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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will reprise their roles as Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in The X-Files limited series.

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Here Comes 'The X-Files,' Back For More Mulder, More Scully, And More

12:58pm March 24, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Fox has announced that its beloved sci-fi series The X-Files will be back for six new episodes from creator Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.

UNC basketball fans storm the court after a win over Duke in 2014.

'Cheated' Out Of An Education: Book Replays UNC's Student-Athlete Scandal

10:47am March 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

Authors Jay Smith and Mary Willingham explain how the school steered athletes to pass-through courses in order to keep players eligible.

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In Move From Web To TV, 'Childrens Hospital' Could Set An Example

8:14pm March 23, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Childrens Hospital returns to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim for its sixth season Friday. NPR's Eric Deggans spent a day on set and reports on how this niche comedy is swimming against the tide.

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'Hausfrau' Strips Down Its Modern-Day Madame Bovary

8:12pm March 23, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Debut novelist Jill Alexander Essbaum's heroine is a deeply unhappy married woman who seeks solace in sexual encounters. Essbaum says it's through those encounters that "we see where she's busted."

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Sandwich Monday: Burger King's YUMBO

3:57pm March 23, 2015

by Peter Sagal

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the YUMBO. It's a Burger King sandwich with ham and cheese recently pulled out of retirement.

In 13 Men journalist Sonia Faleiro chronicles the real-life case of "Baby" — a 20-year-old woman from the tribal village of Subalpur in West Bengal, India. Baby falls in love with a Muslim outsider and, she tells police, is gang-raped as punishment. Vil

'13 Men,' No Clear Answers: Digging Into An Indian Gang Rape Case

1:26pm March 23, 2015

by NPR Staff

Last year, a woman in rural India said that she'd been gang-raped on the orders of her tribal council. Journalist Sonia Faleiro traveled to her village and found competing narratives and few facts.

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Snarky notes may not do much to ward off office fridge thieves. "I came across one guy who will intentionally steal people's food when they leave snarky notes," says Dan Pashman, host of the Sporkful.

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Foraging In The Office Fridge: Petty Theft Or Public Service?

10:14am March 23, 2015

by Dan Pashman

A splash of milk for your coffee might pass, but helping yourself to a whole sandwich? Like any controversial office issue, the ethical lines that cut through the fridge aren't so clear.

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From left, Videofreex David Cort, Bart Friedman and Parry Teasdale filmed kids' programs and daily goings-on in 1973 at their Maple Tree Farm in Lanesville, N.Y.

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Decades Before YouTube, Video Pioneers Captured Turbulent Era

12:02pm March 22, 2015

by Karen Michel

In the pre-digital age, shooting video was unwieldy and expensive. But in the late 1960s, storytellers calling themselves "Videofreex" used the first portable video recorders to film a changing world.

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William Electric Black Tackles Gun Violence In 5 Ambitious Plays

9:19am March 22, 2015

by Jon Kalish

William Electric Black, the first African American writer for Sesame Street and winner of several Emmys, has a new project: a five-play cycle on gun violence.

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Author: Kids Need Abundant Connection With Nature

9:19am March 22, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Scott Sampson about his book, How to Raise a Wild Child, a field guide for getting kids in touch with nature in a tech-centered world.

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