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A Point-By-Point Response To BuzzFeed’s Questions For Black People
A video titled “27 Questions Black People Have for Other Black People” misses a whole lotta history when it comes to black people in America.

‘Farm To Fable’? Tampa Probe Finds Many Restaurants Lie About Sourcing
Food critic Laura Reiley of the Tampa Bay Times spent two months investigating where her local eateries were really getting their ingredients. Many of their “farm-to-table” claims proved bogus.

Comic W. Kamau Bell On Standing Tall And Finding Humor In America’s Racism
The comedian attends a Ku Klux Klan rally and a cross burning on his new series, United Shades of America. He describes the series as a travel show that takes him to places where he’s afraid to go.

Gothic Family Drama At ‘The Border Of Paradise’
Esme Weijun Wang’s novel — packed with family secrets, betrayals, a decaying house and a dramatic fire — could have seemed pulpy in lesser hands. But her restrained, beautiful prose makes it work.

‘Downton’ Creator Brings Drama On The Installment Plan In ‘Belgravia’
Julian Fellowes’ new novel is a twist on the form Charles Dickens made famous: the serial. Belgravia, the story of an ambitious family in 19th century England, will be released in chapters via an app.

When It Comes To Terms Like ‘Colored People’s Time,’ Context Matters
Bill de Blasio’s been getting dragged for joking about “CPT.” Once more, with gusto: When it comes to terms like this, context matters. Who’s saying it, where and to whom?

German Comedian’s Crude Poem About Turkish President Sparks Controversy
German police are providing protection for the controversial comedian Jan Boehmermann after he performed a crude poem criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on German TV. Investigators are also looking into whether Boehmermann may have violated German speech laws. NPR’s Robert Siegel speaks with Anton Troianovski of the Wall Street Journal about the controversy.

WATCH: Marbles Fight To The Bitter End For Victory
Take a break from the news for a totally compelling, entirely gravity-driven race that captured hearts and minds on the Internet this week. Plus: literary parodies, because this is NPR.

‘Door To Door’ Reveals The Magnificent — And Maddening — Story of Traffic
Edward Humes describes his new book as a “transportation detective story” that chronicles the hidden characters, locations and machinery driving our same-day-delivery, traffic-packed world.

‘A Fierce And Subtle Poison’ Ventures Into A Strange And Troubled Garden
Samantha Mabry’s novel riffs on authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Isabel Allende to create a story that’s both an atmospheric glimpse at a Caribbean island and a self-aware critique of colonialism.

The Family-Run Thai Market That Feeds L.A.’s Eclectic Food Scene
The Tilakamonkul family opened Bangkok Market in 1972. It became a magnet for Asian immigrants and chefs looking for rare ingredients. Their own son, Jet Tila, is now a celebrity chef.

Panama Papers Provide Rare Glimpse Inside Famously Opaque Art Market
The leaked documents tell the backstory of a groundbreaking Christie’s auction, and the purchase of a painting one man claims was seized from his grandfather during World War II.

#NationalPoetryMonth: Verses That Celebrate Life On The Farm
Poet Tess Taylor’s new book, Work & Days, is a lyrical meditation on food and farming and our “fragile and ultimately, necessary relationship we have with the earth.” Download her illustrated poems.

A Web Comedy Series Is ‘Walking The Line Between Hipsters And Hijabis’
Comics Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz play Muslim immigrants dealing with speed dating, cat calls and other aspects of life in secular New York in their sketch-comedy seriesShugs & Fats.

A Clash Of Manners And Monsters In Edna O’Brien’s ‘Little Red Chairs’
A charismatic stranger in a remote Irish village turns out to be a war criminal in O’Brien’s new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls the book “one of [O’Brien’s] best and most ambitious novels yet.”

The ‘Regional Office’ Doesn’t Quite Deliver
Manuel Gonzales’ ambitious debut novel has a great hook — a top secret organization battling aliens, zombies and evil masterminds — but dry humor and spirited dialogue get lost in a convoluted plot.

Make Way For Celebration: These Ducklings Are Turning 75
Robert McCloskey was a young artist when he brought a crate of ducks back to his studio apartment. Since then, the plucky Mallard family (Jack, Lack, Mack, et al.) has charmed its way into our hearts.

‘The Holy Bible’ Makes Library Association’s List Of Most ‘Challenged’ Books
The challenges show religion is “on the minds of many people,” says Deborah Caldwell Stone of the American Library Association. Another reason people objected to books was explicit sexual content.

Encore: ‘Mad Max’ Editor On How Editing Shapes A Film
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Margaret Sixel, Oscar-winning editor of Mad Max: Fury Road. This story originally aired on Feb. 15, 2016, on All Things Considered.

