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Cover image for Amar'e Stoudemire's STAT: Slam Dunk.

NBA Star Aims To Inspire Young Readers With 'Slam Dunk'

12:08pm January 12, 2013

by NPR Staff

New York Knicks captain Amar'e "STAT" Stoudemire is a six-time All-Star, an education activist and the author of three books for middle-schoolers. In his latest release, an injury helps an 11-year-old STAT learn lessons both on and off the court.

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No Going Back: A Hard Look At Bipolar Disorder

6:11pm January 11, 2013

by Ellen Forney

Juliann Garey's novel, Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See, is a searing exploration of mental illness. Author Ellen Forney says it's a vivid and accurate depiction of bipolar disorder.

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Lena Dunham's series Girls, which follows the lives of a group of young women in New York City, returns to HBO this month.

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Season Two Brings Changes For 'Girls'

3:25pm January 11, 2013

by David Bianculli

The second season of the HBO series premieres this month, and Fresh Air critic David Bianculli says "these young women — these girls — really are changing and growing and adapting to tough life in the big city."

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Girls has been compared to Sex and the City. The characters, played by (from left) Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham and Zosia Mamet, navigate the ups and downs of life in New York City.

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Lena Dunham Addresses Criticism Aimed At 'Girls'

3:25pm January 11, 2013

The creator and star of HBO's new series Girls addresses the backlash against the show, which follows four 20-somethings as they navigate the ups and downs of life in New York City. The second season premieres January 13.

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In Video-Streaming Rat Race, Fast Is Never Fast Enough

1:55pm January 11, 2013

by Sami Yenigun

As more and more Web users turn to streaming video services like YouTube, a new study shows how impatient those users are. The first of its kind, the UMass study suggests load times of more than 10 seconds can drive away more than 50 percent of viewers.

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Living Single (1993-1998) featured four young, black, professional women in New York — including Queen Latifah as the ambitious head of a small magazine.

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'Living' In Color, Long Before 'Girls'

1:14pm January 11, 2013

by Karen Grigsby Bates

HBO's series Girls has been criticized for not being diverse enough. Long before Girls, two shows — Living Single and Girlfriends — featured professional African-American women. But the creator of Girlfriends says times have changed, and the shows she now produces have more multicultural casts to reflect changing demographics.

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Our State Magazine Turns 80

8:49am January 11, 2013

by David Ford

You've seen it at bookstores and newsstands everywhere, but you probably didn't know that more than 800,000 people in every state in the union and 42 countries worldwide enjoy this incredible periodical that just happens to be entirely devoted to North Carolina people, places, history and travel.

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In 'Sliver Of Sky,' Barry Lopez Confronts Childhood Sexual Abuse

9:03pm January 10, 2013

The nature writer has an essay in January's Harper's Magazine that details the four years of his childhood during which he says he was routinely raped and molested by a family friend.

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Mark Gagliardi and Autumn Reeser, as aviator Amelia Earhart, perform in The Thrilling Adventure Hour. Actors dress up and read scripts onstage in front of a live nightclub audience.

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'Adventure Hour' Is A New Take On Old-Time Radio

6:26pm January 10, 2013

by Neda Ulaby

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is both an update and an homage to old radio dramas. Created eight years ago by college friends Ben Blacker and Ben Acker, the pseudo radio show features actors reading from scripts in front of a live nightclub audience.

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Oscar Nominees Announced: 'Lincoln' Leads With 12

3:04pm January 10, 2013

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles on Thursday. The movie Lincoln scored big with 12 nominations, including best picture.

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