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Apocalypse? Naw. 'Woman World' Is a Laid-Back Utopia

10:10am September 15, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Aminder Dhaliwal's popular Instagram comic chronicles life in a world where men have gone extinct. It turns out, without men, life is pretty mellow — making for a sly critique of patriarchy.

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A Minneapolis Theater 'Prop God' Retires

8:26am September 15, 2018

Linus Vlatkovich, longtime "Prop God" of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, has retired.

Actress Anna Kendrick poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Pitch Perfect' Anna Kendrick On Pitching Perfectly

6:57am September 15, 2018

How much does the star of the Pitch Perfect movies know about pitching perfectly? We've invited her to answer three questions about a no-hitter thrown by Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis in June 1970.

Photographer Bill Cunningham outside Skylight Clarkson Sq during New York Fashion Week on July 15, 2015 in New York City.

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Bill Cunningham: A Memoir Of Style On All Levels, High And Low

6:18am September 15, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

"The best fashion show is definitely on the street — always has been and always will be." Bill Cunningham

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Bradley Cooper plays musician Jackson Maine in A Star Is Born. In addition to playing the male protagonist, Cooper is making his directorial debut.

Bradley Cooper On The Personal Story Behind 'A Star Is Born'

7:53pm September 14, 2018

by Rachel Martin

In his directorial debut, the actor plays an aging musician who falls for and mentors an up-and-coming talent — played by Lady Gaga — even as his own troubles surface.

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Remembering Broadway Star Marin Mazzie

5:25pm September 14, 2018

by Jeff Lunden

Actress Marin Mazzie has died of ovarian cancer at age 57. Mazzie had a three-decade career, with her breakout role playing Clara in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1994. She was in Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate and The King and I, among other plays.

Need another cup of coffee? An owl yawns as another looks toward the camera in Alaska.

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Can't Bear More News? Take A Break With Funny Wildlife Furtography

4:48pm September 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Take a gander at these photos — they're pretty amoosing. Yes, it's time for the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, and this year you can vote in the "people's choice" category.

An empty pedestal remains where a statue known as Early Days, which depicted a Native American at the feet of a Catholic missionary and Spanish cowboy, used to stand on Fulton Street in San Francisco. The statue was removed early Friday morning.

San Francisco Removes Statue Of Native Man At Feet Of Colonizers

3:51pm September 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The statue, called Early Days, showed a Native American gazing up at a vaquero, or Spanish cowboy, and a proselytizing priest. Native groups have long called for the sculpture's removal.

Breindel (left) and Sharron Payne take a momentary break from preparations.

Baby Alpaca In The Kitchen: Waiting For Florence On The Farm

3:14pm September 14, 2018

by Madeline Gray

As Hurricane Florence hits North Carolina, Amanda McKee's only concern is for her animals at 1870 Farm outside Chapel Hill.

For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind

1:41pm September 14, 2018

by Terry Gross

The Turtles All The Way Down author says OCD "starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have." Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2017.

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