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What do you call a flower that flits from bird to bird? Which birds dictate the order of the flock while it flies?

Pablo Neruda's question poems, now translated and illustrated for children

7:39am May 01, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

Neruda's Book of Questions is well known in Latin American literature. A new bilingual, illustrated selection of his poems gives English-speaking children an opportunity to interrogate the world.

Neal Adams revitalized popular comic book characters including Batman, the Green Lantern, Superman and the X-Men, by reimagining them in a more realistic style.

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Neal Adams, comic book legend and defender of artists' rights, dies at 80

10:20pm April 30, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Neal Adams revolutionized the comic book industry with his hyper-realistic style for characters such as Batman, Superman, the Green Lantern and the X-Men.

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Bill Murray says his behavior led to a complaint and a pause on 'Being Mortal'

9:35pm April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

In his first comments about the halt of his latest film, the actor described the incident as a difference of opinion. "I did something I thought was funny and it wasn't taken that way," he said.

Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76

5:56pm April 30, 2022

by Hazel Cills

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19

12:12pm April 30, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend. "I am very worried about Ozzy right now," she said.

Filmmaker and author John Waters at his home in Baltimore. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his landmark film, Pink Flamingos, and he's releasing his first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.

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A lot of material from this John Waters interview couldn't be published

9:40am April 30, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

It's been 50 years since the famed director released the movie Pink Flamingos. And as much as the world's changed since then, his first-ever novel shows that his propensity for bad taste ...hasn't.

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'American Idol' winner Laine Hardy is accused of bugging an ex-girlfriend's dorm

9:37am April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

His ex allegedly found a listening device — which resembled a phone charger — under her futon, according to a warrant. Hardy faces a felony charge over the allegation.

Myles Stubblefield on stage in Buffalo, N.Y.

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'Wait Wait' for April 30, 2022: Live from Buffalo!

8:33am April 30, 2022

It's our first-ever show in Buffalo, so we invited royalty. Myles Stubblefield is a vermiculturist known as the Worm King of Buffalo, but what does he know about musical earworms?

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The Great Zapfino, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Marla Frazee

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Behold! 'The Great Zapfino' takes a big leap to overcome his fears

8:00am April 30, 2022

by Samantha Balaban

A circus performer whose act is called "The Leap For Life" loses his nerve and gets a regular job as an elevator operator. Then a moment comes when The Great Zapfino must finally perform.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

8:00pm April 29, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bob Odenkirk's memoir, the guy collecting every Gap store playlist ever made and more.