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Largely Forgotten Osage Murders Reveal A Conspiracy Against Wealthy Native Americans

2:12pm April 06, 2018

Members of the Osage Indian Nation became very wealthy in the 1920s after oil deposits were found on their land. Then local whites began targeting the tribe. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.

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A sign installed at an interactive exhibition dedicated to Dr. Seuss at the Children's Museum of Manhattan on July 6, 2004.

Fizza-Ma-Wizza-Ma-Dill: The Elegance Of Trap And Dr. Seuss

11:04am April 06, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Pop culture and music critic Stephen Thompson ponders the connection between Migos' signature flow and hallowed children's' literature.

Barbara J. King takes a look at a new book exploring burgers and gender.

What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?

3:09pm April 05, 2018

by Barbara J. King

Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic.

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'The Chandelier' Is A Stop-Motion, Shaggy Dog Masterpiece

10:00am April 05, 2018

by Lily Meyer

Brazilian modernist Clarice Lispector's second novel, written when she was 26, is an essentially story-free story, fragmentary and obsessed with the nature of thought — but it will carry you away.

Piskor says there's a pop-art, retro feel to his work " that just doesn't exist in any Marvel or DC comics right now."

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From B-Boys To X-Men: Alt-Comics' Ed Piskor Goes Mainstream

7:00am April 05, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Cartoonist Ed Piskor is best known for his award-winning Hip Hop Family Tree series, and for working with alt-comics legend Harvey Pekar. So how did he get Marvel to give him a shot at the X-Men?

Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 — one day before he was assassinated while standing in approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Je

An 'Exhausted' Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final 31 Hours

7:06pm April 04, 2018

A bomb threat, a march turned violent and a militant black power group all weighed heavily on the civil rights leader during his last speech in 1968, says Redemption author Joseph Rosenbloom.

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Tyra Banks Takes Her Mama's Advice, Turns It Into A Book

4:37pm April 04, 2018

This is one fierce family.

The Japanese practice of forest bathing has been scientifically studied, and now one of its foremost experts has written a book on its benefits, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Suffering From Nature Deficit Disorder? Try Forest Bathing

11:54am April 04, 2018

by Marcelo Gleiser

Positive scientific results aside, the idea of shinrin-yoku shouldn't be surprising: Who hasn't felt an inner sense of well-being when walking along a forest trail? asks commentator Marcelo Gleiser.

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Love (And Music And Glitter) Saves The Day In 'Space Opera'

10:00am April 04, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

In Catherynne M. Valente's new novel, a washed-up glitter punk musician has to save all humanity by singing in an intergalactic version of the Eurovision Song Contest. (Also, there are murderhippos.)

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'Two Sisters' Leave Home For Syria, Tearing A Family Apart

7:00am April 04, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad's new book is a heartbreaking but necessary account of two teenage sisters from a moderate Muslim family who fled to war-torn Syria after becoming radicalized.