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Bunheads, by Misty Copeland and Setor Fiadzigbey

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You Can't Send Your Kids To Dance Class Right Now, But You Can Read Them 'Bunheads'

7:00am September 27, 2020

by Juanita Giles

Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland's new kids' book Bunheads draws on her own childhood experiences — if your kids love dance, it's just the thing to keep them going until classes come back.

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Not My Job: We Ask A Master Of Disguise About 'Dose Guys'

8:47am September 26, 2020

For many years, Jonna Mendez was the CIA's Chief of Disguise, so we've decided to quiz her on "dose guys" — three questions about the Mafia.

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Kennedy Center To Hold First Live Event Since Spring

7:47am September 26, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams about performing in the Kennedy Center's first live performance since spring.

Rita Wilson Wants You To Get Your Flu Shot

7:47am September 26, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Rita Wilson about her recovery from COVID-19, and about her campaign to get 200 million Americans over the age of 50 to get flu shots this year.

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Feminist Gloria Steinem On Finding Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender'

1:37pm September 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

Steinem reflects on her unique childhood and the illegal abortion she had when she was 22. She is the subject of the new biopic, The Glorias. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 2015.

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Sir David Attenborough, shown here during a ceremony last September, broke the world record on Thursday for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram.

Sir David Attenborough Reaches 1M Instagram Followers In Hours, Breaking World Record

12:50pm September 25, 2020

by Reese Oxner

The famed naturalist and broadcaster beat out actress Jennifer Aniston for fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram, according to Guinness World Records.

Chris Rock is the head of the new gang trying to gain power in Kansas City, Mo., in the fourth season of Fargo.

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'Fargo' Season 4 Is As Good As It Gets — Again

11:37am September 25, 2020

by David Bianculli

The new installment of the FX anthology series deals with racism and sexism in 1950 Kansas City. But don't let the period trappings fool you: Fargo's conflicts sizzle with resonance to today's world.

(Center to Right): Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd) and Wilson (Desmin Borges) are bunker buddies in Utopia.

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Amazon's Violent, Cynical 'Utopia' Just Wasn't Made For These Times

5:00am September 25, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The US adaptation of a 2013-14 British series about comic book nerds attempting to save the world from a viral pandemic dials back the humor and cranks up the violence.

Chris Tomkinson — known online as ShinyZeni — streaming a speedrun of Super Metroid.

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You Think Your Favorite Video Game Is Hard? Try Speedrunning It

3:22pm September 24, 2020

by Keller Gordon

Speedrunning is the quirky subculture dedicated to playing through video games as fast as is humanly possible, exploiting glitches in game code and advanced techniques to barrel ahead.

Niv Sultan stars as a tech-savvy Mossad agent trying to escape Iran in the eight-part spy thriller Tehran.

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An Israeli Agent Finds Herself Stranded In 'Tehran' In A Gripping New Spy Series

1:46pm September 24, 2020

by John Powers

A Mossad agent is charged with crippling the Iranian power grid. After a deadly snafu, she must survive in a city not exactly known for its hospitality toward Israeli spies.

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