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If TV's Your Cup Of Tea, Try A Character-Infused Blend

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If TV's Your Cup Of Tea, Try A Character-Infused Blend

It looks like tea is joining the ranks of fan fiction and fan art as an option for expressing your love for the likes of everything from Downton Abbey and Doctor Who to Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games. One company is selling crowdsourced fandom blends inspired by customers' favorite TV shows, books, movies and comics.

Marc Maron: A Life Fueled By 'Panic And Dread'

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Author Interviews

Marc Maron: A Life Fueled By 'Panic And Dread'

Fresh Air

The comedian turned his life around when he started "WTF with Marc Maron" out of his garage in 2009. He has parlayed the popularity of the podcast into a new television show called Maron, based on his life, as well as a new memoir.

Marc Maron: A Life Fueled By 'Panic And Dread'

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Sunday

Media

Anti-Drug PSAs: Do They Work?

The U.S. has spent millions of dollars since the 1980s on anti-drug ads. But research shows that some of these older public service announcements might be counterproductive. Now that the ads are shifting to reach teens who want to rebel, new studies show they may actually be more effective.

Anti-Drug PSAs: Do They Work?

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Saturday

Two Daytime Soaps Return, But Will Fans Follow Online?

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Television

Two Daytime Soaps Return, But Will Fans Follow Online?

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When ABC canceled the daytime soaps All My Children and One Life to Live in 2011, millions of fans suddenly found themselves left without their daily guilty pleasure. Both shows are relaunching Monday, but they won't be on any TV channel — the soaps are going online.

Two Daytime Soaps Return, But Will Fans Follow Online?

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Friday

'Guilt Trip': Streisand On Songs, Film And Family

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Movie Interviews

'Guilt Trip': Streisand On Songs, Film And Family

Fresh Air

Singer, actor, writer, director and producer Barbra Streisand plays a well-meaning if overbearing Jewish mom in The Guilt Trip. The star says her own mother both encouraged her talents and was jealous of them.

'Guilt Trip': Streisand On Songs, Film And Family

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Great Big Summer Movies Show
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Opinion

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Great Big Summer Movies Show

This week's round-table podcast is devoted to our enormous roundup of summer movies, from superheroes to cowboys to beautiful and woozy romances.

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So Jerry Seinfeld Called Us To Talk About Coffee

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So Jerry Seinfeld Called Us To Talk About Coffee

After years of not understanding coffee, Jerry Seinfeld says he's finally discovered the delight of meeting someone over a cup. "You have coffee and for some reason it makes you talk a lot," he says.

So Jerry Seinfeld Called Us To Talk About Coffee

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Thursday

Matthew Weiner On 'Mad Men' And Meaning

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Television

Matthew Weiner On 'Mad Men' And Meaning

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The creator of the acclaimed AMC series talks about his protagonist — Don Draper — as an aging existentialist looking for meaning in a chaotic world. He says the show's sixth season, set in 1968, is situated in that historical moment for a reason: to reflect a traumatic passage in Don's life.

Matthew Weiner On 'Mad Men' And Meaning

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Wednesday

Books

75 Years Of Superman: The Man Of Steel's 'Unauthorized' Bio

Since the debut of Superman in Action Comics in 1938, fans have been thrilled by the adventures of the Man of Steel. In his book Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, comic book geek Glen Weldon explores the evolution of the superhero in comics, radio and small and large screen.

75 Years Of Superman: The Man Of Steel's 'Unauthorized' Bio

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