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A Father And Daughter 'Keep The Faith' During Cancer Fight

5:13am July 12, 2013

by NPR Staff

In 2007, 4-year-old Faith Marr was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. Doctors were uncertain about her chances of survival. Faith and her father, Jerris, talk about how their bond grew stronger during hospital stays when he would "tattoo" her favorite things on her skin and scars.

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Football Needs A Guardian, Not A CEO

8:03am July 10, 2013

by Frank Deford

Twenty-nine NFL players have been arrested since the Super Bowl. Football needs to be cleansed, says sports commentator Frank Deford.

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Performance artist Miranda July's new project, We Think Alone, blasts a set of random emails from some well-known names on intimate topics to anyone who signs up for them.

Arts

Miranda July: From The Outboxes Of The Noteworthy

1:16pm July 09, 2013

by NPR Staff

Filmmaker and artist Miranda July's new project, We Think Alone, blasts emails from some well-known names on intimate topics to anyone who signs up for them.

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Krysta Rodriguez played Ana Vargas in the recently canceled backstage-on-Broadway TV series Smash, and Zachary Levi earned a fervent following in the title role of NBC's Chuck. Both performers have backgrounds in the theater, and they'll be together on Br

Arts

Broadway's 'First Date': A Greek Chorus Of Emotional Baggage

12:37pm July 09, 2013

by NPR Staff

Turns out the nerd-turned-spy from the TV show Chuck can sing. Zachary Levi is rehearsing for his first role on Broadway — a new musical comedy called First Date, which also features Krysta Rodriguez, the star of another NBC program, Smash.

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The Bizzaro brothers — James, 81 (left) and Paul, 82 — spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty.

Two Brothers Remember Lives Spent With Liberty

4:51am July 05, 2013

by NPR Staff

Paul and James Bizzaro spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty. Their family moved to Liberty Island 75 years ago, not long after their father became a guard at the statue. Lady Liberty was their playground. And their father kept her torch lit for 36 years.

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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during his Gentlemen's Singles second round match against Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine on day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 26.

Roger Federer: Leave While He's Good Or Play Because He Can?

9:52am July 03, 2013

by Frank Deford

After a rough loss at Wimbledon last week, many fans are wondering if this is the end for the Swiss tennis star.

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Sixty Years Of The Corvette

7:35pm June 30, 2013

The first Corvette rolled off the assembly line on this day back in 1953. And it certainly made an impression. We present a montage of the Corvette's influence on pop culture the past 60 years.

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Jim Nayder, host of the The Annoying Music Show and Magnificent Obession, died this week. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon, left, remembers his good friend.

Music & Culture

'Annoying Music' Host Leaves 'Magnificent Obsession' Behind

4:46pm June 30, 2013

by Scott Simon

Jim Nayder, host of Chicago Public Radio's The Annoying Music Show and Magnificent Obsession, died this week. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon remembers his good friend.

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Arts

Girls' Legos Are A Hit, But Why Do Girls Need Special Legos?

9:55pm June 29, 2013

by Neda Ulaby

Lego introduced a line of characters and sets that helped the company reach girls successfully. But some question what's wrong with girls playing with plain old Legos, and what this line is telling them.

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Carl Brisson stars as sideshow boxer "One Round Jack" in Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 film The Ring. That and eight more of the master's early silent features have restored by the British Film Institute.

Arts

Rescued, Hitchcock's Silent Films Flicker Anew

7:07pm June 29, 2013

by Pat Dowell

Alfred Hitchcock is best known for suspense films like Psycho and Vertigo, but the British director actually began his filmmaking career during the silent era. The Hitchcock 9 is a collection of his silent films, and the only way to see them is the old way — going to the theater.

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