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Acclaimed Persian-American Chef Nasim Alikhani has published her first cookbook

8:02am July 30, 2023

by Bilal Qureshi

Persian-American Chef Nasim Alikhani has published her first cookbook, based on her highly acclaimed restaurant in Brooklyn. She brought the feast to Los Angeles for a recent series of pop up dinners.

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Intertribal canoe trip from Oregon to Seattle will set out for first time since COVID

8:02am July 30, 2023

by Emily Cureton Cook / OPB

Members of the mid-Columbia River tribes set off on an annual intertribal canoe journey after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 28, 2023.)

Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event.

In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale

7:42pm July 29, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The U.S. State Department selected Jeffrey Gibson to create an installation for the U.S. Pavilion at the prestigious international arts event.

Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit reads a book during a story time reading at the Cheer Up Charlies dive bar on March 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Bills to restrict drag performances across the country have failed to make an impact.

Despite all the talk, no states have active laws banning drag in front of kids

5:40pm July 29, 2023

by Josie Lenora

Across the country, efforts by state Republicans to restrict drag performances in front of kids have fallen short. Bills have been scuttled, blocked, vetoed and more.

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Author Elizabeth Acevedo's new novel, Family Lore, centers four sisters — Matilde, Flor, Pastora, and Camila — and their daughters.

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In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers

1:50pm July 29, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

A winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature is out with a debut novel for adults. Elizabeth Acevedo's Family Lore is about sisterhood and memory in a Dominican-American family.

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Actor Randall Park arrives for the second annual Gold Gala at the Music Center in Los Angeles.

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'Wait Wait' for July 29, 2023: With Not My Job guest Randall Park

9:12am July 29, 2023

For some, being a triple-threat actor/writer/comedian is enough, but not for Randall Park, who decided to add "director" to the list. But, can he answer our questions about Randall Park Mall?

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An artist explains why Marvel's use of AI to animate a sequence is worrying

8:05am July 29, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with graphic artist Karla Ortiz about the issues of consent and compensation around the use of AI in the art world.

What Barbie's professional history says about women in the labor force

6:08pm July 28, 2023

With more than 200 careers under her pink belt, Barbie has always been a hard worker. What can the types of professions Barbie's done tell us about women in the U.S. labor force? A lot, actually.

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Intertribal canoe trip from Oregon to Seattle will set out for first time since COVID

5:56pm July 28, 2023

by Emily Cureton Cook / OPB

This month, members of the mid-Columbia River tribes set off from Oregon on an annual intertribal canoe journey to Seattle. It's especially poignant this year after a three-year hiatus due to COVID.

Hollywood strikes may cause the Emmys to delay its planned September broadcast

5:04pm July 28, 2023

by Eric Deggans

The actors strike might cause the Emmys to delay its planned September broadcast. It would be the first such delay since the Emmys were postponed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

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