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All three of these men claim to be a shark-attack survivor on ABC's new version of the old game show To Tell The Truth.

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Let's Lie To Celebrities: Questions For The New 'To Tell The Truth'

11:04am June 14, 2016

by Glen Weldon

To prepare for tonight's return of game show To Tell the Truth, we look back at what made the classic version so memorable, and ask if it's even possible to recapture its magic today.

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Temeraire And Laurence, At Peace At Last In 'League Of Dragons'

7:00am June 14, 2016

by Jason Heller

This week, the NPR Books Time Machine travels back to the era of the Napoleonic Wars for a look at Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, which wraps up this week with the release of League of Dragons.

Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best book of a musical for Hamilton at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday.

On A Dark Day, The Tonys Double Down On Joy — And Pride

6:53pm June 13, 2016

by Glen Weldon

The shadow of a mass shooting in Orlando cast a pall over the 70th Annual Tony Awards broadcast, but host James Corden offered a spirited paean to "every Broadway would-be."

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Tony Shalhoub shines as an alcoholic senator in CBS's BrainDead.

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Summer TV Preview: Which Shows Are Worth Staying Indoors?

6:41pm June 13, 2016

by Eric Deggans

A rush of new shows are coming to network, cable and streaming channels in June. We'll tell you what's worth tuning in to (or at least setting the DVR for) and when you should just go outside.

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Hamilton Wins 11 Tonys Out Of Its 16 Nominations

6:29pm June 13, 2016

by Jeff Lunden

Tony Awards host James Corden and the night's biggest winners paid an emotional tribute to the 50 lives lost in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday morning.

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On the CBS series BrainDead, Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) returns home to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Sen. Luke Healy (Danny Pino), only to find herself embroiled in two huge problems: The government has stopped working due to bud

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Aliens Attack And Congress Goes Extreme In CBS' Political Satire 'BrainDead'

4:46pm June 13, 2016

by David Bianculli

The creators of The Good Wife mix comedy, politics and science fiction in their new summer series. TV critic David Bianculli says BrainDead is bizarre, fun and full of "intriguing little elements."

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Why did humans start cultivating celery? It's low-calorie and, one might argue, low flavor. We asked some experts at the intersection of botany and anthropology to share their best guesses.

Celery: Why?

3:34pm June 13, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Considering humans' millennia-long struggle with famine, it's surprising anyone spent time or resources cultivating low-calorie celery. But the vegetable's original use had nothing to do with food.

Cover image of Greetings from Utopia, by Claire Hoffman

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A Childhood Of Transcendental Meditation, Spent In The 'Shadow Of A Guru'

2:09pm June 13, 2016

Journalist Claire Hoffman grew up in a utopian community in Fairfield, Iowa. At first, she says, "it was entirely magical." Then doubt crept in. Hoffman's memoir is Greetings from Utopia Park.

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Tony Awards Show Honors Florida Victims; 'Hamilton' Wins 11 Categories

11:42am June 13, 2016

by Maquita Peters

The 70th Tony Awards ceremony was dedicated to people affected by Sunday's deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.

Physicist Stephon Alexander shares his love of science with his students at Brown University, and his love of jazz with musicians around Providence.

Scientist Stephon Alexander: 'Infinite Possibilities' Unite Jazz And Physics

3:49pm June 12, 2016

by Ari Daniel

Stephon Alexander once downplayed the connections he saw between jazz and physics, concerned that — as "the only black person" in his professional circle — his credibility would be questioned.

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