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Rescuers Check Piles Of Debris For Survivors In Moore, Okla.
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Search and rescue teams continue digging through the rubble of demolished buildings in Moore, Okla., after Monday's devastating tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs. Officials there say there are still some people unaccounted for — exactly how many isn't clear.
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House, Senate Consider Cuts In Food Stamp Program
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Both the House and Senate are considering farm bills that would cut spending on food stamps, one of the most expensive government programs. But people disagree on how much the changes would affect recipients.
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Boomer Housemates Have More Fun
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.
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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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'Sex And The Citadel' Peeks Inside Private Lives In The Arab World
Mar 19, 2013 — Shereen El Feki spent five years traveling across the Arab region asking people about sex: what they do, what they don't, what they think and why. Her ambition was to learn about the intimate lives of people in the Middle East, and how the sexual aspects of their lives reflect larger shifts.
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Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
Aug 7, 2012 — More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.
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Sugar in My Bowl
Jul 14, 2011 — NPR coverage of Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex by Erica Jong. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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'Sugar,' With Spice: Female Writers Dish About Sex
Jul 5, 2011 — A roster of female writers ruminate on sex — encounters of the good, the bad and the wish-I-had variety — in Sugar in My Bowl, edited by Erica Jong.
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Insane Science: 5 New Books That Explain The Brain
Jun 7, 2011 — From religion to pornography and die-hard optimists to remorseless sociopaths, reading about neuroscience can be a lot more fun than dodging volleyballs on a beach. Here are five brainy picks that are sure to make for some sizzling summer reads.
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Judy Blume Showed Innocence Isn't 'Forever'
Aug 4, 2010 — Even in an age of sexting and online porn, Blume's 1975 teen novel is still considered controversial. Writer J. Courtney Sullivan says she picked up Forever... for the scandal — but she stayed for the feminist lesson. At its core, the novel is about young women who make responsible choices — and have sex on their own terms.
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Surveying Sex, A To Z, In 'Dirty Words'
Jul 3, 2008 — Like most things that happen in the bedroom, the collection of essays found in Dirty Words is fun, naughty and totally inappropriate for the eyes of children.
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'Lust in Translation' Explores World of Infidelity
Aug 27, 2007 — Pamela Druckerman's book Lust in Translation examines infidelity around the world. She finds that Americans tend to take a much harder line against marital infidelity than the people of many other nations.
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'Modern Love' Compiles True Tales of the Heart
Feb 14, 2007 — Daniel Jones, editor of Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion, discusses the book. The collection of personal essays is based on The New York Times' Sunday column, "Modern Love."
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Faced with Deadly Bacteria, Butterflies Turn Promiscuous
Feb 10, 2007 — Scientists have found that female butterflies adapt to male-killing bacteria by becoming more promiscuous, while surviving males become exhausted and put less effort into mating.
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