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Novelist Grapples With The Conflicted Feelings Of Caring For Aging Parents

1:54pm July 18, 2016

Author Cathleen Schine says that living far away from an elderly parent can create feelings of guilt as well as those of relief. Her darkly comic new novel is They May Not Mean To, But They Do.

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In 'The Fixers,' A Glimpse Of Cleveland That Goes Deeper Than The Guidebook

12:57pm July 18, 2016

Kate Spoko created a documentary series called The Fixers. In it, she asks Clevelanders what tour of the city they would give to Republican National Convention delegates.

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Lebanese chefs celebrate in Beirut after setting a new Guinness record for what was then the biggest tub of hummus in the world — weighing over 2 tons — in October 2009. The world record effort was part of Lebanon's bid to claim hummus as its own.

Give Chickpeas A Chance: Why Hummus Unites, And Divides, The Mideast

11:06am July 18, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

Nothing is simple in Mideast relations. Not even hummus. Lebanon, Israel and Palestinians are entangled over who owns the dish. Not even the title of world's largest hummus platter settled the matter.

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The Art Of Aging

4:42pm July 17, 2016

by David Ford

The Piedmont Triad is growing greyer. The number of senior citizens living in Forsyth County increased by 18 percent between 2000 and 2010. And that means more and more seniors will be dealing with diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. While medical cures could be decades away, some researchers are turning to the arts for solutions.

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Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays.

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Why Does Cynthia Ozick Write? 'I Simply Must,' She Says

8:30am July 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

The versatile author says that, like queens, writers are born into their profession. In her new book, Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays, she examines current and past literature.

'The Phantom Of The Empire': You Guessed It, Musical And Star Wars Combined

5:04pm July 16, 2016

by Beth Accomando

Turning Tydes, a musical theater troupe in San Diego, does musical mash-ups that spoof Broadway shows. Ahead of Comic-Con, they're performing a mash-up of Star Wars and The Phantom of the Opera.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro addresses the North American Building Trades Union National Legislative Conference on April 19, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Secretary Of Urban Development On Urban Dictionary

11:03am July 16, 2016

Julián Castro went from being the youngest member of San Antonio's city council, to mayor of San Antonio, to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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'Missing, Presumed' Chronicles Ups And Downs Of Dating ... And Detective Work

8:28am July 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

At the beginning of Susie Steiner's new thriller, a detective is on a date with a man whose name she can't remember. Not long after, a well-connected university student goes missing.

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'Stars' Is A Sequel That Goes A Bit Askew

8:00am July 16, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

In The Stars Askew, Rjurik Davidson returns to the world of Caeli-Amur, now trying to put itself back together after a revolution. But the story bogs down in plural narratives and political minutiae.