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Set Designer Uses Broadway Experience To Design Times Square Restaurant

8:18am July 05, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

In addition to designing sets for Broadway shows and concert tours, David Korins is working on a new restaurant. We go behind the scenes of a Times Square restaurant, where eating is theater.

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Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures, by Ben Mezrich. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR)

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'Woolly' Breathes New Life Into A Scientific Saga

7:00am July 05, 2017

by Jason Heller

Ben Mezrich's taut, entertaining new book follows the men and women who have dedicated themselves to cloning the woolly mammoth, and maybe reversing some of the damage humans have done to the planet.

A rare first edition of the sheet music of the "Star-Spangled Banner" is displayed at Christie's in New York on Nov. 30, 2010.

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The Star-Spangled Banner Verse You've Probably Never Heard

10:26pm July 04, 2017

by Chloe Veltman

We only sing the first verse, but the national anthem actually has four. In the midst of the Civil War, poet Oliver Wendell Holmes penned yet another, which speaks to politically divisive times.

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South Pole Station: A Novel, by Ashley Shelby. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR)

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'South Pole Station' Takes A Cool Look At A Hot Topic

7:00am July 04, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

Ashley Shelby's debut novel — set among an appealing mix of nerds and oddballs at Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott research station — is a refreshing diversion from summer's heat.

A group of men with full glasses proudly pose with their keg of beer in San Francisco, 1895.

How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America

6:36pm July 03, 2017

The Smithsonian's first brewing historian explores everything from immigration to urbanization through the lens of beer. And with the boom in microbrewing, she says beer's story has come full circle.

Disney Announces Changes To Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride

5:47pm July 03, 2017

Disney announced it will be making some changes to its "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. The most significant of those changes will be doing away with the "bride auction" that appears partway through the ride.

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Maureen Corrigan reviews "Modern Gods" by Nick Laird

3:21pm July 03, 2017

Maureen Corrigan reviews "Modern Gods" By Nick Laird

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Author Elin Hilderbrand fell in love with summer as a kid, at the cottage her family rented on Cape Cod.

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Writer Elin Hilderbrand, 'Queen Of Summer,' Wears Her Crown Proudly

2:07pm July 03, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Hilderbrand reigns over the summer book market with her breezy novels, mostly set in Nantucket. Even if you're in a drab office, she says, if you're reading one of her books, you're at the beach.

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Elise Tries purikura, the original Snapchat.

Video: Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

1:59pm July 03, 2017

by Elise Hu

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out new experiences in East Asia. In Tokyo, she checks out Japanese purikura photo booths, which produce selfies to decorate and print out.

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Sunday Puzzle: Follow My Lead

11:36am July 02, 2017

by Will Shortz

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and this week's puzzle winner Karen Marshall of Shoreline, Wash., work through a tough word game, crafted by puzzle master Will Shortz.

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