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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau said he approved of the way Game of Thrones killed him off. But the audience at Friday's panel didn't agree.

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Comic-Con 2019, Day 2: The Infamous Coffee Cup

3:00pm July 20, 2019

On the second full day of San Diego Comic-Con, highlights include the last-ever (maybe) Game of Thrones panel and the Eisner Awards, celebrating the best work in comics. (Also, some good cosplay.)

Pelli designed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.

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César Pelli, Renowned Architect Of Skyscrapers Around The World, Dies At 92

2:31pm July 20, 2019

by Abigail Clukey

Pelli's legacy of modernist architecture lives on in buildings like the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco and the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Orange Is The New Black' Author On Laundering (Clothes)

2:08pm July 20, 2019

Piper Kerman served time in minimum security prison for money laundering ... but how much does she know about actual laundering? We'll find out.

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Spirited 'Family Of Origin' Defends The Maligned Millennial

10:00am July 20, 2019

by Lily Meyer

CJ Hauser's new novel centers on two estranged siblings trying to unravel their late father's work with a group of fringe biologists who believe evolution is running backward, away from millenials.

Man, It's A Hot One. Here Are Some Ideas For Staying Distracted From The Heat

8:00am July 20, 2019

When it's super hot, sometimes cold thoughts is all you've got. Three NPR colleagues offer suggestions on what to watch, hear and read to get in a chilled state of mind.

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Once A Juggernaut, WWE Sees Its Ratings Tank

8:00am July 20, 2019

Fans of World Wrestling Entertainment say the story plots and matches are boring. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Forbes sportswriter Alfred Konuwa about the drop in viewership.

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Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats, And A Trailer For The Internet To Talk About

8:00am July 20, 2019

People on social media are mesmerized by the preview for the movie that is based on the Broadway musical. And they just kept watching it again and again.

The original San Diego Comic-Con committee, as drawn by Scott Shaw! and inspired by Jack Kirby.

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San Diego Comic-Con Is Turning 50: Here's Its Origin Story

4:09pm July 19, 2019

by Petra Mayer

50 years ago, a bunch of teenaged comics fans got together to plan a convention, and what started with 300 people in a hotel basement became the pop culture juggernaut known as San Diego Comic Con.

Neil Armstrong tests out his spacesuit and camera in April 1969, three months before he would actually set foot on the moon.

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Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies

4:09pm July 19, 2019

by Bob Mondello

Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back. Critic Bob Mondello reflects on the many films, from 1902 to today, that have made the journey.

An imagined future speaks in David Ewing Duncan's Talking to Robots.

An Imagined Future Speaks In 'Talking To Robots'

2:29pm July 19, 2019

by Adam Frank

If you want to see what that future might look like, David Ewing Duncan's book is a fun place to start; he envisions various bots based on interviews with scientists and engineers, among others.