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November 30, 2011 • Ten were promised and 10 were found, but it's still an unsolved mystery: who's been leaving intricate paper sculptures across Edinburgh?

Technology

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era

Fresh Air

November 30, 2011 • Technologies like GPS and social media are posing new challenges to interpreting the Constitution's guarantees of privacy and free speech. Law professor and journalist Jeffrey Rosen says we're now in an era the Founding Fathers could never have imagined, in which private companies are determining the rules for what can be shared.

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era

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A Skeptic's Guide To Surviving Awards Season

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Opinion

Pop Culture Happy Hour

A Skeptic's Guide To Surviving Awards Season

November 30, 2011 • It's awards season again, and it's about the time people start being driven nuts by the awards culture that will be with us for the next three months. If you want to get out of it alive — and maybe even better off — we've got some advice.

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Opinion

Kitchen Window

Cracking The Poached Egg Code

November 30, 2011 • How to perfectly poach an egg? It seems everyone has a secret, from the egg itself to the pot or pan to the cooking time and temperature. But there's no mystery, as food writer Janet Zimmerman attests. Practice makes perfect — and opens up a world of luscious recipes.

Holidays 2011

November 29, 2011 • The Year's Best Books, Music And More

NPR's Backseat Book Club

Kids' Book Club Takes 'Tollbooth' To Lands Beyond

November 29, 2011 • The pun-filled Phantom Tollbooth turns 50 this year. Author Norton Juster takes questions from young readers about the story of Milo, a bored little boy who finds adventure in a very strange land full of riddles and wordplay.

Kids' Book Club Takes 'Tollbooth' To Lands Beyond

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Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

Fahrenheit 451: What's The Temperature At Which E-Books Burn?

November 29, 2011 • Ray Bradbury's classic "Fahrenheit 451" is being made into an e-Book for the first time. In his honor, we investigate the temperature at which e-Books burn.

Alan Rickman: From Severus Snape To 'Seminar'

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Theater

Alan Rickman: From Severus Snape To 'Seminar'

November 29, 2011 • From Sense and Sensibility to Die Hard to Harry Potter, actor Alan Rickman's talents have made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers. Now, he's bringing that legacy back to the stage with a new Broadway play, Seminar.

Alan Rickman: From Severus Snape To 'Seminar'

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Author Interviews

'Physics Of The Future': How We'll Live In 2100?

Fresh Air

November 29, 2011 • Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku describes some of the inventions he thinks will appear in the coming century — including Internet-ready contact lenses, space elevators and driverless cars — in his book Physics of the Future.

'Physics Of The Future': How We'll Live In 2100?

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Bob Costas Is Terribly Disappointed In Sports, Culture, And You

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Bob Costas Is Terribly Disappointed In Sports, Culture, And You

November 29, 2011 • Bob Costas had a few words to say about football on Sunday night, but he decided to explain that the world is going down the tubes at the same time.

Plot Driven: Alan Cheuse's Top 5 Fiction Picks

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Review

Best Books Of 2011

Plot Driven: Alan Cheuse's Top 5 Fiction Picks

November 29, 2011 • Critic Alan Cheuse likes his books thoughtfully plotted — and 2011 has made him a happy reader. A tiger haunts, a teen flees, ballplayers dream and vampires reign in beautifully conceived stories from new and distinguished authors.

Opinion

Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

Sandwich Monday: The Toast Sandwich

November 28, 2011 • It's a slice of toast, seasoned with salt and pepper, between two pieces of bread with butter. It's a great way for people on a budget to get their recommended daily allowance of vitamins and sadness.

Judy Blume: Often Banned, But Widely Beloved

Sigrid Estrada

Opinion

Author Interviews

Judy Blume: Often Banned, But Widely Beloved

November 28, 2011 • The author has been channeling the anxieties, dreams and secret thoughts of young readers for more than four decades. With her candid treatment of topics like bullying and puberty, she has won legions of fans around the world — but she's also drawn the ire of critics who want her frank books banned.

Judy Blume: Often Banned, But Widely Beloved

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Performances: Michelle Williams Teases Out The Lie Of 'My Week With Marilyn'

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Obituaries

Controversial Film Director Ken Russell Dies

November 28, 2011 • The edgy, experimental director of Tommy, Altered States and the Oscar-winning Women in Love brought a spirit of glamour and flamboyance to British cinema.

Controversial Film Director Ken Russell Dies

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Wednesday November 30, 2011

Fresh Air

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era

Tuesday November 29, 2011

Kids' Book Club Takes 'Tollbooth' To Lands Beyond

Alan Rickman: From Severus Snape To 'Seminar'

Fresh Air

'Physics Of The Future': How We'll Live In 2100?

Review

Monday November 28, 2011

Judy Blume: Often Banned, But Widely Beloved

Controversial Film Director Ken Russell Dies