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Photography book reimagines Black actors in some of cinema's most memorable moments

5:10am October 13, 2022

by Marc Rivers

A new photography book by Carrell Augustus — Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments — puts black actors and actresses at the center of some of Hollywood's most iconic movie images.

Journalist Jacob Goldstein traces the advent of paper money back to 1000 AD China. Above, $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.

Money is 'A Made Up Thing' — but that doesn't change rising inflation

1:49pm October 12, 2022

by Dave Davies

Author and podcaster Jacob Goldstein says we don't think of money as a technology, but we should. He traces the first paper currency to China's Sichuan province, and ponders the Fed's next move.

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Roger Bennet on his book 'Gods of Soccer' and how he chose the 100 greatest players

4:53pm October 11, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Roger Bennett, co-author of Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players.

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'NYT Cooking' writer Melissa Clark wants to make it easier to cook dinner

1:25pm October 11, 2022

by Dave Davies

Clark says she's always looking for shortcuts in the kitchen — including ways to use fewer pans. Her latest cookbook is Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 9. Trump is currently facing two Justice Department investigations, as well as an investigation in the state of Georgia.

Trump sees hate as a civic good, 'N.Y. Times' journalist Maggie Haberman says

12:26pm October 11, 2022

by Dave Davies

Haberman talks about Trump's tactics for dealing with the media and explains why he's more concerned about the Mar-a-Lago documents than the Jan. 6 hearings. Her new book is Confidence Man.

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Despite her investigative efforts, Laura Krantz (left) has never seen a Sasquatch. That doesn't mean Sasquatch (right) hasn't seen her.

She wrote a Bigfoot book for kids. It was no small feat

11:37am October 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Search for Sasquatch, a new book for pre-teens, explores Bigfoot through a scientific lens. Its author hopes to model how to balance curiosity and exploration with staying grounded in the facts.

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Cypress trees, some dead and some living, stand in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Fargo, Ga. Proulx writes about the swamps of Okefenokee in her book.

In 'Fen, Bog & Swamp,' Annie Proulx pens a history of wetland destruction

8:40am October 11, 2022

by Julie Depenbrock

Writer Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction. But her latest book is a thoroughly researched and reported look at the role that wetlands play in our ecosystem.

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A new book for pre-teens explores Bigfoot through a scientific lens

7:05am October 10, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Laura Krantz about her children's book: The Search for Sasquatch. Krantz hopes to model how to balance curiosity and exploration with staying grounded in the facts.

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Vaemond (Wil Johnson) will probably win his argument, as long as he keeps his head.

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'House of the Dragon' episode 8: A family dinner becomes a last supper

10:09pm October 09, 2022

by Glen Weldon

On HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off, a question of succession turns the show into Succession.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett

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The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'

7:53am October 09, 2022

by Samantha Balaban

In the 1978 children's classic, it rains soup, it snows mashed potatoes, and hotdogs blow in from the northeast. Judi and Ron Barrett look back on their delectable tale of the town of Chewandswallow.