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![A Lewis and Clark Circus performer plays a game of musical chairs with audience members.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Recents-1-of-1-2-Large-4-2-e1687273493818-900x422.jpeg)
Photo Gallery: The Lewis and Clark Circus’ traditional tent show visits Athens
By: Ahmed Hamed
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Lewis and Clark Circus, one of the last traditional circus tent shows to perform in the U.S., recently came to southeast Ohio. The Lewis and… Read More
![Empty church pews fill a sanctuary with stained glass windows](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-136486267_slide-02d2a7d3891934528fbfe6255971903905aa06a0-scaled-e1684268798129-900x422.jpg)
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
By: Jason DeRose | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. However, for people who do still attend religious services, they say they’re optimistic about… Read More
![This was the world's first web page. Thirty years ago, the World Wide Web entered the public domain.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/gettyimages-167798468_custom-02330f2c21228909cc38d1012b4fdfde6f526ed9-scaled-e1682861948538-900x422.jpg)
30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
By: Julian Ring | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Thirty years ago, listeners tuning into Morning Edition heard about a futuristic idea that could profoundly change their lives. “Imagine being able to communicate at-will with… Read More
![An altar for Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his wife Mercedes Barcha is set up in the studio of their home in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ap21301027515196_custom-c026a7852a90d079ddb81d6aae44d2a75681291e-scaled-e1667325154272-900x422.jpg)
How to make an ofrenda for Día de los Muertos
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Each year, Nov. 1 marks the beginning of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Mexico. The holiday is a day of remembrance… Read More
![A red and white ferryboat makes its way in the middle of the Ohio River.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cave_In_Rock_Ferry_Wide-e1663607478936-900x422.jpg)
Once numerous, the few remaining ferry boats on the Ohio River carry on
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — 62-year-old Rick Turner has seen plenty of sunrises steering his ferry boat, the Loni Jo, between the banks of the Ohio River. But he’s grown… Read More
![Two of artist Kimberly Chapman's porcelain statues on display at the Southeast Ohio History Center. The statues portray women drowning in their bedsheets.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/featured-porcelain-sculpture-900x422.jpg)
Athens art exhibit illustrates the horrors of asylum life for women
By: Payton Szymczak
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — There was a time when a woman could be committed to an insane asylum simply because her husband thought she was lazy. This is one of… Read More
![Dave Smith, center, photographed attending the 2015 North American Music Merchants convention in Anaheim, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dave_smith_at_sequential_booth_-_2_-_2015_namm_show-26d10b4f66f8d0bf3fb13382e34de1aaeec85c5e-scaled-e1654707958221-900x422.jpg)
Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer
By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — The sound of pop music in the ’80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave… Read More
![The cover of Here Lies by Olivia Clare Freidman](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/book-e1648053191594-900x422.jpg)
In the future of ‘Here Lies,’ the mourning can’t bury their dead
By: Kristen Martin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Louisiana of Olivia Clare Friedman’s debut novel Here Lies feels familiar at first. Roadside stores in the fictional small town of St. Genevieve sell Pop-Tarts,… Read More
![Charli XCX poses for a portrait that is edited to have a very blue or purple filter. The author of this alt text has a color weakness.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/photo-credit-emily-lipson_wide-5caa99574b75825353ff6c6f6b99a5aeaa7749e2-e1647968959911-900x422.jpg)
‘I love selling out’: Charli XCX on the volatile pop of ‘Crash’
By: Reanna Cruz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Throughout her career, Charli XCX has always straddled the fence between two realities: that of mega, stadium-filling stardom, and a relatively “if you know you know”… Read More
![Dolly Parton presents the award for entertainer of the year at the 57th Academy of Country Music Award](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ap22067110774356-6fdbb0a6765a67a7f7f6f684f7ed9873e76f6b48-e1647626072727-900x422.jpg)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame keeps Dolly Parton on this year’s nominee list, despite her request to bow out
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said Thursday that it’s declining Dolly Parton’s request to bow out of this year’s nominations for the Hall of Fame… Read More
![Six people model fashion from the new Ralph Lauren line highlighting historically Black](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/j000003_5013_02_custom-609c4dec0e33c489c558e044a91e520222df2346-scaled-e1647535856858-900x422.jpg)
New Ralph Lauren collection explores collegiate style on historically Black campuses
By: Neda Ulaby | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A young woman in a powder blue sweater glances up dreamily from a book she’s perusing on a pristine campus lawn. Four impossibly strong-jawed college men… Read More
![Installation view of Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, in "Science and the Sublime: A Masterpiece by Joseph Wright of Derby."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6_installation_view_jwd_bird_pump-2cfb6db5d2f4f7f28cc55dcf20fa2b6c13bf8782-scaled-e1647461843496-900x422.jpg)
A mad scientist and his bird in a bubble: The story behind a peculiar painting
By: Susan Stamberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two beloved paintings have swapped locations for a while. One went from California to London; the other, from London to California. No passports were involved. But… Read More