‘Alice & Oliver’ Novelist On Marriage, Cancer And The Pain Of Uncertainty
Charles Bock’s wife died from leukemia just before their daughter’s 3rd birthday. Bock relived the final years of her life while writing his new novel. “I was just shattered,” he says of the loss.

For Kafka, Even Beer Came With Baggage
Many of Kafka’s darkest comedies appear rooted in the cowering relationship he had with his father. Their only true bonding was over beer.

A Good Fit: Why The Best Thing About ‘Catastrophe’ Is People Laughing
Catastrophe, starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, is a romantic comedy that wisely lets its lead characters consider each other deeply and enchantingly funny.

Beverly Cleary Is Turning 100, But She Has Always Thought Like A Kid
Before she became an author, Beverly Cleary was a children’s librarian. She says young readers often asked for books “about kids like us.” There weren’t any, so she decided to write them herself.

Gardens Don’t Tend Themselves: Portraits Of The People Behind LA’s Luxury
Behind every gleaming bathroom or expertly manicured lawn is a person tasked with its upkeep. These workers are the stars of Ramiro Gomez’s art — he’s a former nanny and the son of Mexican immigrants.

To Access Her Big, Boxy Muse, Photographer Set Her Sights On Allen Ginsberg
From a bland suburban upbringing, Elsa Dorfman emerged into a creative life inspired by her 6-foot Polaroid camera. And the famed Beat poet turned out to be the key to that astounding metamorphosis.

Want To Teach In Urban Schools? Get To Know The Neighborhood
Many teachers in urban schools don’t understand their students or the places they live, says author and educator Christopher Emdin.

#NPRpoetry Moment: Poetry Of Potent Potables
It’s National Poetry Month and listeners have been submitting Twitter poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Graphic designer Kat Wedmore wrote about her connection with the show Jeopardy!

#NPRpoetry Moment: Follow That Shiny Bald Spot
To celebrate National Poetry Month this April, All Things Considered asked listeners to Tweet poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Eight-year-old Lily Sciacca writes about how she finds her father.

Frodo, Bilbo, Kullervo: Tolkien’s Finnish Adventure
While still at university, J.R.R. Tolkein became fascinated by Finnish mythology, abandoning his Classics degree to adapt the epic Story of Kullervo — work that led to the creation of Middle Earth.

Buster Keaton And Samuel Beckett Walk Into A Movie Studio …
In 1964, the silent film master and the celebrated playwright made a film together. It was Beckett’s first movie — and it showed. Notfilm tells the story of their collaboration.

#NPRpoetry Moment: ‘Love Is A Rube Goldberg Machine’
This National Poetry Month, All Things Considered challenged listeners to submit Twitter poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Listener Tommy Welty wrote about his family.

#NPRpoetry Moment: Poem Of The Potato
This National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked you to submit Twitter poems. Lisa Fitzpatrick writes poetry to help her Spanish skills and Emily Jones writes about her love of the potato.

‘Every Heart’ Is A Doorway To Winning Fantasy
Seanan McGuire’s new novella takes the classic portal fantasy — a group of kids who stumble into magical worlds and are forever changed — and gives it poignant new life.

Why Hunting Down ‘Authentic Ethnic Food’ Is A Loaded Proposition
In a new book, an NYU scholar explores how immigrants shape the American palate. He says it’s time to ditch the phrase “ethnic food” — which lumps all nonwhite people and their cuisines together.

Sleep Deprived: We’re Recharging Our Phones, But Not Ourselves
Arianna Huffington says we’re in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis and that Donald Trump really shouldn’t be bragging about needing only four hours of sleep a night.

Charlie And Lola Are Back In ‘Absolutely One Thing’
Lauren Child has a new “Charlie and Lola” book after a long hiatus. She tells NPR’s Scott Simon that she needed a break, but then she missed her popular characters.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks ‘Hamilton’: Once A ‘Ridiculous’ Pitch, Now A Revolution
When the Broadway musical’s creator said the life of Alexander Hamilton embodied hip-hop, people laughed. Now, he’s written a book about the national phenomenon with former critic Jeremy McCarter.

Not My Job: The Property Brothers Get Quizzed On Matchmaking
Jonathan and Drew Scott have an HGTV show in which they help people renovate their dream homes. (They’re joining us by phone because if they saw the way we decorate it would actually kill them.)

Grief Goes Explosive In ‘Demolition’ And ‘Louder Than Bombs’
Louder Than Bombs and Demolition both deal with car crashes and grieving men, but the damage looks very different.