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Ambition, Alchemy And Searching For Way To Fit In 'Gold Diggers'

7:00am April 08, 2021

by Ilana Masad

Sanjena Sathian's novel follows a Georgia teenager, son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles with balancing his own ambitions and those of his parents, and finding his own way to be brown in America.

Clayton was ready to take her stardom to the next level, but these plans were put on hold after going through car accident that left her without both legs.

Merry Clayton Bares Her 'Beautiful Scars'

6:08am April 08, 2021

Seven years after surviving a car crash that took her legs and nearly took her life, singer Merry Clayton is releasing a new album, Beautiful Scars.

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Cookbook author Reem Kassis says that many foods that are considered Middle Eastern or Israeli actually originated as Palestinian dishes.

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For This Palestinian Cook, The Kitchen Is A 'Powerful Place' — Not A 'Life Sentence'

6:10pm April 07, 2021

by Terry Gross

Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.

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'Atlantic Crossing' Explores Little Known Relationship During World War II

4:28pm April 07, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor Kyle MacLachlan about playing former President Franklin D. Roosevelt in PBS' Masterpiece series Atlantic Crossing.

Saks Fifth Avenue is joining a growing list of retailers and brands to phase out animal fur.

Saks Says No To Fur, The Latest Fashion Seller To Go Fur-Free

3:28pm April 07, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers.

At the start of Disco Elysium, you wake up in a crummy hostel room, without your memories — and without your pants.

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'Disco Elysium: The Final Cut' Is A Grimly Gorgeous Genre-Bender

12:00pm April 07, 2021

by Keller Gordon

In Disco Elysium, you play as an unnamed detective figuring out the story behind a dead body in a windswept, wintry city. The new Final Cut edition features extra quests and a fully-voiced script.

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Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story

10:00am April 07, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

Helen Oyeyemi's new novel is a no-holds-barred mashup of Agatha Christie-style mystery oddities like mongoose genealogy, kidnapped gaming champions and a woman who chokes on emeralds in her sleep.

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'Farewell For Now:' Leigh Bardugo On 'Rule Of Wolves'

7:00am April 07, 2021

by Petra Mayer

Leigh Bardugo is winding up her Russian-inflected Grishaverse series (at least for now) with Rule of Wolves, which continues the story of the dashing King Nikolai of Ravka and his demonic interloper.

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'This Is About Lifting Culture,' Says History-Making Producer Charles D. King

6:07am April 07, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Judas and the Black Messiah has made Oscar history as the first Best Picture nominee with an all-Black producing team. And it's not the first time producer Charles D. King has made Hollywood history.

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A Daughter Struggles To Escape Her Mother's Shadow In 'Libertie'

7:56pm April 06, 2021

by Maureen Corrigan

What if a child doesn't share a parent's ambition? Kaitlyn Greenidge's novel is inspired by the life of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, the third Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.

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