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Cindy Crawford attends the CHANEL Dinner For NRDC 'A Celebration Of Art, Nature And Technology' held on May 31, 2013 in Los Angeles.

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Not My Job: Supermodel Cindy Crawford Gets Quizzed On Scale Models

9:05am November 07, 2015

Cindy Crawford obviously knows everything there is to know about modeling. But what about scale modeling? You know, building those detailed miniature versions of things? We'll find out.

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There's Method To The Mad Satire Of 'Censorship Now!!'

6:12am November 07, 2015

by Jason Heller

Washington D.C. punk legend Ian Svenonius veers from anarchist tirade to Swiftian satire in this new essay collection, which takes aim at tipping, Ikea, censorship, music and yes, NPR too.

'Destiny And Power' Reveals Elder Bush's Criticism Of His Son's Administration

6:44pm November 06, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jon Meacham about his biography of George H.W. Bush, which includes the elder Bush's criticism of his son's administration when it came to the second war in Iraq.

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Bryan Cranston and Diane Lane play Dalton and Cleo Trumbo in a new film about the screenwriter's life.

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Bryan Cranston Becomes Blacklisted Screenwriter In 'Trumbo' Biopic

6:41pm November 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

Cranston used tapes of writer Dalton Trumbo to study his speech patterns and smoking habit. Then he put on glasses and a mustache, and he says, "I [started] to see that man."

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The Sounds Of James Bond, From The Editors Who Created Them

6:21pm November 06, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg won the Oscar for their sound work on Skyfall. Now they're back with the new James Bond movie, Spectre. NPR's Becky Sullivan talks to the pair about just what a sound editor does.

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Batmobile Creator George Barris Dies At 89

4:21pm November 06, 2015

George Barris, who created the Batmobile through his work customizing cars, has died.

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Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

1:58pm November 06, 2015

Dunham says when she started writing HBO's Girls, she was drawn to characters with "a bit of a Zelda Fitzgerald lost, broken woman quality." Originally broadcast Sept. 29, 2014.

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Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

1:58pm November 06, 2015

In his book, Easy Street (The Hard Way), actor Ron Perlman describes himself as having a face "that was not ugly but surely one of its kind." Originally broadcast Sept. 22, 2014.

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Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and Brian D'Arcy James are members of the Boston Globe investigation team that uncovers a sex-abuse scandal involving the Catholic Church in the film, Spotlight.

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All-Star 'Spotlight' Cast Creates A Riveting Movie About Investigative Journalism

1:58pm November 06, 2015

by David Edelstein

A new film chronicles the real-life team of reporters who exposed a network of pedophile priests and Church enablers in Boston. Critic David Edelstein calls Spotlight a brilliant work.

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"How is it that we spend more time taking care of our teeth than we do our minds?" — Guy Winch

Is It Possible To Put A Band-Aid On A Bad Feeling?

9:59am November 06, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Psychologist Guy Winch makes the case for practicing emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.

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