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Kemp Powers at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., on Aug. 1, 2019.

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Writer Of 'One Night In Miami' On One Knight In Miami

6:49am March 27, 2021

Kemp Powers, who wrote the play One Night in Miami — which was adapted into a film — will answer questions about Sir Barry Gibb, a founder of the Bee Gees, who lives in Miami.

Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse).

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Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104

8:47pm March 26, 2021

by Zoe Chace

"I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."

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The Changing Meaning Of 'Home,' Described Through Poetry

4:43pm March 26, 2021

After a year of the pandemic, poet Tess Taylor highlights some poems reflecting on the changing meaning of "home" over the past few months.

President Barack Obama presents novelist, essayist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry with the National Humanities Medal in September 2015.

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Larry McMurtry, Novelist And Screenwriter Of The West, Has Died At Age 84

4:39pm March 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In over 30 novels and across dozens of screenplays, nonfiction works and memoirs, McMurtry became a beloved yet unsentimental chronicler of the American West.

Pioneers of Olive Town is flawed, but the actual farming is soothing and engaging.

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The Latest Chapters In Gaming's Favorite Farm Story Wither On The Vine

3:22pm March 26, 2021

by Kaity Kline

Harvest Moon: One World and Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town are the latest installments in a beloved, long-running series of farming sims — but fans may want to stick with older games.

Maverick, a bar in Mexico, sits empty amid the pandemic. Missing its patrons, it launched a website recreating different sounds from the bar experience. The idea ended up touching many around the world.

This Bar Missed Its Patrons. Its Idea To Reach Them Touched Others Around The World

2:12pm March 26, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

One bar in Mexico decided to start a website recreating some of those sounds at your favorite bar for those confined at home. It was an idea that took off around the world.

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MC And Actor Riz Ahmed Embraces A New Kind Of Role In 'Sound Of Metal'

1:53pm March 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

Ahmed is nominated for an Oscar for his role as a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. To prepare for the part, he immersed himself in deaf culture. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2020.

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Actor Kathryn Hahn Says The Best Part Of Her Career Came Post-Kids

1:53pm March 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

The WandaVision actor says the "complicated and messy roles" she craved came later in her career. She also starred the HBO series Mrs. Fletcher, and in Transparent. Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2019.

Young Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yeun) follows in his father's footsteps and adopts the heroic identity of Invincible in the Amazon Prime animated series.

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'Invincible' Is Packed With Pulpy, Visceral Thrills — And Lots Of Pulpy Viscera

9:11am March 26, 2021

by Glen Weldon

A stellar voice cast helps ground this fantastical tale of a fledgling superhero's first forays into a job where the stakes — and the violence — are all too real.

Bertrand Tavernier poses for a portrait at the City of Lights, City of Angels Film Festival in Los Angeles on April 11, 2005.

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Acclaimed French Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier Dies At 79

6:43pm March 25, 2021

by Howie Movshovitz

Best known in the U.S. for his jazz film Round Midnight, Tavernier directed some 40 features and documentaries. He was also a noted film historian who wrote a book about American cinema.