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It took Brynjar Karl Birgisson 11 months to complete the world's largest Titanic replica, using only Legos.

Builder Of World's Largest Titanic Replica In Lego Says His Autism Is A Gift

8:52pm April 16, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Brynjar Karl Birgisson, who lives in Iceland, built the ship using only Legos. The model is 26 feet long and 5 feet wide. It is on display at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

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Mike and Hilary Gustafson in their bookstore, Literati.

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'Notes From A Public Typewriter' Muse On Everything From Cats To Commencement

6:33pm April 16, 2018

When Mike and Hilary Gustafson opened the Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., they put an old typewriter on the store floor so patrons could peck out their thoughts — now compiled in a new book.

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Kendrick Lamar, whose album DAMN. won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music, performs in London earlier this year.

Kendrick Lamar, 'Press Democrat' Claim Pulitzers. Here's The Full List Of Winners

5:48pm April 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Lamar joins the staffs of The New York Times and The Washington Post as this year's prize winners. See the list of winners and watch Monday's announcement ceremony here.

Dethroned Donkey Kong record-holder Billy Mitchell promised that proof supporting his innocence is on its way.

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Disgraced Donkey Kong Master Says He's Got Proof He Didn't Cheat

4:39pm April 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Billy Mitchell, a star of the documentary King of Kong, is fighting a ruling that stripped his records in the arcade classic. "Witnesses, documents, everything will be made available to you," he says.

After A Journey Through The Lone Star State, Author Concludes: 'The Future Is Texas'

1:48pm April 16, 2018

by Dave Davies

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright predicts that the largest "red" state in the union will eventually move into the "blue" column — and change the nation's politics in the process.

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Latest Episode Of 'Legion' Delivers A Thrillingly Original Hour Of TV

1:48pm April 16, 2018

by David Bianculli

Legion began its second season in early April on FX. David Bianculli says the new episode of the series, "Chapter 11," is strange and compelling in a way that reminds him of the original Twin Peaks.

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Ya Got The Stones For This? Thanos (Josh Brolin) blithely ignores Coco Chanel's advice on accessorizing — so you know he's evil — in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.

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Here's What You Need To Know About Infinity Stones Before The New Avengers Movie

11:24am April 16, 2018

by Glen Weldon

They're the major MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — but there's a lot of them, and you need a scorecard to keep track of which does what. We're here for you.

We've been devouring your miniature poems in honor of National Poetry Month. Keep tweeting us your verses using the hashtag #NPRpoetry.

Can Poetry Be Translated?

4:03am April 16, 2018

by Emma Bowman

Where imperfect translations are blamed on our lapses of language, Aaron Coleman sees "creative, productive failures." Allow the poet and literary translator to explain with a few tweet-length poems.

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Some of the jams and preserves made by the "Women's Solidarity Kitchen" in Istanbul, on display in their commercial kitchen.

Refugee Women Cook Up Syrian Cuisine To Eke Out A Living In Turkey

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Many of the millions of Syrians living as refugees in Turkey have realized they're unlikely to make it home soon. So some of the women are turning their knowledge of Syrian cooking into a business.

In Come Sunday, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson, a real-life megachurch leader who experiences a crisis of faith.

The Evangelical Bishop Who Stopped Believing In Hell, Now On Netflix

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

The new feature film Come Sunday, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, dramatizes the real-life crisis of faith of Carlton Pearson, who once presided over a major Pentecostal congregation.