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'The Argonauts' Is A Voyage Through Parenting, Partnership And Transition

12:41pm May 07, 2015

by Tomas Hachard

Maggie Nelson's philosophical memoir uses her pregnancy — and her partner Harry's gender transition — to explore larger questions about the changing ways we approach marriage and motherhood.

Gene DeAnna is curator of the National Jukebox project, which is an online collection of more than 10,000 pre-1925 recordings.

A Long Way From Wax Cylinders, Library Of Congress Slowly Joins The Digital Age

10:03am May 07, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Through the library's website, you can listen to the recording of a former slave or millions of other items. But critics say the library needs to move more aggressively to adjust to the digital age.

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Flexible, Fluid 'Revision' Bounces From Rom-Com To Sci-Fi

10:03am May 07, 2015

by Amal El-Mohtar

What if you could rewrite reality? Andrea Phillips' debut novel follows an unambitious barista whose life is turned upside down when she discovers a website that lets her change lives with a click.

Andrew Lincoln plays Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead.

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The Allure Of Gore: 'Walking Dead' Producer On Zombies And Mean Tweets

9:31am May 07, 2015

The AMC series' habit of killing off characters without warning has led to explosions of fan grief and rage on social media. Much of the audience's ire has landed on Scott M. Gimple.

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Julianna Marguiles plays attorney Alicia Florrick in the CBS drama The Good Wife.

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Meet The Power Couple Behind 'The Good Wife'

9:31am May 07, 2015

by NPR Staff

Robert and Michelle King, the real-life husband and wife team who created the CBS show, say that when it came to creating the series' main character, it was a question of art imitating life.

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Dalma Cartagena teaches a class on agricultural science to elementary-school students in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. "I'm preparing them to make good decisions when it comes to the environment and healthy foods," she says.

Puerto Rico Is Sowing A New Generation Of Small Farmers

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Greg Allen

Decades of industrialization have left the island reliant on imported food. But change is coming — from government subsidies for small farmers, to classes that teach school kids how to grow food.

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Because of the limited structural integrity of The Saltwich, Robert had to employ the Butterfly Grip in 2013.

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Sandwich Monday: We're Full

3:18pm May 06, 2015

by Ian Chillag

The Sandwich Monday team says "See you later." Then we say, "Are you gonna eat that?"

Front row (from left): Chris Gethard, Nick DiPaolo, Vincent Kartheiser. Back row (from left): Henry Zebrowski, Paul Giamatti.

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Amy Schumer Puts Her Own Looks On Trial

1:59pm May 06, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On Tuesday's Inside Amy Schumer, an episode-long parody of 12 Angry Men asked the question: Is Amy Schumer hot enough to be on television?

"I think that we think that language is something neutral and not at all political" — Jamila Lyiscott

What Does It Mean To Be 'Articulate'?

1:25pm May 06, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Educator and poet Jamila Lyiscott is a "tri-tongued orator." She unpacks the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, family, and colleagues.

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In 'Subprimes,' Swiftian Satire Hits Close To Home

11:56am May 06, 2015

by Jean Zimmerman

Karl Taro Greenfeld's new book imagines a near-future America where credit scores determine your fate, and a new generation of Okies travel the country in dilapidated SUVs, searching for prosperity.