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Kids These Days: Growing Up Too Fast Or Never At All?

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Many of today's parents spent their childhoods playing on dangerous playgrounds and spending a lot of time unsupervised. Hanna Rosin says their kids need to take those same risks to feel independent.

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From Preacher To Grass Cutter To Earth-Shaking Soul Singer

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Paul Janeway's mother threw away his copy of Nirvana's Nevermind when he was a kid. The leader of St. Paul and the Broken Bones says his strict religious upbringing is key to the musician he became.

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Architect Remembers Massacre Victims With 'Wounded' Landscape

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg says his memorial to the victims of a shooting in Norway is a "memory wound." His plan to slice through the end of a peninsula creates rather than illustrates loss.

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Debate: It May Be Flexing Its Muscles, But Is Russia A Marginal Power?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

In the past year, Russia has been a decisive player in several events on the international stage — often to the chagrin of the Obama administration. It gave asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, blocked United Nations efforts to impose sanctions against the Syrian government and sent troops into ...

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Q&A: A Crash Course On Common Core

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The new benchmarks in reading and math have been adopted in 45 states and Washington, D.C. But there's still plenty of confusion about what exactly the standards are, and what they mean for students.

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Jason Bateman, Taking A Turn As The Big Bad

Monday, March 17, 2014

In his directorial debut, Bad Words, the Arrested Development star plays an adult who competes in a kids' spelling bee. He talked to NPR's Audie Cornish about what it's like to play the heavy.

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Ambrose Akinmusire: 'Music Can Tell You What It Wants To Be'

Sunday, March 16, 2014

One of the most talked-about names in jazz, the 32-year-old trumpeter is more auteur than star. In an extended interview, he explains why it's crucial to let his collaborators think for themselves.

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Uniform Rule May Keep Religious Americans From Military Service

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Observant Sikhs need to get an exemption in order to keep maintain long hair and beards. One service member who is Sikh says the application process has a chilling effect on those who want to serve.

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Parenting In The Age Of Apps: Is That iPad Help Or Harm?

Sunday, March 16, 2014

With tablet technology still relatively new, pediatricians are trying to understand how interactive media affects children.

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Photo Identification: The 'Best And Worst Way' To ID People

Sunday, March 16, 2014

How reliably can we find the fakes? A new study says the more forgeries people come across, the better they are at spotting them. But there are multiple traps that can cloud screeners' judgment.

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Pumping Up A Star: The Leaky Suit That Blew Up A Career

Sunday, March 16, 2014

June Ambrose is a celebrity stylist for big names like Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. Her big break came after a chance wardrobe malfunction during a shoot for Missy Elliott's first hit, "The Rain."

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'Le Week-End': A Story Of Feuding Couples On Screen And Off

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The fourth film from writer Hanif Kureishi and director Roger Michell follows a married couple who vacillate between love and war. Kureishi says that tension resembles his relationship with Michell.

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Get Lucky On St. Patrick's Day With These 25 R&B Songs

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Get ready for St. Patrick's Day with these 25 lucky love songs from NPR R&B. And if you want to stay up all night, check out hundreds of more soul, funk, disco and slow jams on our NPR Music Radio channel, I'll Take You There.

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'Rebel Music': When Hip-Hop Met Islam

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Hisham Aidi's new book is a sort of musical tour around the world. It's called Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture. From hip-hop in Brazilian favelas, to Pakistani punk rock, to Gnawa-reggae in North Africa, it's a look at young urban Muslims and the music they ...

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Following His Father, A Palestinian Hopes For Peace

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone personally affected by the stories making headlines.

Yousef Bashir was 11 years old when Israeli soldiers took over his home in Gaza. His family's house was right near an Israeli ...

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Eastern Sounds Go West

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Some prominent musicians from the Arab world have been trading notes with European artists — and DJ Betto Arcos has been paying close attention.

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Not A Lazy Move: Making Sweatpants Work For Work

Saturday, March 15, 2014

In a popular scene from Seinfeld, Jerry chastises George for wearing sweatpants out in the world. But the rise of fashionable sweats suggests maybe George was ahead of the curve.

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When Loved Ones Go Missing, Ambiguity Can Hold Grief Captive

Saturday, March 15, 2014

As families of those on the missing jetliner struggle to get answers, one grief counselor says moving forward requires accepting the unknown. But right now, she says, they're in survival mode.

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Why'd The Scientist Cross The Road? To Figure Out Why You're Laughing

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Here's a joke: A man is sitting on the porch with his wife one night when, out of the blue he says, "I love you." His wife says, "Was that you? Or was that the beer talking?" The man says, "That was me — talking to the beer."

Maybe you ...

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