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Set in New Orleans in the 1960s, the comedic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces centers around Ignatius J. Reilly, a glutton in a city known for its legendary cuisine. A new cookbook looks at the food culture that helps define the characters in the book.

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'A Confederacy Of Dunces Cookbook': A Classic Revisited In Recipes

3:17pm December 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

Set in 1960s New Orleans, A Confederacy of Dunces centers around Ignatius J. Reilly, a glutton in a city known for its cuisine. A new cookbook looks at the food central to the heralded comedic novel.

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'New Yorker' Cartoon Editor Explores What Makes Us Get It

2:12pm December 04, 2015

Humor is both a creative and a cognitive process, says Bob Mankoff, who has contributed cartoons to The New Yorker since 1977. Originally broadcast March 24, 2014.

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An Apatosaurus named Arlo meets a human boy on his adventures in The Good Dinosaur.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Good Dinosaur,' Pixar And Second Thoughts

10:01am December 04, 2015

by Linda Holmes

This week's show takes a look at the latest from Pixar — both the somewhat disappointing feature and the awesome short — and we consider the times we've changed our minds.

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Paul Shaffer, George Clooney and Miley Cyrus are among the guests who join Bill Murray in A Very Murray Christmas, available Friday on Netflix.

Netflix Wishes You A 'Murray Christmas' In A Cheerful, Irony-Free Holiday Special

9:13am December 04, 2015

by David Bianculli

Critic David Bianculli says A Very Murray Christmas, directed by Sofia Coppola, is "an unexpectedly tender little TV jewel from the man who built his early career on being a wisecracking cynic."

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Dishes from Jim Bakker's 50-Day Survival Food bucket, clockwise from top: macaroni and cheese, creamy potato soup, chocolate pudding, chicken noodle soup.

Apocalypse Chow: We Tried Televangelist Jim Bakker's 'Survival Food'

5:21pm December 03, 2015

by Kylie Mohr

Jim Bakker preaches that a catastrophe is imminent and will bring major food shortages. His "Survival Food" buckets sell for up to $4,500. We tested the contents of one for you.

I Second That Emotion

11:40am December 03, 2015

Invisibilia hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel talk about science, story, and self-help.

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Justin Theroux (shown with Darby Camp) deals with the grief and mystery of being left behind in season 2 of the HBO series, The Leftovers.

From 'Lost' To 'Leftovers', Show Creators Embrace Ambiguity And The Unknown

2:20pm December 02, 2015

Damon Lindelof, the co-creator of HBO's The Leftovers, says he is drawn to "real-world stories where the supernatural can and often does occur." He and author Tom Perrotta discuss the series.

Yao Chen, Annie Leibovitz, Tavi Gevinson, Agnes Gund, and Marco Tronchetti Provera attended the launch of the 2016 Pirelli Calendar by Annie Leibovitz at Grosvenor House in London Monday.

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Heroic Women In Strong Poses: Serena Williams, Amy Schumer In Pirelli Calendar

4:25pm December 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman." — that's how comedian Amy Schumer sums up this year's Pirelli calendar.

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'Hollywood Reporter' To End Annual Index Of Powerful Women In Entertainment

2:21pm December 01, 2015

Janice Min, president of The Hollywood Reporter, tells Steve Inskeep why the magazine will stop publishing its "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list as a ranking.

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Actress Niecy Nash Is 'Getting On' Just Fine

2:13pm December 01, 2015

Perhaps best known for her work on Reno 911, Nash talks to Fresh Air contributor Anna Sale about playing a nurse on HBO's Getting On, a series about an extended care facility for elderly women.

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