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What The Sitcoms Don't Tell You About New York City Friendships

7:00am February 15, 2016

by Michael Schaub

Kristopher Jansma's novel, Why We Came to the City, explores the dynamic between a group of friends who must confront cancer, alcoholism and the mirage of contentment created by New York City.

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M.F.K. Fisher Conjured Good Times That Couldn't Last

7:00am February 14, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

In this posthumous novel beloved food writer, M.F.K. Fisher, rouses the "perfect nothingness, lightness and frivolity of the days before tragedy" as well as the "squirming aftermath."

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'Star Wars' Editors Defy Hollywood Conventions

6:33pm February 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

In a film industry often dominated by men, there's at least one exception: Many editors are women. Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey speak about their work on the new Star Wars.

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T. J. Miller performs at the 2014 SXSW Music Festival. He credits his high school drama teacher with setting him on his path to comedy.

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Comic T.J. Miller: Trained Clown And Student Of Nietzsche

12:52pm February 13, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

The Silicon Valley actor, and former Shakespearean clown, says his latest role is right up his alley: "I'm interested in morality and mortality, and Deadpool kind of has all of these themes."

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Duplass Brothers On Sibling Rivalry

11:34am February 13, 2016

Mark and Jay Duplass take a break from writing, directing, acting and producing to play a game called "Hating you is like hating myself."

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Jubilee's last show will be Feb. 11. "I'm sad for Las Vegas entertainment," says former Jubilee performer Maryann Picchi.

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'Trapped In Time,' The Last Showgirl Revue On Vegas Strip, Closes

9:05am February 13, 2016

by Fred Wasser

With its elaborate headdresses, colorful sequined gowns and statuesque dancers, Jubilee was the classic Las Vegas show. But times and tastes change, and the last performance took place on Feb. 11.

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Don't Be Fooled, 'The Vegetarian' Serves Up Appetites For Fright

7:51am February 13, 2016

In "The Vegetarian," a young woman is tormented by violent dreams that drive her to give up meat. Author Han Kang says that extremes of human behavior compelled her to write the book.

Dave Stewart's new memoir, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This, chronicles his life in music.

In New Memoir, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart Tells Of Life Before And After 'Sweet Dreams'

7:51am February 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

"Life can change you on amazing trails if you let it," Stewart says. His new memoir tells the story of those changes — and his complicated relationship with Annie Lennox.

Hotels and apartment buildings line the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The head of a sports travel agency specializing in packages for the Rio 2016 Olympics said that the company's business could be devastated if the Zika virus continues to s

#NPRreads: 4 Eye-Opening Stories To Read This Weekend

7:17am February 13, 2016

A medical mystery that started in Brazil. Nairobi's bustling food scene. Women and guns. And the man behind a new literary movement.

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In A Novel Of Frustrated Young Love, Sexuality Comes To The Forefront

7:00am February 13, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

In Tender, Irish novelist Belinda McKeon takes readers through the infatuation and obsession that comes with a lopsided love affair.