![Dolly Parton arrives at the ACM Awards red carpet](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DollyParton-7c0340af23c7023536456a2507f095132cc4aecb-e1647363581169-900x422.jpg)
Dolly Parton removes herself from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Country music legend Dolly Parton announced Monday she is bowing out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In a statement… Read More
![The cover of "Body Work"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/febos_custom-d4dc5ace658c9f1b888b1082f57480e65d00265b-e1647287840230-900x422.jpg)
‘Body Work’ argues for the power of personal narratives
By: Ilana Masad | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — “I do not think that the vocation of writer is superior to any other,” writes Melissa Febos in her newest essay collection, “but I do believe… Read More
![Emilio Delgado poses for a picture at Kaufman Astoria Studios while filming the 50th season of "Sesame Street," in October 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ap_22070039580353_slide-3abea1ee2548ceebbaa9bd7d173115de3b0da2af-scaled-e1647020605276-900x422.jpg)
‘Sesame Street’ actor, Emilio Delgado, dies after a battle with blood cancer
By: Mandalit Del Barco | NPR
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Updated March 11, 2022 at 11:10 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Generations of children knew Emilio Delgado as Sesame Street‘s fix-it shop owner, Luis Rodriguez. This week, Delgado died… Read More
![The cast of Reading Rainbow Live sit together on set](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_0549-c6d04e29f3a2220a12fa33fb8d7691541e8a2c27-scaled-e1646423158350-900x422.jpg)
‘Reading Rainbow’ is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton
By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Reading Rainbow is about to get a reboot tailored to a generation of kids who rarely get their entertainment from broadcast TV. Streaming live this Sunday… Read More
![Voice actor Peter Robbins and the character he voiced, Charlie Brown, attend a DVD release party in Hollywood, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-83163321_custom-87e5094957c5ab5cb64ab57567c31aade8a8c96f-scaled-e1643231208213-900x422.jpg)
Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown in the 1960s, has died
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Peter Robbins, the actor who first gave voice to the beloved Peanuts character Charlie Brown, has died at age 65. “Robbins’ family said he took his… Read More
![A wordle interface reads "Leave Other Folks Alone"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2-e1643230733660-900x422.jpg)
Twitter boots a bot that revealed Wordle’s upcoming words to the game’s players
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Twitter has suspended a bot account that waged a brief and unwelcome war on Wordle aficionados. The @wordlinator bot account was designed to fire off a… Read More
![Amy Schneider smiles behind her contestant podium on the set of Jeopardy!](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/amyschenneider-498f60f50d3708f6e8489599c633c4d3045683f4-e1643137042798-900x422.jpg)
Ohio native Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in ‘Jeopardy!’ history
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider has done it again. The Dayton native extended her historic winning streak on Monday night, dominating her 39th game to officially become… Read More
![Louie Anderson at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/louiefeature-900x422.png)
Emmy-winning comedian Louie Anderson has died at 68
By: Andrew Limbong | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Louie Anderson, the long-time stand-up comic and star of the TV show Baskets, died Friday in Las Vegas. He was 68 years old. According to his… Read More
![Meatloaf performs on stage](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Meatloaf-Feature-900x422.png)
Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74
By: Harrison Jacobs | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Meat Loaf, the Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at the age of 74. An official announcement was posted to his Facebook page early Friday… Read More
![Elmo from Sesame Street posing for a portrait](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ap_862432864149-4d5ff9168210d99b12e590df1e831eafe0ab626f-scaled-e1641486978790-900x422.jpg)
What’s making social media smile? That time Elmo lost his cool over Rocco
By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Elmo losing his last nerve feels so good right now. With omicron raging and the prospect of more mass shutdowns, the beloved Muppet yelling about his… Read More
![A view of a Grammy statue during a performance at the Chicago Chapter 60th Anniversary Concert at Millennium Park on Sept. 16, 2021 in Chicago.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1340831882_wide-5907e6c737bd959a9f8dee1959d02aff40c31674-scaled-e1641486622230-900x422.jpg)
The Grammys are postponed and Sundance is moved online because of omicron surge
By: Mia Estrada | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s official. The 64th annual Grammy Awards are postponed and the Sundance Film Festival has been moved online. A joint statement on Wednesday by the Recording… Read More
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Trailblazing feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69
By: Anastasia Tsioulcas I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The prolific and trailblazing author, poet, feminist, cultural critic and professor bell hooks died Wednesday at age 69. Her death was first announced by her niece,… Read More
![The album cover for Los Angeles-based group Wild Up's jubilant recording of his 1974 work Femenine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/julius-eastman-4_ron-hammond-crop-847c5bcef8edced8c8654b0b6074cf7cfcd1e15e-e1638987162407-900x422.jpg)
Here are NPR’s top 10 classical albums of 2021
By: Tom Huizenga | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The opening lines of Franz Schubert’s song “An die Musik,” his love letter to music from 1817, speaks of personal troubles, of being “caught in life’s… Read More