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Compassion Drove Dad To The Salad Bar — That, And Fear Of Alien Abduction

2:33pm June 18, 2016

by Anelise Chen

Her grandparents were vegetarian out of fear of eating reincarnated ancestors. Her father, out of compassion for animals and X-Files-inspired thinking. But it wasn't so great for family unity.

Dickinson vividly described flowers and plants in her poetry. Click here to read her poem, "It will be Summer — eventually."

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Never Mind The White Dress, Turns Out Emily Dickinson Had A Green Thumb

12:05pm June 18, 2016

by Karen Brown

Archaeologists are working to unearth the poet's original gardens and bring the homestead back to its natural state. The hope is to revive the plants and flowers she vividly described in her poetry.

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Not My Job: Three Questions For Actor Terry O'Quinn About Hair

11:52am June 18, 2016

Since O'Quinn doesn't have much going on in the hair department himself, we've decided to ask him three questions about Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.

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Man (Dreaming), by June Leaf, 1972. Acrylic, and brush and ink on paper, 24 3/4 × 39 3/4 in. Collection of the artist.

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Artist June Leaf, Still Moving Fast At 86

8:21am June 18, 2016

by Karen Michel

June Leaf sculpts, paints and draws and she's been doing it for most of her 86 years. Now she's got a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

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Annie Proulx's 'Barkskins' Is Lovely, Dark, and Deep

7:00am June 18, 2016

by Annalisa Quinn

Annie Proulx's epic new novel is a multigenerational, multi-century epic about the fall of forests before human depredation — just don't think about how many trees went into its 700-plus pages.

Family sitting around table eating dinner, a woman's arms in the foreground.

Adopted From Abroad? Tell Us Your Food Stories

5:34pm June 17, 2016

by Maria Godoy

For many of us, food can serve as a way to explore our heritage. But what happens when you grow up in a family with a different ethnic, racial or cultural background than your own? Share your story.

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'Finding Dory' Makes A Big Splash, With Slapstick Humor And Witty Dialog

2:31pm June 17, 2016

by David Edelstein

Ellen DeGeneres gives voice to a memory-challenged fish in search of her parents in Pixar's follow-up to its 2003 hit Finding Nemo. Critic David Edelstein says Finding Dory is full of laughs.

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Silence On The Sidelines: An MLB Insider's 'Manifesto' On Youth Sports

2:31pm June 17, 2016

Baseball's Mike Matheny talks about his playing career, managing in the big leagues and the pressures of youth sports. Matheny is the author of The Matheny Manifesto. Originally broadcast May 5, 2015.

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Ramzy Nashwan, a regular at Level Up, gets a bowl of molokhia, a traditional, somewhat slimy soup made of jute leaves.

At The 'Only Place That's Fancy' In Gaza City, A Ramadan Iftar In The Sky

2:26pm June 17, 2016

by Emily Harris

Situated 11 stories above Gaza City, Level Up is a rare restaurant in the war-torn Palestinian territory that offers a taste of luxury. But operating a high-end joint in this area is not easy.

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Celine Di-On It!

10:56am June 17, 2016

Kimiko Glenn from Orange is the New Black and the musical Waitress talks about her quick turn-around from audition to regular on the Netflix show and sings her heart out to Celine Dion.

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