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Outgoing 'New Yorker' Cartoon Editor Says 'Being Funny Is Being Awake'

6:09pm April 14, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

After 20 years as the magazine's cartoon gatekeeper, Bob Mankoff is stepping down. He says humor helps us cope with hardship, get along with one another — and, in general, makes life more enjoyable.

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Movie Review: Richard Gere Plays A Scheming New York Fixer In 'Norman'

4:47pm April 14, 2017

by Bob Mondello

NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews a new Richard Gere film for which the title seems to say it all. It's called Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.

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Experts Calculate Property Damage Costs Of Being 'Fast And Furious'

4:47pm April 14, 2017

The newest installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise is out Friday, and the stakes are higher than ever. And as the stakes scaled up, so did the damages.

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For Christopher Eccleston, Co-Starring On 'The Leftovers' Meant Rethinking His Faith

1:46pm April 14, 2017

by Terry Gross

The British actor plays a reverend in The Leftovers, the HBO series about what happens after 2 percent of the world's population vanishes in a mysterious event. Originally broadcast July 11, 2016.

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An Amazon Adventurer Is Weighed Down By Family Ties In 'Lost City of Z'

1:37pm April 14, 2017

by David Edelstein

An English explorer searches for the remains of a supposed rain forest metropolis in James Gray's new film. Critic David Edelstein says The Lost City Of Z will "pull you in and along."

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Trip Revisor

11:38am April 14, 2017

Contestants guess the names of these fictional hotels from the fake reviews we've created for them.

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Bald Eagles

11:38am April 14, 2017

In this game, Jonathan Coulton parodies songs by the Eagles, to be about people who are currently, or were at some point, bald. Contestants identify the bald person he's singing about.

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Amy Sedaris: Etsy Or Smithsonian?

11:38am April 14, 2017

We travel to the Philadelphia area with Amy Sedaris! She talks about finally starting her dream project, a TV show about hosting, and we put her crafting expertise in a game of "Etsy or Smithsonian?"

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The Final Drow

11:38am April 14, 2017

Rev up your reverse word repository! In this game, contestants hear clues to a well-known phrase with the last word reversed, and try to guess what that word is.

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What The Bell?

11:38am April 14, 2017

To honor Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, contestants hear audio clues about people and things that have "bell" in the name and ring in to guess what--or who--they're about!

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