24pm October 07, 2013

The film tells the true story of Richard Phillips, whose container ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Navy SEAL sharpshooters eventually freed the captain from the small lifeboat where he was held hostage for five days. Tom Hanks stars in the film, which is directed by Paul Greengrass.

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