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Alice McDermott's 'Absolution' transports her signature characters to Vietnam

1:50pm October 30, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

McDermott's latest novel, which centers on two American women who meet in Saigon in 1963, explores themes of religion, humility and insistent charitable intervention.

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Poland's boogeyman, Bebok, is reimagined through a photographer's collaboration with local teenagers

6:01am October 30, 2023

by Karolina Jonderko

Through a collaboration with young people from the small town of Września, photographer Karolina Jonderko explores Poland's boogeyman, Bebok.

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American Museum of Natural History will remove human remains from public display

5:10am October 30, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

New York's American Museum of Natural History holds the remains of some 12,000 people. The museum is removing human remains from public display and reviewing its repatriation procedures.

Lily Gladstone, left, plays Mollie Kyle in Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese, right.

'You talkin' to me?' How Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' gets in your head

5:00am October 30, 2023

by Aisha Harris

In his elder years, Martin Scorsese seems to be questioning his complicity as a filmmaker. He's not renouncing his prior artistic choices but he's cognizant of how the world around him has shifted.

Children walk past Halloween decorations last year. In several U.S. towns, it's illegal for kids over 12 years old to go trick-or-treating.

No candy for you. Some towns ban older kids from trick-or-treating on Halloween

5:00am October 30, 2023

by Bill Chappell

When are kids too old to go trick-or-treating? In some U.S. towns, it's illegal for teenagers to indulge in the sweetest part of Halloween – one even threatened jail time.

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Violinist Natalie Hodges on dealing with performance anxiety

5:52pm October 29, 2023

by Vic Vela

Back from Broken is a podcast that looks at what it takes to come back from life's struggles. In one episode, host Vic Vela spoke with author Natalie Hodges about dealing with performance anxiety.

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A 75-year-old rodeo cowboy is being inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame

8:17am October 29, 2023

by Stina Stieg

J.C. Trujillo, 75, got rodeo fever at age six when he won $10 in a calf riding competition. He went on to become a world champion and is being inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

In the new children's book The Walking School Bus, a brother and sister walk 5 miles round-trip to school on their own.

What is a walking school bus? Hint: It has no tires but lots of feet and lots of soul

8:10am October 29, 2023

by Vicky Hallett

So what is a walking school bus? A new children's book set in South Africa tells the story of some intrepid youngsters who figured out a way to stay safe during their long walk to class.

Halloween lets children bring fantasy play into the real world, all while building a sense of community. Here, kids go trick-or-treating during Halloween in London in 2020.

Halloween performs a neat trick, and it's not just about the treats

7:00am October 29, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Part of Halloween's charm is that the normal rules are suspended. When else can kids dress up and demand candy from strangers? But some rules do apply.

Matthew Perry died on Saturday at age 54 at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets report. The actor is pictured in 2009 at the L.A. premiere of The Invention of Lying.

'Friends' star Matthew Perry dies at age 54, reports say

11:42pm October 28, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Perry, who won an Emmy nod and enormous fame for his starring role as Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, was found dead at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets reported.