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Left To Fend For Himself, 'Pax' The Fox Must Find His Human Friend

10:09am February 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

To research her new novel for young readers, author Sara Pennypacker consulted with a red fox expert. Her takeaway? "They're brilliant. Foxes are so brilliant," she says.

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Actor Robert Shaw, who played the shark hunter Quint in Jaws, takes a break from lunch. Or rather, from being lunch.

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From Junkyard To Museum: The Journey Of A 'Jaws' Shark

7:35pm February 10, 2016

by Cory Turner

From terrifying man-eater to fish-out-of-water, a sole surviving full-scale model of the 1975 Jaws shark is on its way to a museum.

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Sophina DeJesus, a gymnast for UCLA, performs a floor routine.

Video: UCLA Gymnast Sophina DeJesus Whips, Nae Naes, And Slays

6:03pm February 10, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The viral video of DeJesus' routine doesn't show an athlete dominating in a traditionally white sport despite her race. She's an athlete celebrating her identity in the sport she loves.

Lisa Lucas, publisher of Guernica magazine, will take over as executive director of the National Book Foundation on March 14.

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Lisa Lucas Takes The Reins At The National Book Foundation

5:57pm February 10, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Lucas is the third executive director in the history of the foundation, which runs the National Book Awards. Her priority? Inclusivity: "Everyone is either a reader or a potential reader," she says.

Jay and Mark Duplass are the co-creators of the HBO series Togetherness, which begins its second season later this month.

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Duplass Brothers On Filmmaking, Siblings And Parenting's 'Fugue State'

4:37pm February 10, 2016

The brothers' latest project, Togetherness, is about four people in their late 30s who live in Los Angeles. Mark Duplass describes it as a "deeply personal television show."

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'Every Anxious Wave' Is A Wise, Witty Romp Through Time — And Indie Rock

1:46pm February 10, 2016

by Jason Heller

Packed with music references and enough science to keep its time travel premise plausible, Every Anxious Wave "rings with a uniqueness that transcends the tropes of time travel and indie romance."

Kiss Me, Kate is the latest in a series of American musicals to be performed at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. "It is such a glorious theater to perform in," says director Lee Blakeley.

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American Musicals Are So Popular In Paris, They're Coming Back To The U.S.

1:45pm February 10, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

French audiences have flocked to Paris productions of American musicals like Kiss Me, Kate, which closes this week. France's versions of some of these plays are also being exported back to the U.S.

Beyoncé, in a scene from the video for "Formation."

In Beyoncé's 'Formation,' A Glorification Of 'Bama' Blackness

10:02am February 10, 2016

by Jesmyn Ward

Beyoncé's latest song is for the black Southern woman, says National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, who's from Mississippi. It's a message she needed to hear.

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David Ford's Complete Interview With Steven Sapp Of Universes

9:41am February 10, 2016

by David Ford

On Saturday night, February 13th, Universes will perform Live From the Edge, a "Best Of" evening with excerpts from their award-winning plays, and their upcoming

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Universes Fuses Poetry, Theatre, Jazz, And More In "Live From The Edge"

9:20am February 10, 2016

by David Ford

Universes Is A National / International Ensemble Company Of Multi-Disciplined Writers And Performers.

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