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  • Book Reviews

11 books to look forward to in 2024

The first few months of the year are stacked with exciting and interesting reads. Get ready for big swings from old pros and exciting new debuts.

December 30, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong

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  • Opinion

Opinion: I have one wish this Christmas

NPR's Scott Simon recounts a recent encounter with a certain robust, white-bearded fellow in a red suit.

December 23, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
The Nisei Lounge in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago produces a candy cane Malört for the holidays.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: In Chicago, Malört is a tradition

NPR's Scott Simon talks about Malört, a subjectively foul-tasting spirit beloved by Chicagoans who like to prove how impervious they are to good taste.

December 16, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers

NPR's Scott Simon remembers television producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101.

December 09, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
<em>Dans la tour (In the Tower)/Self-Portrait of Leonor Fini with Constantin Jelenski</em>, 1952, oil on canvas

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  • Fine Art

'She was a pure creator.' The art world rediscovers Surrealist painter Leonor Fini

Although not as well known as contemporaries like Dalí and Ernst, Fini was part of every major Surrealist exhibition. And her personal life was almost as fantastic as her Surrealist art.

December 09, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Maria Callas as Rosina in Rossini's <em>Il Barbieri di Siviglia</em>, at Milan's La Scala theater in 1956.

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  • Music

Maria Callas: The soprano of the century

One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.

December 03, 2023
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  • Tom Huizenga
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

Tourism in Europe is back after the COVID-19 lull — and locals have mixed feelings

Floods of tourists are boosting post-pandemic economies in cities around the world, but not always to the satisfaction of locals. Seville, in Spain, is one example.

November 25, 2023
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By:
  • Miguel Macias
Scott Simon with his daughter, Elise, during the holidays.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: School shows are a magical part of the holidays

NPR's Scott Simon talks about how much he enjoys watching school stage productions this time of year and why.

November 25, 2023
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  • Scott Simon

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  • Book News & Features

Beware! 'The Baddies' are here to scare your kids — and make them laugh

From the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom now comes The Baddies: a witch, a troll and a ghost like being bad so much they compete to see who can be the very worst.

November 25, 2023
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  • Samantha Balaban
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • Space

A 'successful failure': SpaceX's Starship achieves liftoff, loses contact mid-flight

The rocket cleared the launchpad and separated from its booster, surpassing the first attempt. But minutes later, controllers lost contact with the vehicle.

November 18, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Oct. 9.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What gets lost in the 'Big Picture'

Scott Simon remarks on how details during times of war, from personal stories, capture the true devastation of it.

November 18, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Many generic drugs are in short supply

Americans depend on generic drugs for 90% of prescriptions. But shortages have become a chronic problem. Generic drug manufacturing has become a race to get to the lowest price.

November 12, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

How two Dartmouth professors are addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Dartmouth College has set up forums to educate students and the public about the Israel-Hamas conflict. NPR's Scott Simon talks to professors Susannah Heschel and Tarek El-Ariss, the organizers.

November 06, 2023
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  • Scott Simon,
  • Matthew Schuerman,
  • and 1 more
Cher's once again trying something new: a Christmas album.

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  • Music Interviews

'It's freedom': Cher on singing, her mother and her first holiday album, 'Christmas'

A first in a career spanning six decades: Cher has a Christmas album. She talked with NPR about her mother, her experience working with Stevie Wonder, and the time she hopped a freight train at age 9.

November 06, 2023
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  • Ryan Benk,
  • Melissa Gray,
  • and 1 more
An unfinished apartment construction site in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Nov. 2, 2023. Work has stopped because Israel has suspended work permits for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

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  • Middle East

Israel's war with Hamas disrupts Palestinian workers and Israeli employers alike

The Israeli construction industry has long relied on the labor of tens of thousands of Palestinians. But Israel has revoked their permits, paralyzing job sites and upending the West Bank's economy.

November 04, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
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