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Inventor Ray Kurzweil sees immortality in our future
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Padma Lakshmi on the surprising best part of being a model
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‘Empire’ writer says write what you don’t know
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What it means to be unapologetically black
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She’s 91 but she feels 15. Here’s her secret
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Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this
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Pell tells his story through trial, some error — and lots of ‘experimental soul’
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Funnyman Tim Heidecker wants you to stop stealing content
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Teens on being tethered to their phones and social media
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On the radio, silence speaks the loudest
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When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia
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Playwright uses reactions to O.J. Simpson trial to examine racial fabric of...
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Tig Notaro explains how to make breast cancer funny
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Jim Gaffigan explains where he finds humor
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Alec Baldwin on why he was born to host a public radio show
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This photojournalist is risking her life to make an impact
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The editor of The New Yorker on helping writers find their voice
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A psychologist on ‘making disability sexy’
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How Lemony Snicket channels his bewilderment into words
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An illustrator explains the art of making pictures speak to children
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