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Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim: “Those of us who loved Stephen Sondheim have carried his lyrics along in our minds as if he'd somehow used his Blackwing pencil to excavate words from our own hearts.”
by Scott Simon

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10 Stephen Sondheim songs we'll never stop listening to

10 Stephen Sondheim songs we'll never stop listening to

Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim has died at 91. NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes looks back on her favorite Sondheim tunes.
by Linda Holmes

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Kate Bowler on how to be fully, imperfectly, gloriously human

Kate Bowler on how to be fully, imperfectly, gloriously human

Kate Bowler is back with another bestseller. In her new book, “No Cure for Being Human,” she asks: How do you move forward with a life you didn’t choose?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The 2021 holiday movie guide: 100+ new films to get you in the spirit

The 2021 holiday movie guide: 100+ new films to get you in the spirit

Every year, there are more and more holiday movies, many of which revisit the same beloved (?) tropes again and again. NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour takes a thorough look at this year's crop.
by Linda Holmes

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Ann Patchett reflects on love and relationships in new essay collection

Ann Patchett reflects on love and relationships in new essay collection

Even when nominally about something else, the essays in “These Precious Days” are about the weight and grief of relationships. "I was asking what mattered most in this precarious and precious life."
by Annalisa Quinn

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The white ghosts haunting Native Americans in 'The Sentence'

The white ghosts haunting Native Americans in 'The Sentence'

Louise Erdrich's novel turns the trope of the haunted Indian burial ground on its head with the story of a Native-run bookstore being visited by the ghost of a white woman obsessed with indigeneity.
by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

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Song of the Day: 'Waves' by Briand Morrison

Need a relaxing moment to kick off a busy holiday week? Then listen to Monday’s Song of the Day, a jazz guitar solo from Briand Morrison, brought to us by WTIP music director Will Moore.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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