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Glowing tapioca pearls accompanied by spiders (made of chocolate drizzle), just in time for Halloween, by Luma Bites

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Glow-In-The-Dark Treats To Light Up Your Halloween

6:35pm October 22, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Two entrepreneurs have developed new tricks to make food that's literally illuminating, using ingredients that are as natural and unprocessed as possible. It's just basic food chemistry, folks.

Joe Ambrose of Favourite Ice holds one of his crystal-clear artisanal cubes.

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Can Hand-Cut, Artisanal Ice Make Your Cocktail That Much Better?

4:41pm October 22, 2014

by Eliza Barclay

If you're sipping craft cocktails, your fancy $15 drink might now come with fancy ice. It's bigger, clearer and allegedly better tasting than the regular stuff made with tap water.

In Birdman, Ed Norton (right) plays a talented but pretentious actor in a Broadway play being directed by an actor he disrespects (Michael Keaton, left) for having starred in a series of Birdman superhero films.

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Ed Norton On 'Birdman,' Wes Anderson And Why $40 Makes Him Proud

3:00pm October 22, 2014

Making Birdman "was one of the most creatively satisfying experiences I've had," Norton says. He also talks about why Anderson's films are deep and getting royalties for the music in Death to Smoochy.

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Book News: Just Months In, A Publisher That Promised Innovation Ends Its Run

2:11pm October 22, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

Atavist Books launched with aims of upending the print-first publishing model. Now it's announcing its plans to close. Meanwhile, partnerships between public libraries and airports are taking off.

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Disappearing Religions Charted In 'Heirs To Forgotten Kingdoms'

2:02pm October 22, 2014

When Gerard Russell was a diplomat in the Middle East, he met followers of ancient religions facing extinction. His new book includes the origins of the Yazidis, who are fleeing the Islamic State.

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Look, Mom, I Finally Made It To Broadway!

12:56pm October 22, 2014

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin will sit down with a panel of award-winning playwrights to ask about diversity in theater. Follow here or join us on Twitter on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, using #NPRMichel.

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Charles Blow's Memoir Reveals Incidents Of Sexual Abuse And Violence

12:31pm October 22, 2014

In a new memoir, New York Times Op-Ed columnist Charles Blow opens up about abuse he has suffered, and inflicted in his life. He tells Michel Martin why he told his story in Fire Shut Up in My Bones.

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Better Off Red: 'War Dogs' Puts Marines On Mars

12:10pm October 22, 2014

by Jason Sheehan

Greg Bear's latest space adventure goes from the Earth to Mars and back again with a grizzled group of "Skyrines" (Sky Marines, get it?) on the trail of a mysterious alien treasure.

Among The Young And Privileged In North Korea

9:59am October 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

American journalist Suki Kim spent six months teaching English at a North Korean University that serves the sons of the elite. She chronicles her experience in a new book, Without You, There Is No Us.

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Meet the Artist: Violinist Marta Richardson

8:31am October 22, 2014

by David Ford

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