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Adam Hochschild is a cofounder of Mother Jones. His previous books include To End All Wars and King Leopold's Ghost.

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In Many Ways, Author Says, Spanish Civil War Was 'The First Battle Of WWII'

4:06pm March 28, 2016

According to Adam Hochschild, about 2,800 Americans fought in the Spanish Civil War, and some were bombed by Nazis years before the U.S. entered World War II. His new book is Spain in Our Hearts.

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Santino Fontana and Rachel Bloom in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' Foolishness, Happiness And Josh Chan

12:35pm March 28, 2016

by Linda Holmes

What began as a tale of pursuit has turned into a story about what it means to meet up with people who appeal to you for complicated reasons.

Writer Jim Harrison set his stories in the American wilderness. "I like outside better than inside," he said.

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Jim Harrison, 'Legends Of The Fall' Author, Dies At 78

8:37am March 28, 2016

by Tom Vitale

The author — who wrote more than three dozen books, including the novels Dalva and True North and many collections of poetry — found freedom in the outdoors. He died Saturday in Patagonia, Ariz.

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DIY Artists Paint The Town Strange, With Some Help From George R.R. Martin

7:31pm March 27, 2016

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

The art market is booming in Santa Fe, N.M., but the highbrow scene leaves some artists feeling out of place. So, one collective made a space of their own — with a big boost from the fantasy author.

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Reading Between Worlds With Griffin And Sabine

7:00am March 27, 2016

by Amal El-Mohtar

Nick Bantock returns to his epistolary lovers in a new volume, The Pharos Gate. In an age of instantaneous digital communication, Griffin and Sabine celebrate the pleasures of paper and ink.

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Not My Job: Jazz Bassist Esperanza Spalding Gets Quizzed On Bases

11:31am March 26, 2016

We've invited Spalding to answer questions about BASE jumping, second base and Ace of Base.

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In his barn, Bertoia would play his sculptures for small invited audiences, or by himself late at night. His sculptures are in the barn where he left them when he died in 1978.

Sound Sculptor Harry Bertoia Created Musical, Meditative Art

10:48am March 26, 2016

by Joel Rose

Designer and sculptor Harry Bertoia spent the final decades of his life creating mesmerizing "sonambient" music out of big metal objects. An 11-CD collection of his recordings has just been reissued.

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'Dear Evan Hansen' Musical Takes On Teen Behavior, Tangled In Social Media

8:00am March 26, 2016

A musical by Tony-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul opens Saturday in New York. "Dear Evan Hansen" is a comedy-drama about social anxiety and teen suicide in the age of social media.

Mr. Tanner (No. 21) by James Edward Deeds Jr.

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With Just Pencil And Paper, A Patient Found Escape Inside State Hospital No. 3

7:54am March 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

In 1970, a teenager found a hand-made album in a pile of trash. Inside were 283 extraordinary drawings made on mental hospital stationary. The Electric Pencil tells the artist's story.

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This 'Jane' Is Eyre's Steely Sister

7:06am March 26, 2016

by Bethanne Patrick

Lyndsay Faye's new Jane Steele reimagines the classic Victorian heroine as a killer with a heart of gold, who refuses to settle for her historical lot and strikes out at men who try to abuse her.