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Before landing her first film role, Gabourey Sidibe struggled to find work. "This is my path, and I'm really grateful that I'm on it," she says of acting.

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Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'

3:21pm May 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

As a young woman, Sidibe struggled to find work before landing the film role that would change her life. "This is my path, and I'm really grateful that I'm on it," Sidibe says of her acting career.

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Former President Bill Clinton gestures to the crowd during a campaign stop in Philadelphia for his wife, Hillary, on the day before the 2016 presidential election.

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Beware The Twist! Bill Clinton Plans To Pen A Thriller With James Patterson

2:42pm May 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The former president and fiction titan foisted a surprise on readers Monday, announcing they'll be releasing a novel named The President Is Missing in June 2018.

Dates are a popular food across the Middle East, but in Oman they hold a place of honor in the national culture and cuisine.

A Love Affair With Dates, The Fruit At The Cultural Heart Of Oman

11:34am May 08, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy — and has been for hundreds of years.

Min Kym is shown at her debut recital at the Serenates D'Estiu Festival in Majorca in July 1992.

Her Violin Stolen, A Prodigy's World Became 'Unstrung'

9:25am May 08, 2017

Min Kym had found her perfect partner in a 1696 Stradivarius — until it was snatched in a London cafe. She comes to terms with the loss in her new memoir, Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung.

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Tommy Caldwell poses for a portrait after just climbing to the top of Tadrarate via a 500m, 7c climbing route. He's climbing with Alex Honnold in Taghia, Morocco. September 20th, 2016.

World-Renowned Rock Climber On Constantly Pushing The Limits

11:55pm May 07, 2017

by NPR Staff

NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks to Tommy Caldwell, the first to free climb a 3,000 foot "Dawn Wall" granite cliff, about his book The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits.

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Christy Altomare and Derek Klena star in the stage adaptation of the 1997 Fox animated film Anastasia.

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When It Comes To Family Musicals, Kids' Opinions Matter More Than Critics'

6:48pm May 07, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Normally, critical reviews can kill a Broadway show, but not so for kid-focused musicals. Anastasia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are currently on Broadway, vying for the kid seal of approval.

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City of Miracles, by Robert Jackson Bennett

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An Old Soldier Is Back In Action In 'City Of Miracles'

10:00am May 07, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

As Robert Jackson Bennett's Divine Cities series draws to a close, grizzled old enforcer Sigrud — in hiding, in a remote forest — returns to the city to avenge the murder of his friend and partner.

The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search For Human Happiness, by Paula Poundstone

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Paula Poundstone's 'Totally Unscientific' Search For The Secret Of Happiness

8:16am May 07, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Paula Poundstone had a great idea: Try fun stuff and get a publishing company to pay for it in the name of science. The result? The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness.

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'And We're Off' Proves Brevity's Not Always The Soul Of Wit

7:00am May 07, 2017

by Tasha Robinson

Dana Schwartz is the Twitter whiz behind the @GuyInYourMFA and @DystopianYA accounts, but she stumbles in long form. Her debut novel, And We're Off, is quick and compelling but needs fleshing out.

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A Family, A Traffic Ticket And A 2-Year Lie

4:52am May 07, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear about a few problems, including a family cover-up over a sister's ticket.