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Think You Know Where The Stories In 'Skinship' Are Going? Think Again

The eight short stories in Yoon Choi's extraordinary collection splinter out in unexpected ways, shifting focus from a single life to decades of complex family history.

August 25, 2021
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  • Maureen Corrigan
Nirvana artifacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition, at a London art gallery on Sept. 13, 2011. The album's 20th anniversary featured a $20 bill, but the original album had a $1 bill.

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Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual Exploitation

Now 30 years old, Spencer Elden, the naked baby on Nirvana's iconic cover, is suing the band, the photographer and the record labels that he says profited from the image.

August 25, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
<em>One In A Million </em>took Aaliyah's air of mystery and the laid-back vibes, and reworked them to help pioneer a new way forward in pop and R&B.

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What Made Aaliyah So Special Is More Complicated Than It Seems

At 14, she stood out for her cool and "mature" demeanor. But at the heart of that persona was a youth lost too soon.

August 25, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
<em>Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir,</em> by Kat Chow

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  • Book Reviews

'Seeing Ghosts' Navigates The Melancholia Of Loss — Of People, Places And Identities

While this book would not exist without Kat Chow's grief — while Chow would not be the person she is now without that grief — her project here aims for more than just mapping her primal anguish.

August 25, 2021
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  • Kristen Martin
Hung Liu, <em>Resident Alien,</em> 1988. Oil on canvas. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art, gift of the Lipman Family Foundation.

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  • Fine Art

Remembering Hung Liu, A Portraitist Who Memorialized The Invisible

A career retrospective for the Oakland-based Chinese-American painter, who died on Aug. 7, opens at the National Portrait Gallery on August 27.

August 25, 2021
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  • Chloe Veltman
Charlie Watts performs with the Rolling Stones in 2015.

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Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies At 80

Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums.

August 24, 2021
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  • NPR Staff

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  • Book Reviews

More Voices, Higher Stakes Make For A Sequel That's Bigger, Badder And Better

Linden A. Lewis's stylish queer space opera series levels up with The Second Rebel, which picks up with our initial protagonists Hiro, Lito and the First Sister, and adds a few new voices too.

August 24, 2021
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  • Jessica P. Wick
<em>Real Estate: A Living Autobiography,</em> by Deborah Levy

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'Real Estate' ls An Elegant Exploration Of The Concept Of — And Desire For — Home

The third installment of British writer Deborah Levy's excellent Living Autobiography is largely a book about the collisions of fantasies and real life — or perhaps a synthesis of the two.

August 24, 2021
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  • Lily Meyer
In courtroom artist's sketch made from a video screen monitor, defendant R. Kelly, left, listens during the opening day of his New York federal trial in Brooklyn on Aug. 18.

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  • Law

A Woman Claims R. Kelly Forced Her To Get An Abortion Against Her Will

The accuser also alleges that Kelly physically and sexually abused her, and first pressured her into sex when she was a 17-year-old high school student who went to him for career mentorship.

August 23, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Andrew Limbong
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have been married for over a decade, are the face of a new Tiffany & Co. campaign called ABOUT LOVE.

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  • Pop Culture

Beyoncé Just Became The First Black Woman To Wear The Iconic Tiffany Diamond

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new Tiffany & Co. campaign marks several milestones: the couple's first joint campaign, a never-before-seen Basquiat painting and just the fourth woman to wear the Tiffany Diamond.

August 23, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago in September 2019.

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  • Television

R. Kelly And Britney TV Docs Tap Into 'Consequence Culture,' Not Cancel Culture

Surviving R. Kelly and Framing Britney Spears are among a growing list of documentary projects challenging audiences to reconsider old controversies with fresh eyes.

August 23, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Sainte Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Maniche, Haiti, severely damaged in the recent earthquake.

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  • World

Haiti Deserves Careful Attention. An Author Recommends 4 Books To Help

As an earthquake and then a storm wreak havoc in Haiti — ten years after the devastating Port-au-Prince quake, Haitian writer Myriam J.A. Chancey reflects on why the nation has been so vulnerable.

August 23, 2021
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  • Myriam J.A. Chancy
Students practice the cello during class at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music on Sept. 26, 2010 in Kabul.

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  • Arts & Life

Afghanistan's Music School Falls Silent, Its Future Is Uncertain Under The Taliban

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music was a thriving school in Kabul. But the last time the Taliban was in control of the country, all music related activities were strictly forbidden.

August 23, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Book Reviews

These 3 YA Novels Will Transform Your Summer Into Something Fantastic

A good fantasy novel can really transform the world — whether it's this world or another one entirely. Here are three YA fantasy novels to transform the dog days of summer for young readers.

August 22, 2021
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  • Susan Davis

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  • Book Reviews

Your Laughing Muscles Will Get A Workout In This Sporty Romance

A personal trainer takes on an injured former NFL star trying to make a secret comeback in Farrah Rochon's The Dating Playbook. Will they have to fake-date to hide what's really going on? You bet!

August 22, 2021
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  • Denny S. Bryce
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