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Nicole Maines is one of 11 transgender individuals profiled in the HBO documentary The Trans List, which premieres Monday. In 2014, Maines became the first transgender youth to win a discrimination lawsuit. Her case was against a school district, because

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11 Transgender Americans Share Their Stories In HBO's 'The Trans List'

8:22pm December 05, 2016

Nicole Maines and Kylar Broadus are both featured in the new HBO documentary. "We all come out publicly," Broadus says. "There is no hidden way to come out as a trans person."

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Actress Isabelle Huppert On Navigating The Good And The Bad In 'Elle'

6:29pm December 05, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with French actress Isabelle Huppert about her film, Elle, and the range of characters she's played in over 40 years of acting.

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90 Years On, Claude Monet's Water Lilies Still Captivate

4:40pm December 05, 2016

by Karen Michel

Claude Monet died 90 years ago, but his famous water lilies still have power over viewers. What's the secret to their staying power? It might have to do with their creator's particular attachment to his garden in Giverny, France.

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Tech Plays Role As The Weapon Of Choice In Crime Fiction

4:40pm December 05, 2016

by Art Silverman

NPR's Art Silverman reads a lot of crime thrillers. In the last year, he's noticed "The Internet of Things" seems to being playing a big role as the weapon of choice.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Lambs, Clarice? (L to R: Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden and Anthony Hopkins in the season finale of HBO's Westworld).

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Small Batch: The Violent Delights And Violent Ends Of 'Westworld'

3:22pm December 05, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon and Audie Cornish discuss the first season of HBO's densely plotted science fiction series.

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There may a reason brown rice sushi doesn't taste as good as the traditional white rice kind.

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Why Is Brown Rice Sushi So Awful? Here's The Science

1:00pm December 05, 2016

by Sujata Gupta

Sure, brown rice is better for you than refined white rice. But if you cringe when you see it on sushi, there's good reason behind that, and it's rooted in flavor science and biochemistry.

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TV Executives Plan To Skip Q&A Session With Critics

10:45am December 05, 2016

by Eric Deggans

It's a regular event for TV critics to gather in Los Angeles for press conferences with networks and cable companies. But this year, top executives won't hold question and answer sessions.

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Al Pacino, James Taylor And The Eagles Are Honored At The Kennedy Center

10:22am December 05, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Actor Al Pacino, along with singers Mavis Staples and James Taylor, pianist Martha Argerich and The Eagles are recognized at the 39th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.

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The Surreal Cookbook Of Salvador Dalí

5:18pm December 04, 2016

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

In the early 1970s surrealist icon Salvador Dalí published a lavish cookbook called Les Dîners de Gala. Decades later, the book is being republished for a new and much wider audience.

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'Red Car' Exposes Unsettling Side To Life's Listlessness

8:53am December 04, 2016

The Red Car, the latest novel by Marcy Dermansky, features a protagonist who's haunted by a former boss. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dermansky about the fantastical and dark novel.