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R.J. Palacio explores the life of 10-year-old Auggie Pullman, a tough, sweet kid who was born with a serious facial deformity. He wants a normal life, but adults and children alike turn their eyes away at the sight of him. Join NPR's Backseat Book Club as we read a novel about cruelty and kindness.

You might think the harpsichord is a mere historic novelty, an outdated baroque cousin of the piano and fit only for the powdered wig set. If so, the…

Thousands have tried to complete a rigorous obstacle course on American Ninja Warrior. All failed until last week. Busboy Isaac Caldiero describes how it feels to win the warrior title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb0L3KH6YGY You're addicted, I'm addicted, everyone's addicted, we can deny it all we like but never mind The Good Wife,…

Cuba and the U.S. now have embassies in Washington and Havana. The Cuban flag now flies in D.C.; Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Havana later this summer to raise the American flag there.

Not unlike childbirth, the odyssey of fits and starts that preceded the completion of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles hurt like hell at the time.…

Bernie Sanders impersonator Larry David hosted the episode with a cameo from the senator himself. Sanders slipped in a main campaign message, while David jabbed at the candidate's cantankerous side.

The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

A love for the choral music of J.S. Bach shouldn't be limited to Holy Week. Yet that's when I find myself reaching for the Passions, both the St John and…

Researchers from the Nautilus exploration vessel came upon the bright purple creature with giant eyes. It may look like a cartoon character, but it's real. It's also pretty tough, a researcher says.