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In An Alternate 19th Century London, Sins Are Marked With 'Smoke'

11:12am May 25, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dan Vyleta about his novel, Smoke. It's set in an alternate 19th century London, where the morally corrupt are marked by a smoke that pours from their bodies.

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'City Of Mirrors' Brings The Passage Trilogy To An Epic End

7:00am May 25, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

Justin Cronin's blood-and-thunder tale of a viral vampire apocalypse began in 2010 with The Passage. He brings it to a rousing conclusion in his new book, hitting all the beats fans have waited for.

In the fourth season of the IFC show Maron, Marc Maron's character becomes addicted to opioids and loses his house, cats and podcast.

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Marc Maron On Sobriety And Managing His 'Uncomfortable' Comfort Zone

2:40pm May 24, 2016

The comic recently played out his own fictional relapse on his IFC show, Maron. He says relapse is "a very real fear of mine. I'm glad it happened in fiction and not in real life."

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Trending phrases are caught in generational misunderstanding.

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Irked By The Way Millennials Speak? 'I Feel Like' It's Time To Loosen Up

2:26pm May 24, 2016

by Geoff Nunberg

While some of his colleagues have criticized the current trend of starting sentences with the phrase, "I feel like," linguist Geoff Nunberg says it's just a case of generational misunderstanding.

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Dr. Abraham Nussbaum argues for medicine to reconnect with its past: Caring for patients should be a calling, not a job, he says.

Doctor Yearns For Return To Time When Physicians Were 'Artisans'

2:20pm May 24, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, author of a book examining the drive toward standardized quality measures and checklists, says he fears medicine is becoming just another job and not the calling it should be.

JoJo Fletcher and Jordan the football player/brother in the kickoff episode of the new season of The Bachelorette.

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Parade Of Goofballs 2016: Can JoJo Find A Prince In A Haystack?

10:36am May 24, 2016

by Linda Holmes

It's that time again. A fresh bachelorette has to make her way through 26 men, hoping to find a good one, and we have some thoughts.

The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race by Anthony Christian Ocampo

Filipino Americans: Blending Cultures, Redefining Race

10:28am May 24, 2016

by NPR Staff

In his book The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo explores how Filipino-Americans challenge traditional ideas about race and national identity.

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'Smoke' Is A Gloriously Murky Vision Of The Past

7:00am May 24, 2016

by Jason Heller

Dan Vyleta's new novel imagines an alternate Victorian England where ill deeds (and even ill thoughts) are made visible by vile black Smoke; it's a marker not just of personal worth but also class.

Candice Hoyes uses her surrounding for inspiration — and New York City has no shortage of interesting sights.

Candice Hoyes Sings Blackness, Womanhood And History On Her New Jazz Album

4:24pm May 23, 2016

by Leah Donnella

When Candice Hoyes sings, she's channeling a legacy of black women in jazz. Her debut album, On a Turquoise Cloud, celebrates the genre's storied roots.

Eventually, Big Thunder gives Little Thunder a name of his own: Lightning.

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Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'

4:14pm May 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

Alexie says he always struggled with being named after his dad — so he decided to write a book about it. Thunder Boy Jr. is about a little boy who is eager to have his own name and be his own person.

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