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'The Witness' Exposes The Myths, Misconceptions Of Kitty Genovese's Murder

1:46pm June 16, 2016

by John Powers

A new documentary revisits Genovese's 1964 murder and the 38 bystanders who allegedly did nothing to stop it. Critic John Powers says the film is "a useful moral corrective" to the popular narrative.

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Longtime art collectors Mera and Don Rubell started collecting pieces by artist Keith Haring in 1981. (All three are pictured here in 1989.) The couple rarely considers selling artwork.

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For Many Art Dealers, 'Selling' Is A Dirty Word (But Not For Young Collectors)

12:55pm June 16, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Older collectors often want to keep their art forever, which is good for an artist's long-term career. Younger collectors are more commercially driven, and that can have ripple effects.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Susan Faludi wrote about the second-wave feminist movement in Backlash.

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'In The Darkroom' Explores The Concept Of Identity — Both Fixed And Fluid

11:53am June 16, 2016

by Maureen Corrigan

Pulitzer-prize winning author Susan Faludi writes about her father's sex reassignment surgery in her memoir, In The Darkroom. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it "exhausting, messy and provocative."

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The Power Of Seeing, And Being Seen, In 'The Girls'

7:00am June 16, 2016

by Jean Zimmerman

Emma Cline's spooky new novel starts with a teenaged girl spying on a shabby-glamorous group of Mansonesque cult followers. She follows, desperate for attention — and eventually, they see her too.

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Tig Notaro On Her Terrible Year In 'I'm Just A Person'

6:21pm June 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

Comedian Tig Notaro shot to fame in 2012, talking candidly onstage about having cancer. Now she's in remission, recently married and the author of a new memoir called I'm Just A Person.

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Read, Watch, Binge! Did you like the movie Trainwreck? You might also like the web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, the book How to Build a Girl and the TV show You're the Worst.

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Like These Movies? Here Are 100+ Things You Might Also Like ...

3:12pm June 15, 2016

Introducing NPR's cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, book/movie/TV recommendation algorithm: HUMANZ.

Understanding Congressional Gerrymandering: 'It's Moneyball Applied To Politics'

1:40pm June 15, 2016

Ratf**ked author David Daley says that Republicans targeted key state legislative races in 2010 in an effort to control state houses, and, eventually, Congressional redistricting.

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'The Course Of Love' Is More Case Study Than Novel

10:00am June 15, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

Alain de Botton returns to a long-standing fascination — the arc of relationships — in his new novel. But despite its fictional trappings, the book seems more like a class on maintaining a marriage.

Go Into the Light: DC Comics relaunches its line of superheroes titles again. Still. Some more.

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DC Comics' 'Rebirth': When The Super-Villain Is Your Own History

8:30am June 15, 2016

by Glen Weldon

DC Comics has relaunched its line of superhero titles again in a bid to recapture "hope and optimism." This time, heroes fight a villain who represents the cynical tone comics adopted in the 1980s.

Regina King directs an episode of the TNT drama Animal Kingdom.

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Regina King Reigns In Hollywood

6:56pm June 14, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

The actress has successfully navigated working both in front of and behind the camera. She's won an Emmy for her television work, and she's in demand as a director on shows like Animal Kingdom.

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