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Communal meals are woven into our DNA. But eating alone is no longer a social taboo. iStockphoto hide caption
Meihua and her parents shared a room at a temporary school following the earthquake. She's shown here with her mother in 2009, a year after the quake. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption
In Twitter Rant, Tinder Blasts 'Vanity Fair' Article On New York Dating Culture
Communal meals are woven into our DNA. But eating alone is no longer a social taboo. iStockphoto hide caption
'New York Times': Islamic State Uses Quran To Justify Rape Of Yazidi Women
Low-carb diet or low-fat one? Either diet will trigger the body to burn off fat, a new study finds. Mahafreen H. Mistry/NPR hide caption
Common marmosets can copy the sounds and intonations of their parents. iStockphoto hide caption
Poet Richard Blanco On U.S., Cuba: 'We All Belong To The Sea Between Us'
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon On Ferguson: 'We've Listened, We've Learned'
Forecasters Predict Powerful El Nino To Bring Rain To The Dry West
Chef Leah Chase, 92, here in the kitchen of Dooky Chase, had no qualms about rebuilding the restaurant her father-in-law opened in 1941 in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Restaurants Feed New Orleans' Recovery: 'I Knew I Had To Come Back'
Keynes Predicted We Would Be Working 15-Hour Weeks. Why Was He So Wrong?
UN Secretary General 'Anguished' By Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Allegations
Since the 1980s, the image of Compton has been shaped around the world by rap groups like N.W.A and movies like Straight Outta Compton, a new film that depicts the group's rise in the chaotic 1980s and 1990s. These murals at Compton City Hall promote an image overhaul: "Birthing a New Compton." Corey Takahashi for NPR hide caption
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