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Recipe Rebellion: A Year Of Contrarian Cookbooks

4:20pm December 25, 2012

The rebels, rule breakers and renegades who rule this year's Top 10 list aren't looking for a Ph.D. in Traditional Cooking. They're pleasure seekers whose books are filled with quirky facts, gorgeous pictures and ingredients deployed in unexpected places.

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The grief a bereaved parent feels resides deep within and is individually expressed. Different people respond in different ways.

When Someone You Know Loses A Child

9:21pm December 21, 2012

by Linton Weeks

Nothing is enough to ease a parent's pain in losing a child, but simple gestures of kindness and concern are still welcome even in the depths of grief.

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Letters: Southern Baptist Convention Leader On Guns

10:18pm December 20, 2012

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read emails from listeners about an interview with Dr. Richard Land, director of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, about guns.

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Forget YOLO: Why 'Big Data' Should Be The Word Of The Year

4:18pm December 20, 2012

by Geoff Nunberg

"Big Data" had just as much to do with President Obama's victory as phrases like "Etch A Sketch" and "47 percent," says linguist Geoff Nunberg. Big Data is also behind anxieties about intrusions on our privacy, whether from the government's anti-terrorist data sweeps or the ads that track us on the Web.

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Frank Deford says those who have the potential to reduce the gun violence are people who own guns and who are good sports.

Sports

Time For Gun Owners To Be Good Sports About Gun Restrictions

5:44am December 20, 2012

by Frank Deford

Americans possess too many firearms and nothing will change unless gun owners support the changes the president swears to promote, says commentator Frank Deford.

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Jeff Ingram, 46, suffers from a rare condition that wipes his memory. Whenever he has an attack, his wife, Penny, fears he won't regain his love for her.

For Man With Amnesia, Love Repeats Itself

9:25am December 17, 2012

by NPR Staff

Whenever Jeff Ingram suffers from an amnesia attack, his memory is wiped clean and he has to start over. Fearful that one day he may no longer accept her, his wife reminds him of the memories they've shared.

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Op-Ed: Taboo Words Serve An Important Purpose

2:31pm December 13, 2012

In an effort to be more precise, accurate and neutral, the Associated Press decided to remove several words, including "Islamophobia" and "homophobia", from the 2013 edition of the AP Stylebook. Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page calls the move "a linguistic blow for blandness."

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NHL Lockout Leaves Fans Out In The Cold

7:44am December 12, 2012

by Frank Deford

Hockey fans are living their lives, going about their business, but their days are a little paler. Commentator Frank Deford says fans deserve a little sympathy when their sport is taken from them.

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Is It Too Soon For A Gay Marriage Court Battle?

4:26pm December 11, 2012

The Supreme Court has chosen to hear two cases relating to same-sex marriage that would judge the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart argues that this is not the best time for a marriage equality ruling.

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"Were going to blink and be 90," Debbie tells Paul. "We have to make a choice to make things different."

Arts

In 'This Is 40,' Family Life In All Its Glory

5:22pm December 07, 2012

Judd Apatow draws on his own experiences as a husband and father in a new comedy that explores the ups and downs of family life. The film stays close to home, literally and figuratively. It stars his wife, Leslie Mann, as well as their two daughters, and was filmed a few doors down from his house.

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