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Birds Open Bottles And Catfish Hunt Pigeons When 'Darwin Comes To Town'

7:00am April 08, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen's new book is a breezy (sometimes too breezy) account of the ways animals have adapted to city life, and the staggering impact humans have had on evolution.

detail from the cover of Jo Nesbo's Macbeth

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'This Guy Had Really Done A Great Job Before I Started': Jo Nesbo's 'Macbeth'

8:11am April 07, 2018

by Scott Detrow

The Norwegian crime novelist says he tries to avoid other people's ideas. Then he was offered the chance to adapt one of Shakespeare's masterpieces.

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'The Recovering' Chronicles Addiction In Lush, Caressing Detail

7:00am April 07, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Author Leslie Jamison's new memoir of her years of alcoholism walks in the paths of drunken icons like Raymond Carver and John Cheever, describing the effects of intoxicants with gorgeous, exact care.

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Meg Wolitzer's 'Female Persuasion' Honors The Women Who Helped Her On Her Way

4:48pm April 06, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

Wolitzer's new novel tells the story of two women: an 18-year-old college freshman and the famous feminist who befriends and inspires her.

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Largely Forgotten Osage Murders Reveal A Conspiracy Against Wealthy Native Americans

2:12pm April 06, 2018

Members of the Osage Indian Nation became very wealthy in the 1920s after oil deposits were found on their land. Then local whites began targeting the tribe. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.

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A sign installed at an interactive exhibition dedicated to Dr. Seuss at the Children's Museum of Manhattan on July 6, 2004.

Fizza-Ma-Wizza-Ma-Dill: The Elegance Of Trap And Dr. Seuss

11:04am April 06, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Pop culture and music critic Stephen Thompson ponders the connection between Migos' signature flow and hallowed children's' literature.

Barbara J. King takes a look at a new book exploring burgers and gender.

What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?

3:09pm April 05, 2018

by Barbara J. King

Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic.

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'The Chandelier' Is A Stop-Motion, Shaggy Dog Masterpiece

10:00am April 05, 2018

by Lily Meyer

Brazilian modernist Clarice Lispector's second novel, written when she was 26, is an essentially story-free story, fragmentary and obsessed with the nature of thought — but it will carry you away.

Piskor says there's a pop-art, retro feel to his work " that just doesn't exist in any Marvel or DC comics right now."

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From B-Boys To X-Men: Alt-Comics' Ed Piskor Goes Mainstream

7:00am April 05, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Cartoonist Ed Piskor is best known for his award-winning Hip Hop Family Tree series, and for working with alt-comics legend Harvey Pekar. So how did he get Marvel to give him a shot at the X-Men?

Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 — one day before he was assassinated while standing in approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Je

An 'Exhausted' Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final 31 Hours

7:06pm April 04, 2018

A bomb threat, a march turned violent and a militant black power group all weighed heavily on the civil rights leader during his last speech in 1968, says Redemption author Joseph Rosenbloom.