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A man displays a rare cut from the film The Shining. The movie was recently added to the National Film Registry, as announced Wednesday.

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'Jurassic Park,' 'The Shining,' And 23 Other Movies Added To National Film Registry

6:14pm December 12, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

Not a "best" list, the Library of Congress' registry is intended to keep a record of American culture as represented through film; this year's selections admit more diverse styles and stories.

A Falcons game ball that was presented to Tim in 1991.

Former NFL Player Tim Green Has A New Opponent — ALS

2:51pm December 12, 2018

by Tom Goldman

A well-known voice on NPR in the 1990s, Tim Green is one of a growing number of former football players with the degenerative illness Lou Gehrig's disease. And he's not hiding it.

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Code Switch's 2018 Book Guide

10:08am December 12, 2018

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

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Beau Stanton painted this mural on a Los Angeles school in 2016. Later this month it will be removed, following complaints from community members.

Rays Of Sun Or A Reminder Of Atrocities? After Protests, L.A. Mural Will Be Removed

9:53pm December 11, 2018

by Ian Stewart

The artist says he meant no harm, but some Korean neighbors see echoes of a flag flown by the imperial Japanese army during World War II.

Attendees preview the BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car at a special unveil event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27, 2018.

The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

12:31pm December 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Autonomous vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz.

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For December, 3 Romantic Holiday Escapes

7:00am December 11, 2018

by Maya Rodale

Get away from holiday stress and crummy weather with our romance picks for December. We've got great contemporary stories and a charming inversion of that classic Regency trope, the forced engagement.

Click here to browse more than 300 recommended titles in NPR's 2018 Book Concierge.

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Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year

4:51pm December 10, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Fresh Air's book critic recommends her 10 favorite books of the year, including The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai's sweeping story about the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.

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Cover of The Museum of Modern Love (Credit: Emily Bogle/NPR)

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Art Restores The Soul In 'Museum Of Modern Love'

12:00pm December 10, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Performance artist Marina Abramovic is the still point at the center of Heather Rose's new novel, as a motley cast of characters come to see her sitting at a table in New York's Museum of Modern Art.

"I like to accept the way people present themselves," photographer Inge Morath said in a 1987 NPR interview. "You never know what you get. It's fascinating ... that's why I like to do portraits." Morath, pictured above in Paris in 1964, is the subject of

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Biography Captures The Charisma And Confidence Of Photographer Inge Morath

9:12am December 10, 2018

by Susan Stamberg

Biographer Linda Gordon chronicles Morath's escape from Nazi Germany, her boundary-breaking career and her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller.

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Black Panther, Roma, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Widows, A Star is Born and Eighth Grade all made NPR's favorite-movie list.

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NPR's Favorite Movies Of 2018

5:00am December 10, 2018

From the record-breaking hit Black Panther to the melodrama A Star Is Born, our film critics pick their 15 favorite movies of the year.