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Dorothy Cann Hamilton, Founder Of French Culinary Institute, Dies At 67

6:53pm September 20, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to chef Jose Andres about Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder of the French Culinary Institute, who died in a car accident over the weekend. She was 67.

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In 'Reputations,' A Political Cartoonist Faces Crisis Of Conscience

6:53pm September 20, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez about his novel, Reputations.

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The main floor at SPX is where independent artists have tables next to larger well-known publishers like Drawn & Quarterly or Fantagraphics Books.

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A Comics Convention For The Unconventional: The Small Press Expo

6:53pm September 20, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Every year the Small Press Expo (SPX) brings creators of independent comics together with passionate fans. Many of those fans make comics themselves and say they're inspired by SPX's "funkier" feel.

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Second-grader Kadija Noor's family came to the U.S. from Somalia. She says being a part of Growing Colorado Kids has led her to eat more healthful foods, although she still prefers the garden's strawberries to its vegetables.

A Colorado Farm Helps Refugee Kids Put Down Roots In A New Home

6:08pm September 20, 2016

by Megan Verlee

In exchange for working on a farm, the kids get fresh, healthy produce to take home. They also get a way to break through the isolation refugees often face in a new country.

'Sing For Your Life' Recounts A Journey From Juvenile Detention To The Opera House

2:40pm September 20, 2016

Ryan Speedo Green grew up in a trailer park and did time in juvenile detention before discovering he had a unique singing voice. He now performs at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

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Fresh Air Remembers Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Edward Albee

1:58pm September 20, 2016

Albee made his debut as a Broadway playwright in 1962 with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which went on to win a Tony Award. He died Friday at the age of 88. Originally broadcast in 1984.

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'Arab Of The Future 2' Continues Risky Truth-Telling

1:14pm September 20, 2016

by Etelka Lehoczky

Cartoonist Riad Sattouf continues his scathing memoir of his childhood in Syria and Libya. Just as in the first volume, his disgust for the oddities and outrages around him is palpable on the page.

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Kirkus Prize Finalists Include Annie Proulx, Sherman Alexie, Jason Reynolds

9:01am September 20, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

But they're not the only ones. Eighteen books got the nod when Kirkus Reviews released shortlists for its literary prize on Tuesday.

The words of the late writer James Baldwin narrate the award-winning documentary "I Am Not Your Negro"

A Breakthrough Showcase For Black Filmmaking At The Toronto Film Festival

8:07pm September 19, 2016

by Bilal Qureshi

The Toronto International Film Festival's lineup of new movies pushed back against the narrow definition of a "black film" and offered a feast of cinematic stories about black life.

Winston Churchill was so displeased with Graham Sutherland's portrait that his wife asked his secretary to destroy it. Pictured here is a preparatory sketch.

'The Face Of Britain' Tells A Nation's History Through Portraits

6:23pm September 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

Art historian Simon Schama shares the stories behind the artworks — from the portrait that made an 18th-century actor into a star, to the one Winston Churchill's secretary threw into a bonfire.

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