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Ex-'Weekend Edition' Producer Tight-Lipped On Her 'Jeopardy!' Appearance

10:40am February 28, 2015

We all know public radio types are pretty sharp, right? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Lorson about her appearance on Jeopardy! Lorson hosts All Things Considered on KANU in Lawrence, Kan.

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Nimoy Is Gone, But Mr. Spock WIll Live Forever

10:40am February 28, 2015

Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the man who was best known for his role as Spock.

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Mohsin Hamid is also the author of three novels, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Moth Smoke.

Pakistani Author Mohsin Hamid And His Roving 'Discontent'

10:40am February 28, 2015

by NPR Staff

Mohsin Hamid combines the personal and political in his new book, Discontent and Its Civilizations. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the Pakistani author about his new collection of essays.

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'The Sellout' Is A Profane Riff On Race And Culture

10:40am February 28, 2015

In Paul Beatty's new satirical novel, The Sellout, the narrator wants to re-segregate his hometown outside of Los Angeles. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the author about using humor to write about race.

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Eastern Boys begins as a home invasion story but evolves to something more complex, says NPR film critic Bob Mondello.

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Tense 'Eastern Boys': Cruising, and Bruising

8:13pm February 27, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Eastern Boys, a French film that is half love story, half home invasion drama.

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When Annie Clark was assaulted in 2007 she said the response from her university was victim blaming: "I talked to one campus employee and she gave me this extended metaphor about how rape was like a football game and I was the quarterback in charge and wh

Film About Campus Sexual Assault Tells Survivors: 'You Are Not Alone'

8:13pm February 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Survivors Annie Clark and Andrea Pino brought a Title IX complaint against the University of North Carolina. "This is not about UNC," Clark says. "We're not doing this to vilify our institution."

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This Month (And Every Month), Black Sci-Fi Writers Look To The Future

8:12pm February 27, 2015

by Alaya Dawn Johnson

For years, black authors stood out in science fiction and fantasy because there were so few. Now, says Alaya Dawn Johnson, though there are still obstacles, black authors are making themselves heard.

From Naked Mole Rats To Dog Testicles: A Writer Explores The Longevity Quest

4:03pm February 27, 2015

"Nature knows how to let animals live a very long time," says Bill Gifford, whose latest book is Spring Chicken, a look at the history of anti-aging schemes and current ways people try to live longer.

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Leonard Nimoy poses with Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams during filming of the 1978 remake of the film, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers.

Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock On 'Star Trek,' Dies At 83

4:02pm February 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his granddaughter tells NPR.

Edouard Manet's 1873 oil on canvas, The Railway, is on view at the Norton Simon Museum in Los Angeles until March 2. It is on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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Impressionist Hero Edouard Manet Gets The Star Treatment In Los Angeles

3:14pm February 27, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

Manet was not himself an impressionist, but he mightily influenced the movement. Two of his paintings are now in LA. The Railway is making its West Coast debut, and Spring just sold for $65 million.

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