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'Punishment Without Crime' Highlights The Injustice Of America's Misdemeanor System

3:08pm January 02, 2019

by Terry Gross

Former federal public defender Alexandra Natapoff says 13 million misdemeanors are filed each year in the U.S., trapping the innocent, punishing the poor and making society more unequal.

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Alice Neel painted this oil on canvas self-portrait in 1980, when she was 75.

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'Eye To I' Exhibition Celebrates Over A Century Of Self-Portraiture

8:06am January 02, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

More than 70 autobiographical artworks are now on view at the National Portrait Gallery. These messages to the future, preserved in oil, charcoal and more, reveal how artists wished to be remembered.

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Smithsonian Showcases Senegalese Jewelry Which Is Rich In History

4:58am January 02, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

Senegal's exquisite gold jewelry — and the complicated history of the women who wore it — are getting their due at an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art.

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'You Better Own This': How Rami Malek Came To Embody Freddie Mercury

1:58pm January 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

Malek sang at the top of his lungs while playing Queen's lead singer in the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Still, he says, "No one can sing like Freddie Mercury." Originally broadcast Nov. 21, 2018.

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In Red Dead Redemption 2, you don't exactly level up.

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Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption 2

7:00am January 01, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series about storytelling returns with a look at Red Dead Redemption 2, which inverts one of the biggest tropes in video games — the Power Curve. There's no leveling up here.

Arunachalam Muruganantham speaks with students about his menstruation pad machine.

A Menstruation Movie Is On The Short List For An Oscar Nomination

10:52am December 31, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

It all started when a guy wanted to create a better sanitary pad for his wife. And now there's a new documentary about the impact of his work.

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Channeling The Pain Of Depression Into Photography, And Finding You Are Not Alone

9:49am December 31, 2018

by Becky Harlan

Tara Wray's book Too Tired for Sunshine is a collection of images she made while struggling with depression. The work struck a chord with others, who are now sharing their images in an online project.

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'The Winters' Is A Modern Update Of 1938 Best-Seller 'Rebecca'

8:37am December 30, 2018

The Winters is Lisa Gabriele's modern update of the 1938 novel Rebecca.

Martha Stewart says in the last 30 years she's seen the food offerings at parties become a lot more interesting and varied. "Our interest in all kinds of things culinary, and all kinds of things related to celebration has really expanded tremendously," sh

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Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve

7:59am December 30, 2018

by Leila Fadel

Ice balls melt slowly and impress everyone. Provide toothbrushes and bathrobes for overnight guests. And if your budget is tight, mac and cheese and a bottle of good wine can go a very long way.

Fried bologna and eggs is one of the dishes included in The Cash And Carter Family Cookbook.

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You Can Eat Like Johnny Cash — Thanks To A Cookbook From Country Music's First Family

12:33am December 30, 2018

by Don Gonyea

The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.

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