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Cover detail from Becoming Ms. Burton, by Susan Burton and Cari Lynn

After 6 Prison Terms, A Former Inmate Helps Other Women Rebuild Their Lives

1:59pm May 16, 2017

by Terry Gross

For Susan Burton, getting on track after being released from prison was a daunting experience. Now she's determined to help other women follow in her footsteps. Her new memoir is Becoming Ms. Burton.

The author (second from left) with his parents, siblings and Lola.

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In 'Lola's Story,' A Journalist Reveals A Family Secret

1:28pm May 16, 2017

by Rachel Martin

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Tizon died suddenly at 57 soon after he finished his story about Lola, writing: "I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized she was my family's slave."

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"From the Desk of Simone de Beauvoir" invites visitors to sit down and explore a replica of the French feminist's desk.

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Imagine What It Was Like To Sit Down At Simone De Beauvoir's Desk

11:31am May 16, 2017

by Susan Stamberg

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman," wrote the pioneering French feminist. The National Museum of Women in the Arts invites visitors to explore a replica of her cozy, cluttered workspace.

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The Art Ensemble of Chicago's Free-Wheeling Style Shines In 'Message to Our Folks'

11:12am May 16, 2017

by Kevin Whitehead

Paul Steinbeck's new book chronicles the antics, both on and off stage, of the storied jazz ensemble. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Message to Our Folks celebrates the band's success on their own terms.

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Bad Dreams and Other Stories, by Tessa Hadley

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In 'Bad Dreams,' Tessa Hadley Serves Up Satisfying Short Stories

7:00am May 16, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

There are plenty of story collections out now to start your summer with, but Tessa Hadley tops the pile with Bad Dreams, ten richly complex tales of characters pushing the boundaries of their lives.

Members of the South Asian community and others attend a peace vigil for Srinivas Kuchibhotla, the 32-year-old Indian engineer killed at a bar Olathe, Kansas, in Bellevue, Washington on March 5, 2017.

Indian Americans Reckon With Reality Of Hate Crimes

6:02pm May 15, 2017

by Arun Venugopal

Unaccustomed to being targets, they are organizing and marshalling resources after one fateful killing.

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Guy Ritchie's 'King Arthur: Legends Of The Sword' Flops At The Box Office

5:40pm May 15, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword had a dismal opening weekend at the box office. Even director Guy Ritchie couldn't save this story.

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'Fargo' Is A Series About The 'Things People Do For Money'

1:42pm May 15, 2017

Noah Hawley says his FX series, now in its third season, explores the central premise of the Coen Brothers' iconic 1996 film. Hawley is also the creator of the FX series Legion.

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Explorer Robert Kennicott's remains are now on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Smithsonian Solves 150-Year-Old Mystery Death Of Collector And Puts Bones On Display

9:34am May 15, 2017

by Scott Greenstone

Explorer Robert Kennicott disappeared one day in 1866. For more than a century, the cause of his death has been a mystery — but the Smithsonian has solved it.

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Amandla Stenberg stars in Everything, Everything, a complicated love story between a teenaged girl unable to leave her home because of a rare illness, and her new next-door neighbor.

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Amandla Stenberg 'Infiltrates' Teen Romance World In 'Everything, Everything'

6:23pm May 14, 2017

Amandla Stenberg stars in Everything, Everything as teenage girl who is forbidden to leave her home due to a rare illness. Stenberg talks about this role and her activism with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

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