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Poem For Your Thoughts: Your Memories Of Love, Captured In Poetry

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Poem For Your Thoughts: Your Memories Of Love, Captured In Poetry

You shared stories of being smitten, stories of betrayal and even a love letter to a dog. Here, author Kwame Alexander selects poems that get to the heart of those experiences.

Poem For Your Thoughts: Your Memories Of Love, Captured In Poetry

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'General Hospital' Was 'The Dope' In Prison — And Kept Him Out Of Trouble

Christopher Scott served over a decade in prison, and while in the middle of the sentence, he developed a passion for soap operas. Justin Richmond/NPR hide caption

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Fandoms: Identities Shaped By The Things We Love

'General Hospital' Was 'The Dope' In Prison — And Kept Him Out Of Trouble

Christopher Scott served over a decade in prison, and there he developed a passion for soap operas. Now free, he still keeps his appointment with General Hospital.

'General Hospital' Was 'The Dope' In Prison — And Kept Him Out Of Trouble

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Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game

Pete Van Vleet plays with his daughter, Madeline, 6, and his son, Jack, 9 months. Van Vleet is a baseball superfan; his favorite team is the Houston Astros. Madeline's is the Detroit Tigers because she generally likes the teams with animal mascots. Photo illustration by Claire Harbage/NPR and Paige Vickers for NPR hide caption

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Fandoms: Identities Shaped By The Things We Love

Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game

Pete Van Vleet is a devoted Houston Astros fan. His daughter loves the Detroit Tigers. To help his infant son pick a team, he asked all 30 of them, "Why should my son choose you to be a fan?"

Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game

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A Lifetime Of Finding Peace, Purpose And Voice In The Pages Of Comics
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Fandoms: Identities Shaped By The Things We Love

A Lifetime Of Finding Peace, Purpose And Voice In The Pages Of Comics

Stephanie Williams discovered comics young, drawn early to X-Men, which she saw as an allegory for the persecution of black Americans. An adult now, she co-hosts a podcast about black superheroines.

A Lifetime Of Finding Peace, Purpose And Voice In The Pages Of Comics

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Musk's Warning Sparks Call For Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to human civilization, Elon Musk (right) told the National Governors Association meeting Saturday in Providence, R.I. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption

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Musk's Warning Sparks Call For Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk is warning that artificial intelligence is a "fundamental existential risk for human civilization." Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is looking into how states can respond.