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A Beautiful Edition Of The Abridged 'Erudition'

4:45pm August 29, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

A new translation of the 14th century Egyptian scholar Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri's magnum opus, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition, is a priceless glimpse at the medieval Muslim world.

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In A Digital World, Ken Toda's Work Is A Snapshot Of The Past

3:07pm August 29, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

Taking a picture these days is nothing like it used to be, with digital cameras and instant gratification. But one High Point man wants to slow things down and, in fact, is making a business out of it.

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Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

1:29pm August 29, 2016

"No matter what we've done, there comes a point where you think, ... 'When are they going to discover that I am, in fact, a fraud?' " Hanks says. Originally broadcast April 26, 2016.

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Remembering Juan Gabriel With NPR's Felix Contreras, Adrian Florido And Eyder Peralta

1:27pm August 29, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Join Code Switch and Alt-Latino today at 3pm EST for a Facebook Live chat about the late, great Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel.

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RiverRun Welcomes New Executive Director Rob Davis

11:33am August 29, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

Winston-Salem's long-running celebration of film has new leadership. Rob Davis officially takes the helm of the RiverRun International Film Festival Monday.

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People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City.

AfroPunk Acts To Free Your Mind And Your ... Ears

12:40pm August 28, 2016

This year's AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn features artists who are expanding the universe of punk and ideas about who belongs there.

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Wisdom From YA Authors On Leaving Home: Jacqueline Woodson

9:44am August 28, 2016

For our series "Next Chapter," the author of the award-winning YA novel "Brown Girl Dreaming" talks about how going to a largely white college made her aware of her blackness in a new way.

Ed Sanders, Author Of Manson Family Biography, To Sell Massive Archive

9:44am August 28, 2016

by Jon Kalish

Sanders wrote the definitive book on the Manson Family ("The Family.") He's currently working on a book about Robert Kennedy. He's decided to sell the assembled work on which he's based his research.

Actress Constance Zimmer attends the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.

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First-Time Nominations Reveal The Changing Face Of The Emmys

9:08am August 28, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Cuba Gooding Jr., Rami Malek and Constance Zimmer all have one thing in common: this year is the first time each has been nominated for an Emmy. Their nominations hint at deeper changes in television.

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Herman Koch Gets Meta In 'Dear Mr. M'

8:57am August 28, 2016

Linda Wertheimer talks to the Dutch writer about his novel: A teacher has an affair with his student. She breaks it off. He disappears. And then a writer comes along, and turns the story into a novel.