Arts & Life

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding at a practice session at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Like 'Dynasty' On Ice: The Nancy Kerrigan And Tonya Harding Museum

5:34pm April 19, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Why would a couple of comedians build a museum in their hallway dedicated to figure skaters in 1994? Because the story of their rivalry, Kerrigan's attack and the media frenzy is just so American.

These robotic arms are part of a modular kitchen that's been set up so that the robot chef can find exactly what it needs.

This Robot Chef Has Mastered Crab Bisque

11:00am April 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

The system, a pair of robotic arms, learned to cook by mimicking the motions of a top chef. Even though it can't smell or taste, its maker says the robot should be able to make 2,000 meals by 2017.

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Memoir Chronicles The Joy And Loss Of 'The Light Of The World'

11:00am April 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to author Elizabeth Alexander about her new memoir, The Light of the World.

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W Seeking W For Compound Word Dates

11:00am April 19, 2015

by Will Shortz

For each word starting with "W," think of another word, also starting with "W," that can follow the first to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

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A religious volume from the early 1300s includes this image of a monk who resembles the Jedi Master Yoda of the Star Wars films.

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Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar

3:26pm April 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A long time ago, in a place far away, a manuscript was created with an enigmatic figure who looks a great deal like a certain little — and yet powerful — green guy from the Star Wars films.

Furious 7 has hit the $1 billion worldwide box-office mark, two days faster any other film. Earlier this month, stars Sung Kang, left, and Ludacris attend the film's Los Angeles premiere.

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'Furious 7' Races To New Record, Quickly Hitting $1 Billion Mark

2:50pm April 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Universal says the movie is the studio's first to cross the billion-dollar mark during its first run in theaters, putting it above films such as Jurassic Park and Despicable Me.

This watercolor scene at a mess hall in Wyoming's Heart Mountain internment camp was painted by Estelle Peck Ishigo, a white woman who voluntarily followed her Japanese-American husband into internment camps.

Arts

Art From Japanese-American Internment Camps Saved From Auction Block

12:23pm April 18, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Artworks by Japanese-Americans wrongfully imprisoned in World War II internment camps won't be sold to the highest bidder. The move came after protests from descendants of the internees.

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Humorist and Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate Dick Flavin recites "Teddy at the Bat" during the Ted Williams tribute on July 22, 2002 at Fenway Park in Boston.

Arts

Not My Job: Boston's Dick Flavin Is Quizzed On The 'Worst Poet Ever'

11:32am April 18, 2015

Dick Flavin is an Emmy-award winning broadcaster, a PA announcer at Fenway Park and the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox.

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In 2008, Thomas put on a similar exhibit that focused on images of African-Americans. His new exhibit is focused on white women — but American attitudes towards other races appear in works like Golly, Mis' Maria, Folks Jus' Can't Help Havin' a friendly

Arts

Wordless Ads Speak Volumes In 'Unbranded' Images Of Women

11:00am April 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

Artist Hank Willis Thomas strips slogans and brands off ads to create images that expose American preoccupations. His last series focused on African-Americans; his new work features white women.

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Books
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'Orhan's Inheritance' Is The Weight Of History

10:59am April 18, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Aline Ohanesian's debut novel attempts to make sense of the events of 100 years ago, when the Ottoman Empire began forcing Armenians out of their homes in Turkey, leaving more than a million dead.

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