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The Entire Soviet Union Fits Into 'The Big Green Tent'

12:03pm November 11, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Ludmila Ulitskaya's new novel follows three childhood friends in the years after Stalin's death — and the dozens of characters their lives intersect with — in a masterpiece of detail and ambition.

Video: Lessons On First-Gen Life From Yvonne Orji Of 'Insecure'

11:07am November 11, 2015

by Jeff Yang

When Yvonne Orji told her parents she was going to be a comedian, they cried. Since then, her story has inspired "first gens" all over the world.

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Simran Sethi On "Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss Of Foods We Love"

10:28pm November 10, 2015

by Bethany Chafin

Reading Simran Sethi's new book will change the way you eat and drink.

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Tang Xiong Xiong, a Bichon Frise, came into the salon as a ball of fluff and emerged with her head shaped like a square. "She's getting used to it," says her owner.

For Taiwanese Dogs, Being Square Is Stylish

7:41pm November 10, 2015

by Elise Hu

These days, owners are asking for their four-legged friends to be styled as spheres and squares. We visit the Taiwanese grooming shop where the geometric grooming trend took root.

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The team behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 could release new episodes in the summer of 2016, after creator Joel Hodgson launched a Kickstarter campaign.

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'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Creator Raises $500K Toward New Season

5:34pm November 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Hours after launching a Kickstarter campaign to revive a TV show that made horrible movies enjoyable, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson raised a quarter of his $2 million goal.

Colin Jost and Michael Che co-anchor SNL's "Weekend Update" segment.

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'Weekend Update' Co-Anchors Dish On 'SNL' And Donald Trump

3:10pm November 10, 2015

As hosts of Saturday Night Live's news segment, Colin Jost and Michael Che are used to joking about hot-button issues. "Whoever is in a position of power, you're going to take shots at," Jost says.

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When we exhale while we're eating, air sweeps into the back of the mouth and throat where a heap of flavor compounds are and carries them up into the nose where we can enjoy them.

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Mechanics Of Eating: Why You'll Miss Flavor If You Scarf Your Food

2:43pm November 10, 2015

by Angus Chen

The real complexity of flavor comes from a food or drink's aroma. But the main way we experience the full range of these compounds isn't by sniffing. It's by breathing evenly while we eat.

During his decades-spanning career Irving Penn photographed everything from fashion models to frozen food. Above, Ball Dress by Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci, New York, 2007.

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For Irving Penn, Perfect Portraiture Wasn't Just For Fashion Models

1:37pm November 10, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

Penn created many of the stark, glossy pictures of stick-thin fashion models that appeared in Vogue. He also made portraits of nudes, celebrities and also everyday objects, like cigarettes.

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"I've always been an introverted person," Shonda Rhimes says, and she found the fame that came with her television successes to be "daunting."

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For A Year, Shonda Rhimes Said 'Yes' To All The Things That Scared Her

1:37pm November 10, 2015

by NPR Staff

The creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal says despite the success of her shows, her life "had gotten really small," so she decided to step out of her comfort zone. Year of Yes is her new memoir.

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'Two Brothers' Tells A Passionate Tale Of Brazil In Black And White

10:03am November 10, 2015

by Etelka Lehoczky

Artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá — themselves twins — have turned Brazilian author Milton Hatoum's family drama The Brothers into a deftly-shaded graphic novel, full of compelling imagery.