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8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

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8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

Zombies, it seems, are everywhere these days, so we've hauled in an expert to prepare us for the invasion.

8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

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Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are
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Author Interviews

Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are

In some cultures, Fido's the beloved family pet. Elsewhere, he's lunch. Psychologist Hal Herzog explores our complicated relationship with animals in his new book, "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat."

Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are

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'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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Opinion

National

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

Tens of thousands of people got together Saturday on the National Mall with comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was mostly a good-natured riot -- a laugh riot, that is.

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

Writer-director Judd Apatow talks about the funny stories -- and the not-so-funny stories -- he picked for a new collection. Universal Pictures hide caption

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Author Interviews

From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

Known for a groundbreaking TV comedy and a string of hilarious films, Judd Apatow has edited a new collection of humor writing, Things I Found Funny. He joins NPR's Liane Hansen to talk about what makes for good comedy — and just plain good writing.

From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

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Saturday

Sunday Puzzle

Creature Double Feature

You are given categories. For each of the categories, name an item starting with each of the letters in the word "ghost." For example, given the category "girls' names," answers could be Greta, Hilda, Olive, Sue and Trish.

Creature Double Feature

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How A Quest To Save Soviet Jews Changed The World

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Author Interviews

How A Quest To Save Soviet Jews Changed The World

A rally that drew a quarter-million people to the National Mall 23 years ago was a crucial turning point for Jews yearning to escape the Soviet Union. Author Gal Beckerman explores that moment, and that movement, in his new book When They Come For Us, We'll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry.

How A Quest To Save Soviet Jews Changed The World

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The Magic Of Harry Houdini's Staying Power

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Performing Arts

The Magic Of Harry Houdini's Staying Power

Harry Houdini was known for escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets and water tanks, but his greatest trick was escaping from the dustbin of history. A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York asks how Houdini's fame managed to survive.

The Magic Of Harry Houdini's Staying Power

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Friday

Matt Groening Talks About What's In This Year's 'Treehouse Of Horror'

November 7 will bring the 21st incarnation of "Treehouse Of Horror," the Halloween tradition The Simpsons have made famous. Fox hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Matt Groening Talks About What's In This Year's 'Treehouse Of Horror'

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening talks to Liane Hansen this weekend about an enormous new episode guide covering the show's first 20 years, and about the "Treehouse Of Horror" tradition.

Matt Groening Talks About What's In This Year's 'Treehouse Of Horror'

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Noomi Rapace: Finding Lisbeth, And Letting Her Go

Strangely captivating: The volatile Lisbeth Salander has fascinated readers worldwide. For Noomi Rapace, the actress who turned her into a screen icon, she was particularly hard to let go of. Knut Koivisto hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Noomi Rapace: Finding Lisbeth, And Letting Her Go

The actress who has played Stieg Larsson's punk-hacker heroine in a trilogy of thriller films tells NPR's Melissa Block that it was strangely easy to identify with the character -- and harder than she expected to get Lisbeth out of her head.

Noomi Rapace: Finding Lisbeth, And Letting Her Go

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Patti Smith And Robert Mapplethorpe: Kindred Spirits

Patti Smith's new memoir, Just Kids, tells the story of her creative bond and friendship with famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Getty hide caption

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Author Interviews

Patti Smith And Robert Mapplethorpe: Kindred Spirits

Fresh Air

Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, just nominated for a National Book Award, describes her path of artistic self discovery and her relationship with the provocative photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe.

Patti Smith And Robert Mapplethorpe: Kindred Spirits

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