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'Heap House' Is A Treasure Of A Trash Tale

5:39am October 25, 2014

by Amal El-Mohtar

Edward Carey's illustrated young adult novel about the keepers of mystical trash heaps (yes, you read that right) in an alternate Victorian London combines thrills with intelligence and compassion.

A 'controlled avalanche' gets out of control in Force Majeure.

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Alienating Leading Men: The Force Behind 'Listen Up Philip' And 'Majeure'

8:59pm October 24, 2014

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Listen Up Philip and Force Majeure — two movies, he says, with compelling lead men who are impossible to empathize with.

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Designer Diane Von Furstenberg has written a memoir called The Woman I Wanted to Be.

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40 Years Later, Diane Von Furstenberg's Wrap Dress Still Wears Well

6:59pm October 24, 2014

by NPR Staff

In her memoir, The Woman I Wanted to Be, Diane von Furstenberg says she owes her success to her mother, a strong, strict Holocaust survivor who called Diane her "torch of freedom."

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For The Midterm Elections, A Book On 'What It Takes' To Win

6:59pm October 24, 2014

by Michael Schaub

The midterm elections are less than two weeks away. Writer Michael Schaub recommends a book that explores what it's like to run for office and live through all the dramatic ups and downs.

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Meet The Artist: Patrick Willard

3:14pm October 24, 2014

WFDD Radio Camer For Grown Ups participant Robert Rocco talks with Patrick Willard, a successful fitness trainer, whose life comes full circle in his new life chapter in writing music for films.

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'Citizenfour': A Paranoid Conspiracy Documentary About Edward Snowden

3:10pm October 24, 2014

by David Edelstein

Laura Poitras' new film isn't artfully shaped like her other documentaries. But she captures scenes as history is being made — and it will make you look both ways when you're on the street.

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Patchett: In Bad Relationships, 'There Comes A Day When You Gotta Go'

3:10pm October 24, 2014

Ann Patchett got married and divorced young. To her second husband, she said: "I'll be true, I'll be faithful ... but I don't want to live together." Her book is This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage.

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'Rebellion' Charts A Tumultuous, Formative Century

2:40pm October 24, 2014

by J.P. O'Malley

Historian Peter Ackroyd's new book surveys the history of England from the end of the Tudor era to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 — almost a century of war, debate and transformation.

To make the best (and safest) burger, America's Test Kitchen recommends grinding the meat at home and packing it loosely.

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'Test Kitchen': How To Buy The Safest Meat And Make The Juiciest Steaks

2:10pm October 24, 2014

The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book gives tips on how to shop for, store, season and cook meat. Why shouldn't you pack your burgers too tight? Two America's Test Kitchen editors explain.

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"Behind the Mask," Scott Blumenthal's "The Kiss," Angus MacLachlan, and Day of the Dead

1:05pm October 24, 2014

by David Ford

David Lubin and "Behind the Mask: WWI, Plastic Surgery, and the Modern Beauty Revolution"

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