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Monday

Opinion

Can I Just Tell You?

Women Have A Right To Talk About ... Everything

Tuesday marks the start of Women's History month. In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin shares a critical note she received from a listener who disapproved of a Tell Me More conversation focused on fashion.

Women Have A Right To Talk About ... Everything

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Thursday

Male Model Lights Up High-Fashion Runways

Andrej Pejic poses backstage at the Custo Barcelona Fall 2011 fashion show during New York's Fashion Week. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for IMG hide caption

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Opinion

The Two-Way

Male Model Lights Up High-Fashion Runways

The world of high fashion, as they say, revolves around trends. And the biggest thing going right now seems to be Andrej Pejic, a model with deep-set eyes, high, strong cheekbones, long platinum hair — and the body of a man.

Tuesday

The Surprising Tale Of Two Sexy, Titian Masterpieces

Diana and Actaeon (1556-59): Italian painter Titian depicts Actaeon, a mortal hunter, who accidentally encounters Diana, goddess of the hunt, as she bathes. Click "Enlarge" to see the full painting. Minneapolis Institute of Arts hide caption

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Fine Art

The Surprising Tale Of Two Sexy, Titian Masterpieces

MPR News

The stories behind the sensuous Renaissance paintings are almost as titillating as the art itself. They were created for Philip II, the pious, Catholic king of Spain, and in a journey spanning centuries of war and revolution, have traveled from Spain to Scotland and now, briefly, to the U.S.

The Surprising Tale Of Two Sexy, Titian Masterpieces

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Thursday

From Lens To Photo: Sally Mann Captures Her Love

Photographer Sally Mann and Larry Mann, in her home gallery in Lexington, Va., have been married for 40 years. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption

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Photography

From Lens To Photo: Sally Mann Captures Her Love

Sally Mann, considered one of the most influential photographers of her time, has recently focused her work on her husband of 40 years, Larry. About 15 years ago, Larry was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. Mann photographed him in a project called "Proud Flesh." "He's really brave," she says.

From Lens To Photo: Sally Mann Captures Her Love

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Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Style Vs. Substance

Kate Betts' new book about Michelle Obama's style explores how the first lady projects both power and a keen sense of fashion. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion

Tina Brown's Must-Reads

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Style Vs. Substance

The Newsweek editor highlights a book and a pair of articles that turn on the intersection of style and substance — from the methods and motivation behind the AMC hit Mad Men to one man's attempt to bring reality television to Russian audiences.

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Style Vs. Substance

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Wednesday

Joanne Siegel, Model For Lois Lane, Dies At 93

Joanne Siegel (center) at the 1976 Comic Con in San Diego with her husband, Jerry Siegel, the co-creator of Superman, and daughter Laura. Joanne was the inspiration for Clark Kent's love interest Lois Lane. She died Feb. 12. Alan Light hide caption

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Obituaries

Joanne Siegel, Model For Lois Lane, Dies At 93

The wife of Superman creator Jerry Siegel, she posed in her teens for Siegel's collaborator, artist Joe Shuster, who's said to have used her image as the inspiration for the iconic comic book reporter Lois Lane. Joanne Siegel died Feb. 12 at 93.

Joanne Siegel, Model For Lois Lane, Dies At 93

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Monday

Friday

Cartoonist Pokes Fun At Planning His Own Wedding
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Books

Cartoonist Pokes Fun At Planning His Own Wedding

When Adrian Tomine and Sarah Brennan started planning their wedding, they puzzled over what to give their guests as favors. Then it clicked: Tomine, who has done illustrations for The New Yorker, could put together comic strips. The strips are published in a new book, Scenes From an Impending Marriage: A Prenuptial Memoir.

Cartoonist Pokes Fun At Planning His Own Wedding

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Thursday

As 'Hide/Seek' Ends, A Step Back To Look For Lessons

When the National Portrait Gallery removed a work after pressure from activists and politicians, a project called the Museum of Censored Art set up shop right outside the museum's doors. Erin Schwartz/NPR hide caption

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Culture

As 'Hide/Seek' Ends, A Step Back To Look For Lessons

The controversial Smithsonian exhibition Hide/Seek has sparked national debate — not for what's in it, mostly, but for what's been taken out. As the exhibit comes to a close, its curators look back and examine its role in the history of American culture wars.

As 'Hide/Seek' Ends, A Step Back To Look For Lessons

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Tuesday

Monday

Sunday

Pittsburgh Bets A Renoir On Super Bowl Victory

The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has put up Pierre Auguste Renoir's Bathers with Crab (c. 1890-1899) on a Steelers victory in Super Bowl XLV. Courtesy Carnegie Museum of Art hide caption

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Fine Art

Pittsburgh Bets A Renoir On Super Bowl Victory

The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has bet a Renoir that the Steelers will win Sunday. The Milwaukee Art Museum took that bet — and put up a rare Caillebotte in return.

Pittsburgh Bets A Renoir On Super Bowl Victory

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Thursday

Two Titian Masterpieces Traveling Through U.S.

Diana and Callisto, 1556-59 Minneapolis Institute of Arts hide caption

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Opinion

Fine Art

Two Titian Masterpieces Traveling Through U.S.

Fresh Air

Two Titian masterpieces — Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto — are in the United States for the first time. Fresh Air's Lloyd Schwartz says art lovers will want to see them in person — particularly because there's a chance they may be permanently separated.

Two Titian Masterpieces Traveling Through U.S.

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Wednesday