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'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

Nia Vardalos stars in Tiny Beautiful Things, a stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's book of "Dear Sugar" advice columns. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption

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Theater

'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

Before she was a famous author, Strayed wrote an advice column under the pseudonym "Dear Sugar." Now, it's been adapted into an unlikely off-Broadway play starring Nia Vardalos.

National

Clean Water And Access To Power Remains An Issue For Puerto Ricans

by Merrit Kennedy

Clean Water And Access To Power Remains An Issue For Puerto Ricans

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National

U.S. Local Authorities Expecting Influx Of Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria

by Colin Dwyer

U.S. Local Authorities Expecting Influx Of Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria

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Europe

Hundreds Injured In Spain After Violence Breaks Out Surrounding Independence Vote

by Lauren Frayer

Hundreds Injured In Spain After Violence Breaks Out Surrounding Independence Vote

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Politics

Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Gerrymandering Case

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Gerrymandering Case

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Politics

A Look At The GOP's Plan To Cut Taxes

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Technology

What Can We Learn About The Effects Of Social Media Ads?

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Nia Vardalos stars in Tiny Beautiful Things, a stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's book of "Dear Sugar" advice columns. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption

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Theater

'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

by Jeff Lunden

'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

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How To Buy A Goat When You're Really Poor? Join A 'Merry-Go-Round'

Mary Abagi on her farm. She used the payout from her merry-go-round savings club to buy a goat. Nichole Sobecki/for NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

How To Buy A Goat When You're Really Poor? Join A 'Merry-Go-Round'

by Nurith Aizenman

How To Buy A Goat When You're Really Poor? Join A 'Merry-Go-Round'

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James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom

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Books

James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom

by Michel Martin

James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom

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