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'Vietnam' takes on all sides with a critical gaze

'Vietnam' takes on all sides with a critical gaze

While historian Max Hastings may break no new ground in his tome, it's how he crafts his story with color, detail and pathos that makes it great -- and likely to become the standard on the war.
by Tom Bowman

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Anna Burns wins Man Booker prize for 'Milkman'

Anna Burns wins Man Booker prize for 'Milkman'

Burns' story set in Northern Ireland was awarded the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, the book will be published in the U.S. this December by Graywolf Press.
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'Total Eclipse of the Heart' topped the chart 35 years ago

The song was written by producer Jim Steinman,perhaps best known for his collaborations with Meat Loaf. At the time, he was working on a musical about Nosferatu, and says he originally envisioned "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a vampire love song.
by Phil Picardi

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'Hey, Kiddo' aims to help kids with addicted parents feel less alone

'Hey, Kiddo' aims to help kids with addicted parents feel less alone

Jarrett J. Krosoczka was raised by his grandparents. The author and illustrator says he got a lot of practice telling stories as a kid, "making up excuses for where my biological parents were."
by Terry Gross

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65

Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Seattle on Monday, according to his company, Vulcan Inc.
by Barbara Campbell

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Getting 'The Band' together: Questions for Nicholas Eames

Getting 'The Band' together: Questions for Nicholas Eames

Author Nicholas Eames's series The Band is a joyous mashup of classic rock and fantasy tropes -- because if there were monsters, why wouldn't there be bands of celebrity mercenaries to slay them?
by Jason Heller

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11-year-old Minnesota pianist recovers from brain hemorrhage

Last Thanksgiving, Eliana Szabo suffered a brain hemorrhage when an arteriovenous malformation ruptured. Now 11, she has relearned how to walk and talk. Meanwhile, a fellow pianist is trying to raise $10,000 through selling handmade paper cranes.
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Phoebe Robinson: There's no excuse for the lack of diversity in comedy

Phoebe Robinson: There's no excuse for the lack of diversity in comedy

"There are so many talented, amazing people and if you're not booking them, it's either out of laziness or the fact you really don't care," says the co-host of the 2 Dope Queens podcast.
by Terry Gross

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'Washington Black' is a soaring tale of enslavement and escape

'Washington Black' is a soaring tale of enslavement and escape

Esi Edugyan's new novel centers on a boy who escapes slavery via hot air balloon -- before crashing down to hard historical realities. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Washington Black "a wonder."
by Maureen Corrigan

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