Arts & Life

Jessica Chastain stars as Antonina Żabińska, who, along with her husband, helped rescue Jews in Warsaw during World War II.

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'Femininity Is Not Weakness,' Jessica Chastain Says Of 'Zookeeper's Wife'

7:46am April 02, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Chastain stars as Antonina Żabińska, who, along with her husband, sheltered hundreds of Warsaw Jews during World War II. "It's exceptionally brave to fight violence with love," Chastain says.

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'American War' Explores The Universality Of Revenge

7:46am April 02, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Journalist Omar El Akkad imagines a dark, dystopian future in his new novel, American War. It follows a young girl whose curious, trusting nature leads her to terrible acts as she grows up.

Khanh-Hoa Nguyen cooks caramelized pork belly with ginger, a Cambodian dish served to women who have just given birth.

For Centuries, These Asian Recipes Have Helped New Moms Recover From Childbirth

7:00am April 02, 2017

by Grace Hwang Lynch

Postpartum soups and stews have traditionally been prepared for new moms by Asian grandmothers and aunts, the recipes passed down orally. A new cookbook seeks to preserve them before they're lost.

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Find Your Way Across This Misty, Mysterious 'Frontier'

7:00am April 02, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Can Xue's book is hard to describe, much less explain — there's a town, and a mountain, and a poplar grove, and a host of people just trying to connect in a world of absent-minded strangeness.

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Not My Job: 'Serial' Creator Sarah Koenig Gets Quizzed On Cereal

9:46pm April 01, 2017

In 2014, producer Sarah Koenig launched Serial, a spin-off podcast of This American Life. Serial Productions has now released S-Town, which explores an unexpected mystery in a small Alabama town.

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'Madame President' Author On 'Street Cred,' Economic Power Of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

6:52pm April 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

Helene Cooper's new book "Madame President" takes a detailed look at the life and career of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female president of Liberia.

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Gilbert Baker, designer of the rainbow flag — the enduring symbol of LGBT rights — has died at the age of 65.

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Designer Of Rainbow Flag, Enduring Symbol For Gay Rights, Has Died

6:46pm April 01, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Gilbert Baker used his sewing skills to create the flag, an enduring symbol of the gay rights movement, and later, of growing solidarity with LGBT causes. He was 65.

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NPR Poetry Month Kicks Off With Your Twitter Submissions

6:43pm April 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

It's April 1st! And the first day of our NPR Poetry month, where we ask listeners to tweet us their poems using #NPRpoetry. Today's selection reveals a poet's day job as a scientist.

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'Ship Beyond Time' Sails Through The Centuries

10:00am April 01, 2017

by Caitlyn Paxson

Heidi Heilig's duology, The Girl From Everywhere and the new The Ship Beyond Time, follows a girl who travels between worlds and times on her father's tall ship, trying to save her mother's life.

Abbad Yahya, a 28-year-old Palestinian novelist, is in exile after the Palestinian Authority banned his latest book, Crime in Ramallah, calling it indecent.

Facing Death Threats And A Ban On His Novel, A Palestinian Author Flees

8:04am April 01, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

"I always thought there was much space to write, to think, in Ramallah, especially," says novelist Abbad Yahya. "I feel that this space has now disappeared." He's now in hiding, fearing arrest.

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