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Hop in: Richard Ford and Lorrie Moore offer unforgettable summer road trips

Ford brings his Frank Bascombe saga to an end in Be Mine, while Moore weaves together a fragmentary Civil War plot with an off-kilter vision of the afterlife in I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home.

June 27, 2023
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  • Maureen Corrigan
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans'

Actor Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Their new book is Honey, Baby, Mine.

June 26, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — says the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his prior conviction for a tax crime, one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

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  • National

Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

June 26, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Eddie Torres Jr. and Princess Serrano dance with two young salseros at the first pop-up of the International Salsa Museum

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  • Arts & Life

Oye como va: New York is getting a museum dedicated to salsa music

The International Salsa Museum is already making noteworthy moves in New York City. Its founders hope to have a permament space by 2029.

June 26, 2023
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  • Shelby Hawkins

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  • Book Reviews

3 works in translation: History and literature intertwined

It is easy to act as if fiction and history were separate. But they cannot be completely divided. Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos and Oksana Lutsyshyna's Ivan and Phoebe help readers connect with time past.

June 26, 2023
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  • Lily Meyer
Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

BET Awards honor hip-hop as stars pay tribute to legends such as Tina Turner

Sunday's biggest surprise at the 2023 BET Awards came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December.

June 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Human remains have been found in the area where actor Julian Sands disappeared

Authorities in California said hikers discovered the remains in a mountain area where the British-born actor best known for his role in the film "A Room With a View" went missing five months ago.

June 25, 2023
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  • Games & Humor

Wait Wait for June 24, 2023: Live from Tanglewood!

We're back in the beautiful Berkshires, and are lucky to be joined by Indiana Jones' Karen Allen. She talks snakes, Tom Selleck, and spitting, but can she answer our questions about pink lemonade?

June 24, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Bob the Drag Queen and JujuBee in the upcoming<em> Dungeons and Drag Queens</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading, viewing and listening

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Beware the Woman, Dungeons and Drag Queens, and the DVD menu of The Social Network.

June 23, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 3 more
James Cameron walks in Purmamarca, Argentina, earlier this month. He's compared the OceanGate submersible tragedy to that of the Titanic itself.

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  • National

James Cameron says the Titan passengers probably knew the submersible was in trouble

The Titanic director has made 33 dives to the shipwreck and visited ocean depths in a submersible he built himself. He compares OceanGate to the Titanic in that both ignored safety warnings.

June 23, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016.

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  • Obituaries

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.

June 23, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Season 2 of <em>The Bear </em>is still Carmy's story, but the focus widens to the ensemble even more than before. Above, Jeremy Allen White as "Carmy" Berzatto.

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  • TV Reviews

'The Bear' deftly turns the 'CORNER!' into Season 2

These 10 new episodes maintain all the heat of the first season — skillfully avoiding common pitfalls and successfully pushing the story forward. Plus, there are some great guest stars.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Linda Holmes

'Tales of Middle-earth' tempts and divides 'Magic' fans with 'LotR' crossover

'Magic: the Gathering' partnered with fantasy's most iconic book series and inspired a bidding war over a special "The One Ring" card so fierce it'd make Gollum blush.

June 23, 2023
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Protagonist Clive, who wields elemental magic and can transform into a gigantic Eikon under the right conditions.

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  • Series: Join The Game

'Final Fantasy 16' Review: The legendary series at its best

Despite leaning too much on Game of Thrones tropes, Final Fantasy XVI's focus on action and storytelling make it one of Square Enix's strongest outings since the turn of the century.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Andy Bickerton
Kelly Clarkson's 10th studio album explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt with her ex-husband.

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  • Music

Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record

On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.

June 23, 2023
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  • Gurjit Kaur
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