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Despite the disbanding of communes and the persistence of capitalism, culinary contributions from hippies have not only endured, but helped set the framework for the way we eat today.

The Far Out History Of How Hippie Food Spread Across America

1:49pm January 23, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

Finding granola, hummus, organic produce and whole grains is easy now, but it wasn't always. Jonathan Kauffman's new book, Hippie Food, explores the people and places that expanded America's palate.

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'The Friend' Is No Shaggy Dog Story

7:01am January 23, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Sigrid Nunez's new novel follows a woman mourning the suicide of a close friend, mentor and fellow writer — and the upheaval after she reluctantly takes in his huge, bereft (and smelly) Great Dane.

'How Democracies Die' Authors Say Trump Is A Symptom Of 'Deeper Problems'

1:27pm January 22, 2018

by Dave Davies

Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are experts in what makes democracies healthy — and what leads to their collapse. They warn that American democracy is in trouble.

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'The Perfect Nanny' Is The Working Mother's Murderous Nightmare

1:26pm January 22, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Leila Slimani's taut new novel centers on a nanny who kills her two young charges. Critic Maureen Corrigan says despite its retrograde message, The Perfect Nanny is a guilty pleasure.

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Escaping Boko Haram In 'A Gift From Darkness'

7:57am January 21, 2018

Writer Andrea Hoffmann tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro the story of Patience Ibrahim, a teenager captured and brutalized by Boko Haram. Ibrahim and Hoffmann co-authored the book A Gift from Darkness.

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Ten Years After The Rising, 'Iron Gold' Asks: What Now?

7:00am January 21, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Pierce Brown's rip-roaring Romans-in-space series Red Rising seemed to come to a triumphant end with last year's Morning Star. But what was the cost of that triumph, and where will it lead?

Crime Is Down In American Cities, And 'Uneasy Peace' Explains Why

7:29am January 20, 2018

by Scott Simon

Contrary to what you might see on TV, homicide, assault and rapes have decreased in big cities since the 1970s. Patrick Sharkey attributes the change, in part, to something that happened in the '90s.

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How The Man In The Apartment Hit Big With 'The Woman In The Window'

7:25am January 20, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Take a pinch of Hitchcock, a bit of Gone Girl, stir in a mysterious author and you've got the recipe for something unusual: One of the rare debut novels to hit number one its first week on the market.

'The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden' by Denis Johnson

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Denis Johnson Leaves Us With His Best In 'Largesse Of The Sea Maiden'

7:00am January 20, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Denis Johnson finished his first story collection in 25 years just before he died. The pieces in it are stunning, dark, sometimes as bleak as anything he's ever written — but miraculous to read.

Daniel Ellsberg Explains Why He Leaked The Pentagon Papers

1:30pm January 19, 2018

In 1971, Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the Vietnam War. His story is portrayed in the new film The Post. Originally broadcast Dec. 4, 2017.

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