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'The Truffle Hunters' Tells The Story Of Men And Dogs Searching For Culinary Gold

11:49am March 06, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw about their new documentary. The Truffle Hunters is about the men and dogs who sniff out Italy's rare white Alba truffles.

A woman walks past a closed flower shop in Berlin on Thursday. A research group noted more than 1,200 new words in German inspired by the pandemic.

Pandemic Inspires More Than 1,200 New German Words

11:17am March 06, 2021

Germans have a knack for stringing lots of words together to create new words. From Mundschutzmode to Coronamutationsgebiet, the pandemic has spawned a plethora of them.

In the just-announced Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players can explore an open world ... kind of like Pokémon Go, except, you know, not the real world.

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OPEN WORLD POKEMON

7:00am March 06, 2021

by Vincent Acovino

For years, open-world video games, where players can explore all over the map, have been hugely popular. The Pokemon franchise is finally catching up, with the just-announced Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

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Reclaiming Family And Memory In 'Sparks Like Stars'

7:00am March 06, 2021

by Marcela Davison Avilés

Nadia Hashmi's new novel follows an Afghan woman who escaped the murder of her family during a coup; her comfortable life in New York City is turned upside down when a figure from the past reappears.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus lets players hunt the tiny monsters in a new, open-world setting.

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New Pokémon Game Goes Off The Beaten Path

6:00am March 06, 2021

by Vincent Acovino

For years, open-world video games, where players can explore the map rather than following a set path, have been hugely popular. The Pokémon franchise is finally catching up, but how will fans react?

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Pokémon Goes In A New Direction With Open-World Video Game

6:59pm March 05, 2021

by Vincent Acovino

For years, open-world video games, where players can explore all around the map rather than following a set path, have been hugely popular. The Pokémon franchise is finally catching up.

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Author Kazuo Ishiguro Explores Love, Loneliness And Connection In 'Klara And The Sun'

4:56pm March 05, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kazuo Ishiguro about his new novel, Klara and the Sun, a story about a small AI girl robot created to keep teens from becoming lonely.

Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day, in a still from The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

Andra Day On Portraying BilIie Holiday And The Enduring Strength Of 'Strange Fruit'

4:11pm March 05, 2021

The song "Strange Fruit" is the powerful and thematically horrifying centerpiece of the new film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which positions music as a powerful force for change.

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff — soon to become the Scarlet Witch — in WandaVision.

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'WandaVision' Proves Great Superhero Stories Are Just Great Stories, Period.

2:46pm March 05, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The Disney+ series WandaVision aired its season finale this week; critic Eric Deggans calls it a comic nerd's dream that's also accessible to audiences who may not know all the Marvel comics lore.

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James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'

1:43pm March 05, 2021

by Terry Gross

McBride's most recent novel, Deacon King Kong, is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969. "Time and place is really crucial to good storytelling," he says. Originally broadcast Feb. 29, 2020.

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