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Wednesday

Art & Design

Black Comic Book Superheroes

Allison Keyes traces the history and the lasting appeal of African-American comic book characters. While superhero movies starring mainstream characters have grossed billions, adaptations of comics with black heroes have fared less well

Black Comic Book Superheroes

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

Anagrams and Artists

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kate Davis from Bellingham, Wash. She listens on NPR station KPLU in Seattle.)

Anagrams and Artists

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Saturday

Friday

National

Panda Cam Panders to Panda Fans

Washington's newest political star weighs less than five pounds and still sleeps with his mom. The giant panda cub at the National Zoo is too small for visitors, but he can be seen on 'Panda Cam.'

Panda Cam Panders to Panda Fans

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Analysis

Strategy Shines at Scrabble Championship

David Wiegand, a 31-year-old mortgage underwriter from Portland, Ore., is the new national Scrabble champion. He was crowned in Reno, Nev., after winning three out of the five games in the final match against Panupol Sujjayakorn, 21, an economics student from Thailand.

Strategy Shines at Scrabble Championship

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Thursday

Food

Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat

To see if kids would actually eat a new kind of white wheat bread, four Seattle kids, aged 8 to 11, volunteer to touch and sniff and taste to get a sense of whether they prefer it to regular white bread.

Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat

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National

Tiny Houses: Designing Shed-Sized Homes

Jay Shafer, of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, talks about the movement to build small homes. Shafer builds -- and lives in -- houses as small as 70 square feet. He's encouraging others to live that way.

Tiny Houses: Designing Shed-Sized Homes

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Wednesday

Tuesday

National

The Fashionably Dressed Delaware State Police

The Delaware State Police earn kudos as "best-dressed state agency" by a uniform maker's group. But are the stylish togs ready to make the move from the freeway to the runway?

The Fashionably Dressed Delaware State Police

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Monday

Canine Cocktail Hour at Atlanta's Hotel Indigo

The bar at the Hotel Indigo in downtown Atlanta has started a weekly happy hour for canines, complete with doggie snacks and all the tap water you can lap up. The event is proving to be a popular draw for both dog owners and the four-legged crowd.

Canine Cocktail Hour at Atlanta's Hotel Indigo

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Sunday

Expanding Words from the Center

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Mary Alice Kohs from New York City. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC and WSHU in New York.)

Expanding Words from the Center

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Diversions

Milesburg, Pa., Ahead of the Wiffle Ball Curve

Wiffle ball began as a sport for kids, but in the past few years it's grown up. Adults put on uniforms and stage a national tournament. But in Milesburg, Pa., wiffle ball has been in style for decades, and they play by their own rules.

Milesburg, Pa., Ahead of the Wiffle Ball Curve

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Wednesday