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Martha Stewart says in the last 30 years she's seen the food offerings at parties become a lot more interesting and varied. "Our interest in all kinds of things culinary, and all kinds of things related to celebration has really expanded tremendously," sh

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Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve

7:59am December 30, 2018

by Leila Fadel

Ice balls melt slowly and impress everyone. Provide toothbrushes and bathrobes for overnight guests. And if your budget is tight, mac and cheese and a bottle of good wine can go a very long way.

Fried bologna and eggs is one of the dishes included in The Cash And Carter Family Cookbook.

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You Can Eat Like Johnny Cash — Thanks To A Cookbook From Country Music's First Family

12:33am December 30, 2018

by Don Gonyea

The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.

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In 'Turnip Greens And Tortillas,' Atlanta Chef Melds Southern And Mexican Fare

8:24am December 29, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Atlanta chef Eddie Hernandez shares how he has infused the fresh flavors of his native Monterrey, Mexico, with traditions of his adopted South.

Author Of 'The New Childhood' Advises Parents: Don't Panic About Screen Time

8:24am December 29, 2018

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Jordan Shapiro about his new book, "The New Childhood," which explains how children should engage with the digital technology around them.

A Year-End Musical Road Trip With 'Memphis Rent Party' Writer Robert Gordon

8:24am December 29, 2018

We take a year-end musical road trip with Memphis music writer Robert Gordon, who shares some of the stories from his collection of essays "Memphis Rent Party."

Israeli writer Amos Oz, shown here in 2015, died Friday at age 79.

Amos Oz Dies At 79; Hailed As 'Glory' Of Israel's Writers

4:56pm December 28, 2018

by Martha Wexler

The novelist and peace advocate died Friday. He once called the language in which he wrote, modern Hebrew, his "musical instrument" and compared it to "an erupting lava, an earthquake in action."

Former first lady Michelle Obama's new book Becoming was published in November.

Tell-Alls, Dramatic Warnings And The Obamas Lead Political Books Of 2018

10:47am December 27, 2018

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

This year brought memoirs from several former Trump administration officials, investigations by journalists reporting on Trump's White House — and a look back from former first lady Michelle Obama.

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The Afro-Latino Brooklynite Miles Morales is one of many characters who don the mask in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

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50 Wonderful Things From 2018

5:00am December 27, 2018

by Linda Holmes

One pop culture critic takes some time to run down not 10, not 20, but 50 wonderful things from movies, TV and more in 2018.

The new Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird features Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch and Gbenga Akinnagbe as Tom Robinson.

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Aaron Sorkin Brings 'To Kill A Mockingbird' To The Broadway Stage

4:15pm December 26, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

After lawsuits and pushback from Harper Lee's estate, the beloved 1960 novel is now a play. But Atticus Finch looks and sounds a little different than he did in the book.

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Author N.K. Jemisin won her third Hugo Award this year for The Stone Sky.

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At The End Of The Year, N.K. Jemisin Ponders The End Of The World

4:09pm December 26, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Jemisin is the only author to win three Hugo Awards in a row — for her Broken Earth trilogy, which begins with an apocalypse. She says she likes to explore what apocalypses mean for different people.

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