Cosby Admitted Giving Woman Quaaludes
The comedian testified in 2005 he got the sedative with the intent of giving it to women with whom he wanted to have sex.
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Bill Cosby Admitted To Acquiring Drugs To Give To A Woman For Sex
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews MaryClaire Dale, an Associated Press reporter, about the court documents showing Cosby said in 2005 he got quaaludes to give to a woman with whom he wanted to have sex.
The Mornin' Ain't So Beautiful For This Dark 'Oklahoma!' Production
In upstate New York, an experimental staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic sets a key scene in total darkness and adds coldblooded murder to the plot.
Dead-Cinch Thrillers: 4 Books To Get Your Heart Pounding
Summer and suspense fiction go together like the Fourth of July and firecrackers. Book critic Maureen Corrigan recommends four books that are deadly accurate in their aim to entertain.
From Blueprints To Betrayal: The Daring, And Downfall, Of A Cold War Spy
Initially, the CIA was suspicious of Soviet aviation expert Adolf Tolkachev. But he earned the agency's trust — and provided blueprints, documents and plans that were crucial to the U.S.
An Outsider In Buenos Aires Goes Incognito, For Love Of Tango
Carolina De Robertis' novel Gods of Tango features a 17-year-old widow, recently arrived from Italy with little besides a violin. It's Argentina, 1913 — and a magical new music fills the barrios.
Baldwin And Bridges: Two Artists, Two Debuts, One Fire
Reviewer Juan Vidal has had the debut album by Texas soul crooner Leon Bridges on heavy rotation, and it's making him think of parallels with James Baldwin's first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain.
What To Do With Weird Farmers Market Vegetables
The market in July is a wondrous place: juicy tomatoes, jewel-toned eggplants, sweet yellow corn. But greens that look like weeds may be more intimidating. Here's how to tame them.
Meet The Artist Behind Roots Revival: Martha Bassett
On Wednesday nights in Winston-Salem, there's a unique service happening at Centenary United Methodist Church.