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Charlotte Holmes Is On The Case In 'A Study In Scarlet Women'

4:05pm October 23, 2016

by Sarah Wendell

Sherry Thomas' new novel presents a gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes tale, with a heroine who must battle not only the bad guys but also the Victorian era's unfair restrictions on women's lives.

Ernest Hemingway: Not just some old white guy going on about a crusty fisherman.

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From Pamplona, With Love: 'The Sun Also' Turns 90

10:00am October 22, 2016

by Juan Vidal

Ernest Hemingway's masterful first novel came out 90 years ago today; the story of aimless American expatriates drinking, fighting and falling in and out of love is regarded as one of his best works.

Anne Carson's Poetry Collection 'Float' In Unconventional Medium To Suit The Message

8:36am October 22, 2016

Anne Carson's book of poems come in a clear plastic box where they 'float,' which is also the title of her new collection. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the poet about her work.

Mother-daughter best friends Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) return in a Netflix Gilmore Girls revival planned for late November. Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino hatched the idea for the hit TV show during a weekend visit to Washington, Con

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Ahead Of Revival, 'Gilmore Girls' Fans Descend On The 'Real' Stars Hollow

8:36am October 22, 2016

by Davis Dunavin

Show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino hatched the idea for the show during a weekend visit to Washington, Conn. It's like "a step back in time," says one resident — and fans are making the pilgrimage.

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Thrill Me by Benjamin Percy (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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'Thrill Me' Gets Personal About Life And Writing

7:00am October 22, 2016

by Jason Heller

Writer Benjamin Percy has been on both sides of the divide between literary and genre fiction, and Thrill Me is both a meditation on the writing life and a passionate argument against that divide.

Spaghetti supper at Grape Festival, Tontitown, Arkansas, Aug. 16, 1941. Writers and photographers for the America Eats projects captured eclectic scenes across the nation, from Texas up to Vermont and the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The Grand, Unfinished Task Of Chronicling How America Eats

7:00am October 22, 2016

by Nicole Jankowski

An ambitious federal project, abandoned as WWII loomed, sought to document the country's food traditions amidst great change — as fast food was rising and ethnic cuisine was becoming American cuisine.

This statue, in Sudbury, Ontario, was apparently vandalized about a year ago. A local artist volunteered to help replace Jesus' missing head, but not everyone appreciates her efforts.

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New Head For Jesus Statue That Prompted Double Takes Is Gone

7:30pm October 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Last year, baby Jesus' head went missing from a statue at a church in northern Ontario. A local artist sculpted an attention-getting substitute, but that damaged the statue.

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'Moonlight': A Cinematic Poem Of Love, Loneliness And Coming Out

4:58pm October 21, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The most rewarding coming-of-age film in many a moon, lyrically luminous Moonlight is the story of a gay African-American youngster in Miami who experiences trouble, trauma and unexpected grace.

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Ti West and James Ransone on Ask Me Another.

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Ti West & James Ransone: In A Valley Of Trivia

12:21pm October 21, 2016

In the spirit of the Western, our VIPs face off in an Ask Me Another showdown! Ophira and Jonathan give clues to an answer with the word "West" in it — first to buzz in with the correct answer wins!

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare

12:19pm October 21, 2016

This game was written by someone who studied Shakespeare's plays a long time ago, but has since forgotten almost everything about them.

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