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Laura Mvula: A Soulful Voice That Once Answered Phones
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Less than two years ago, she was a receptionist honing her phone-answering skills at a music organization in Birmingham, England. Now, she’s got a record deal and critical acclaim, and she’s touring the U.S.
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Can Losing Weight In Your ‘Second Life’ Help In Your First?
May 19, 2013 | NPR · A new study from the University of Kansas Medical Center shows that the online game Second Life helped some people lose weight — and keep it off — in real life.
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Afghans With Disabilities Fight For The Right To Rights
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Their country isn’t an easy place for anyone to make a living, but it’s a downright hostile environment for those with disabilities. Support has mostly come from nonprofits, but activists are pressing the government to take action.
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Siblings’ Separation Haunts In ‘Kite Runner’ Author’s Latest
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Khaled Hosseini’s new novel, like his two earlier works, is set partly in Afghanistan — but this time, political turmoil isn’t a major element of the plot. Instead, And The Mountains Echoed is a story of a family’s loss that spans decades and continents.
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Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.
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Stories Of Hope Amid America’s ‘Unwinding’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · When the factory she worked at closed down, Tammy Thomas reinvented herself as a community organizer; and when Dean Price’s truck stop business went belly up, he became a champion of biofuel. In a new book, George Packer examines how ordinary people are adapting to a new America.
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One Couple, Nearly 20 Years, All ‘Before Midnight’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · We’ve already met Jesse and Celine, twice. In the 1995 film Before Sunset, they had a romantic encounter in Vienna. Nine years later, they found each other in Paris. In this third film, their relationship has progressed another nine years. The romance hasn’t left, says director Richard Linklater, it’s simply changed.
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Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Toliver’s music is anchored by the violin, on which he is classically trained. He says he discovered the instrument in fifth grade — and that in a way, it chose him.
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Put On Your Thinking Hat
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with H-A and the second word starts with T.
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This One Is For You, Ma
May 12, 2013 | NPR · You are given two words starting with M-A. The answer is a third word that can follow the first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
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In India, More Women Are Playing Matchmaker For Themselves
May 25, 2013 | NPR · With rising economic power, a new generation of Indian women is giving matchmaking a modern twist. While most Indian marriages are still arranged, single women are increasingly making their own choices, meeting potential mates via marriage-focused websites and companies that organize group outings.
 

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‘Please, No More Clothes’: Okla. Asks For Monetary Donations
May 25, 2013 | NPR · As residents of Moore work toward recovery after Monday’s deadly tornado, supplies are pouring in from across the country. Volunteers and relief organizations are sifting through everything from diapers to food and teddy bears. But the groups say what’s really needed is the flexibility of money.
 

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War Of Words: France Debates Teaching Courses In English
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The French Parliament is at odds over a measure that would allow French universities to teach in English. Those in favor say it will help attract more international students, while opponents fear it will marginalize the French language.
 

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More Time Together, Though ‘Midnight’ Looms
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater’s loosely peerless Before series, and they’ve never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)
 

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NFL Sideline Reporter Michele Tafoya Plays Not My Job
May 25, 2013 | NPR · As one of the first female reporters to be allowed inside the NFL locker room, Tafoya has been a pioneer in her field. But there are still places out there where they believe in cooties, so Tafoya will answer three questions about men’s-only clubs.
 

‘Steal The Menu’: A Chronicle Of A Career In Food Coverage
May 25, 2013 | NPR · When Raymond Sokolov began writing about food, it was considered a specialty portfolio. Today, celebrity chefs abound in the U.S. and Britain, with cookbooks, TV shows and groupies. Host Scott Simon speaks with Sokolov about his new book, Steal the Menu: A Memoir of Forty Years in Food.
 

Music

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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite’
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The aggressively modern ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, and provoked a response just as striking as the music and dance.
 

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Clairy Browne’s Rock ‘N’ Soul Bus Rolls To The U.S.
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Browne and her band, The Bangin’ Rackettes, are a flamboyant retro ensemble from Australia. The group’s new album is called Baby Caught the Bus.
 

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Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Rite of Spring’ Thrill Ride
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Watch the energetic conductor take flight conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s iconic score. A recently released DVD of a 1966 performance includes an interview with Bernstein, in which he says the famously brutal music “makes a marvelous kind of savage sound.”
 

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