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Jim Brown, a star running back for the Cleveland Browns in the late 1950s and early 1960s, is the subject of a new biography by The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin.

'Heroic, But He's No Hero': Revisiting Football Great Jim Brown

7:54am May 13, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Dave Zirin's new biography portrays a black liberation activist with a conservative streak, a man with an alleged history of violence against women and maybe the greatest running back in NFL history.

Rita Moreno attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4 in Hollywood, Calif.

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Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up

7:54am May 13, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Moreno is being honored by the Ellis Honor Society for her work with immigrant communities. She talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her career, her advocacy, and progress in the Latino community.

Parenting Myths And Facts

7:54am May 13, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

What can other cultures tell us about raising kids? Non-Western societies have a lot to teach us, from reducing the stress of parenting to raising more independent kids.

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Challenging Family Conversations On Mother's Day

7:54am May 13, 2018

We all struggle with how to talk with our family about race and identity. We have advice for parents about these challenging conversations.

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You Were Right, Mom

7:54am May 13, 2018

Looking back this Mother's Day, it seems that the advice our mothers gave us was exactly spot on, as listeners tell us.

My So-Called Bollywood Life, by Nisha Sharma

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April Showers Bring These 3 May Romances

7:00am May 13, 2018

by Maya Rodale

Love is in the air, and romance is blossoming like May flowers — so we've gathered a bouquet of the month's best, from a Bollywood-esque confection set in New Jersey to a transatlantic royal romp.

The new exhibition Moundverse Infants at Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia centers around artist Trenton Doyle Hancock's toy dolls. Torpedo Man, the superhero of his artistic cosmology, is portrayed on the left.

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An Artist's Alternative Universe And His Warehouse Full Of Dolls

6:10pm May 12, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

Trenton Doyle Hancock wasn't allowed to have certain toys as a child. Now he collects them. His new exhibition uses dolls of different skin colors to reflect on race in America.

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On The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy was obsessed with Kermit the Frog. But Piggy, her modern incarnation on Disney Junior's Muppet Babies, is BFFs with Summer, a laid back, creative penguin.

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Sorry, Kermit — In New TV Reboots, The Future Of Friendship Is Female

8:07am May 12, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

In The Muppet Show reboot, Miss Piggy has dropped the "Miss" and is BFFs with Summer, a laid back penguin. To freshen up familiar characters, producers are re-imagining relationships between girls.

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Bloody-Scepter'd 'Tyrant' Explores Shakespeare's Take On Politics

8:07am May 12, 2018

by Scott Simon

Scholar Stephen Greenblatt says Shakespeare wrote his histories as a commentary on the era he lived in — and those plays still have important things to say about our current political climate.

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You Can't Solve This 'Rubik,' But It'll Still Make You Feel Smart

7:00am May 12, 2018

by Ilana Masad

Elizabeth Tan's novel jumps between different characters and timelines, beginning with the death of the main character and only getting weirder — but there's a true heart underneath the cleverness.