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The cover of Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh

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In 'Beijing Payback,' The Immigrant Experience, But Make It A Crime Thriller

8:07pm July 22, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Daniel Nieh used to be a model and a translator. He says both of those professions went into his debut novel, a page-turner about a college basketball player unraveling his Chinese father's murder.

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'State Of The Heart' Cardiologist Assesses Breakthroughs In Heart Health

2:22pm July 22, 2019

by Terry Gross

Dr. Haider Warraich talks about advancements in treating and preventing heart failure, and explains how the understanding of healthy blood pressure and good cholesterol continues to evolve.

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Kristen Bell is back as the wry title detective in Hulu's new season of Veronica Mars.

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'Veronica Mars' Offers More Than Nostalgia; She's Always Been A Survivor

2:22pm July 22, 2019

by David Bianculli

Fifteen years after its debut, Veronica Mars has outlived the UPN and has aired on the CW, HBO and now Hulu. Chances are this new, excellent season won't be the last we hear of the wry detective.

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There were a lot of people dressed as Catwoman at Comic-Con on Saturday, but this gentleman took the catnip fishie.

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Comic-Con 2019, Day 3: Cosplay Day! (Plus, Yes, The Marvel Panel)

6:40pm July 21, 2019

At San Diego Comic-Con, fans strut their stuff in all kinds of costumes — some homemade, some elaborately professional. Even pets and little kids get in on the act.

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter and Aaron Crouch play The Father, The Mother and The Son in the world premiere of Blue at the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival.

New Opera 'Blue' Takes On The Tragedy Of Police Brutality

5:14pm July 21, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.

My Ideal Boyfriend is a Croissant, by Laura Dockrill

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In 'My Ideal Boyfriend Is A Croissant', The Heroine Is No Flake

10:00am July 21, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Laura Dockrill's young adult novel stars a refreshingly direct, unapologetic — and occasionally crass — plus-sized girl who uses her doctor-imposed food diary to record her life and feelings.

'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses

9:08am July 21, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Hwang Sok-yong's novel is a perfect slice of Koreana; a touching, somewhat depressive narrative full of nostalgia exposing the underbelly of a nation via the people inhabiting society's bottom rung.

Tia Mowry-Hardrict plays a mother of four moving to Georgia to be closer to her in-laws in Family Reunion.

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Inside 'Family Reunion,' A Sitcom With An All-Black Writers Room

8:00am July 21, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Creator Meg DeLoatch conceived her new streaming series, starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict, around her own family reunion in Georgia. Then Netflix encouraged her to staff up with African Americans.

In Queen of the Sea, 11-year-old Margaret befriends a mysterious visitor to her island home — and learns to play chess.

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In 'Queen Of The Sea,' The Story Rides On Goatback

8:00am July 21, 2019

by Petra Mayer

Dylan Meconis' new graphic novel is set on a mysterious island off the coast of a country that's not quite Tudor England. It's an alternate history, loosely based on the youth of Queen Elizabeth I.

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A Bushel of New Comics Collections Dig Into the Pleasures of Print

7:00am July 21, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.