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Charleston Tucker (Katherine Heigl) meets with President Constance Payton (Alfre Woodard).

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'State Of Affairs': Television From The Precise Middle Of The Barrel

2:36pm November 17, 2014

by Linda Holmes

The new spy/political drama starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard isn't good, but it isn't bad either. That's a problem in television's very competitive landscape.

#ColorFacts: A Weird Little Lesson In Rainbow Order

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For One Artist, Colorblindness Opened Up A World Of Black And White

2:35pm November 17, 2014

by Angela Evancie

After his diagnosis, Peter Milton wasn't about to abandon art; but he did feel he had to abandon color. Today he says he finds black and white to be "fully more elegant than color."

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Roger Moore: The Man With The Golden Life

1:51pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Sir Roger Moore has played James Bond more than any other actor; his new memoir, One Lucky Bastard, chronicles a life spent working and laughing with stars — and learning how to kiss from Lana Turner.

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An In-Depth Look At The U.S. Cyber War, The Military Alliance And Its Pitfalls

1:25pm November 17, 2014

In the book @War, Shane Harris reports that U.S. intelligence agencies, sometimes aided by corporations, are trying to dominate cyberspace. It's "changing the Internet in fundamental ways," he says.

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The Original Folk & Fairy Tales Of The Brothers Grimm

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Today's Fairy Tales Started Out (Even More) Dark And Harrowing

1:22pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Evil figures prominently in favorite bedtime stories. But a new translation of the first edition of the Brothers Grimm's tales reveals exactly how unsanitized and murderous these stories once were.

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'Operation Sea Lion' Is A Flawed But Fascinating Look At WWII

1:18pm November 17, 2014

by J.P. O'Malley

Historian Leo McKinstry sheds new light on the British homefront and the failure of Nazi invasion plans, but reviewer J.P. O'Malley says the book is marred by a jingoistic nostalgia for the Empire.

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Soldiers, Spies, Cyberwarriors: '@War' In The Internet Age

12:02pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

"One if by land, two if by sea" wouldn't work these days — not when your adversary can knock out your power grid with an team of cyberforces. Today's armies have a new front to monitor.

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John Darnielle's first novel was about a teenage boy in a psychiatric institution who is obsessed with heavy metal.

As A Lyricist And Novelist, The Mountain Goats' Lead Man Writes About Pain

10:50am November 17, 2014

John Darnielle's novel, Wolf in White Van, is about a man who survives a trauma. The songwriter tells Fresh Air about his difficult childhood and finding shelter in music and the Incredible Hulk.

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Arts for Life: Empowering Young Artists through Opportunities for Creativity

9:00am November 17, 2014

by David Ford

Arts For Life supports pediatric patients and families through arts

education in four chapters across North Carolina.

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Daum has written several other books, including Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House, and is also a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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For One Essayist, 'The Unspeakable' Isn't Off-Limits

10:20pm November 16, 2014

by NPR Staff

Meghan Daum's new collection looks at life in that awkward stage of adulthood that comes before you'd call yourself middle-aged. "Are we in the twilight of youth?" she asks. "That sounds not good."

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