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Clint Howard and Ron Howard visit SiriusXM's New York headquarters in New York City.

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'Wait Wait' for Oct. 23, 2021: Ron and Clint Howard play Not My Job

8:45am October 23, 2021

Before they became Hollywood royalty, Ron and Clint Howard spent time in Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show. So, we ask them three questions about a Maybe-Not-Berry: the poisonous mistletoe plant.

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Nothing but Blackened Teeth, by Cassandra Khaw

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'Nothing but Blackened Teeth' is a real spooky trip

7:00am October 23, 2021

by Jessica P. Wick

In Cassandra Khaw's new novella, five friends with a lot of history and a habit of ghost-hunting together decide to go on one last trip to celebrate a wedding — and naturally, things get out of hand.

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'Monster in the Middle' muses on the complex nature of romantic love

5:00am October 23, 2021

by Carole V. Bell

Tiphanie Yanique's sophomore novel follows two lovers — the American Fly and Stela, who's from the Caribbean, as they make their way towards a lasting relationship despite their differences.

Alec Baldwin wrote on Twitter on Friday that his "heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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Alec Baldwin is cooperating with police in the prop gun shooting death on 'Rust' set

5:54pm October 22, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The actor fired the prop gun that killed a cinematographer during filming of the movie Rust, police said. On Friday, Baldwin expressed "shock and sadness" over the incident.

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park in Charlottesville, Va., in July. Initial plans to remove the statue four years ago sparked the infamous "Unite the Right" rally at which 32-year-old Heather Heyer was kille

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A Black museum asks to melt Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to create new art

5:30pm October 22, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

In 2017, debate over Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue sparked a violent neo-Nazi rally that left a woman dead. Now, a Black cultural center wants to melt it down and turn it into public art.

Gamers can practice their chocolate-making arts in Haunted Chocolatier.

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The creator of 'Stardew Valley' announces his spooky new game: 'Haunted Chocolatier'

4:06pm October 22, 2021

by Nell Clark

The solo developer behind Stardew Valley says he's at work on a new game, all about "magical haunted ghost chocolate." Haunted Chocolatier is already getting fan excitement, but no release date yet.

Halyna Hutchins at the SAGindie Sundance Filmmakers Reception in January 2019.

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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by a prop gun, was a rising star

3:23pm October 22, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Celebrated as a rising star by colleagues and collaborators, Hutchins grew up on a military base, and had a taste for filming herself doing extreme sports.

Lenny Kravitz's memoir, 'Let Love Rule,' chronicles the making of a rock star

1:22pm October 22, 2021

by Sam Briger

Kravitz's memoir follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can." Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2020.

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The conductor Bernard Haitink leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an undated photo. Haitink died Thursday at age 92.

Renowned conductor Bernard Haitink, beloved for his modesty, has died at age 92

1:17pm October 22, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had a six-decade career leading major orchestras across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. He was hailed as a musician's musician, prizing the art well above glamor.

"Pianoiss . . . issmo (Worse Finish)" by Christine Sun Kim

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Shoham Arad: What Does It Take To Turn An Idea Into A Movement?

12:49pm October 22, 2021

Anyone can have a big idea. But how do those big ideas come to fruition and grow? Director of the TED Fellows program Shoham Arad walks us through several speakers who turned a spark into a movement.

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