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				<title>Here &amp; Now | Arts &amp; Culture</title>
				<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org</link>
				<description>Musicians, authors and artists talk about their craft with Here And Now host Robin Young.</description>
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				<copyright>Copyright Trustees of Boston University</copyright>				
				<itunes:author>WBUR Boston</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle>National and international news analysis, film, theater, music and more, from WBUR and PRI</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary>National and international news analysis, film, theater, music and more, from WBUR and PRI</itunes:summary>
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						<title>The Films That Dictators Loved</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/05/16/films-dictators-love</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Prepare to be offended by Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, "The Dictator," dedicated to the memory of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. We take a look back at films that Kim and other dictators watched.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:10:13 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/05/16 12:50 PM - The Films That Dictators Loved]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prepare to be offended by Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, "The Dictator," dedicated to the memory of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. We take a look back at films that Kim and other dictators watched.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA["Fists of Fury" was a favorite of China's Mao Zedong.]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Prepare to be offended by Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, "The Dictator," dedicated to the memory of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. We take a look back at films that Kim and other dictators watched.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Listeners Share Their Recipes From Mom</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/05/11/mothers-day-recipes</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[What recipes has your mom (or grandmom) passed down to you? In honor of Mother's Day this year, we asked listeners to send in recipes that have been handed down over the generations. And the response was overwhelming!]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:15:37 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/05/11 12:49 PM - Listeners Share Their Recipes From Mom]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[What recipes has your mom (or grandmom) passed down to you? In honor of Mother's Day this year, we asked listeners to send in recipes that have been handed down over the generations. And the response was overwhelming!]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[H&amp;N Producer Emiko Tamagawa made her mom's famous German Apple cake for us to sample at Here &amp; Now. Senior producer Kathleen McKenna whipped up her mom's Queen Anne date cake. (Lynn Menegon)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[What recipes has your mom (or grandmom) passed down to you? In honor of Mother's Day this year, we asked listeners to send in recipes that have been handed down over the generations. And the response was overwhelming!]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Classic Russian Literature Sheds Light On Putin’s Russia</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/05/10/putin-chekhov-dostoyevsky</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Political scientists may have been caught off guard when protests erupted after Vladimir Putin returned to power in Russia. But readers of Gogol, Chekhov and Dostoyevsky saw the changes coming.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:07:31 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/05/10 12:48 PM - Classic Russian Literature Sheds Light On Putin’s Russia]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Political scientists may have been caught off guard when protests erupted after Vladimir Putin returned to power in Russia. But readers of Gogol, Chekhov and Dostoyevsky saw the changes coming.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin's return to power in Russia surprised political scientists, but readers of great Russian literature saw it coming. (AP)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Political scientists may have been caught off guard when protests erupted after Vladimir Putin returned to power in Russia. But readers of Gogol, Chekhov and Dostoyevsky saw the changes coming.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Much Ado About Pulitzer</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/25/fiction-pulitzer-prize</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[No Pulitzer in fiction? Good, says author Steve Almond, because people focus too much on the prize and not enough on the literature.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:22:09 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/25 12:50 PM - Much Ado About Pulitzer]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[No Pulitzer in fiction? Good, says author Steve Almond, because people focus too much on the prize and not enough on the literature.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now literary critic Steve Almond is skeptical of the emphasis put on the fiction Pulitzer. (Jesse Costa/Here &amp; Now) ]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[No Pulitzer in fiction? Good, says author Steve Almond, because people focus too much on the prize and not enough on the literature.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>A Visit With Cello Legend (And Flash Mobber) Yo-Yo Ma</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/19/yo-yo-ma</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined the flash mob craze-- and he joins us in the studio to explain why impromptu performance can help teach young people about music.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:47:31 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/19 12:40 PM - A Visit With Cello Legend (And Flash Mobber) Yo-Yo Ma]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined the flash mob craze-- and he joins us in the studio to explain why impromptu performance can help teach young people about music.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Here &amp; Now's studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined the flash mob craze-- and he joins us in the studio to explain why impromptu performance can help teach young people about music.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Stoogiologist Cautiously Watches ‘Three Stooges’ Revival</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/12/three-stooges-farrelly</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Stoogiologist Gary Lassin, of the world's only Stoogeum, or Three Stooges Museum, says that fans are divided over the new 'Three Stooges' movie. "Half think this is just blasphemy, the other half are very excited."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:59:36 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/12 12:50 PM - Stoogiologist Cautiously Watches ‘Three Stooges’ Revival]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stoogiologist Gary Lassin, of the world's only Stoogeum, or Three Stooges Museum, says that fans are divided over the new 'Three Stooges' movie. "Half think this is just blasphemy, the other half are very excited."]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[From left, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Sean Hayes in a scene from "The Three Stooges." (AP /20th Century Fox, Peter Iovino)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stoogiologist Gary Lassin, of the world's only Stoogeum, or Three Stooges Museum, says that fans are divided over the new 'Three Stooges' movie. "Half think this is just blasphemy, the other half are very excited."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Anne Lamott Updates Her ‘Operating Instructions’ After Becoming Grandmother</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/11/anne-lamott-mother</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott's 1993 bestseller about her son Sam's first year set the stage for today's mommy bloggers. In her new book, she teams up with her son, now a new father.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:47:29 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/11 12:50 PM - Anne Lamott Updates Her ‘Operating Instructions’ After Becoming Grandmother]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott's 1993 bestseller about her son Sam's first year set the stage for today's mommy bloggers. In her new book, she teams up with her son, now a new father.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott. (Photo Sam Lamott)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott's 1993 bestseller about her son Sam's first year set the stage for today's mommy bloggers. In her new book, she teams up with her son, now a new father.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Keeping Dying Languages Alive</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/09/enduring-voices-project</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[According to UNESCO, a language dies on average every 14 days.  And a new National Geographic project is trying to record and preserve some of the endangered dialects across the world.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:50:27 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/09 12:50 PM - Keeping Dying Languages Alive]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to UNESCO, a language dies on average every 14 days.  And a new National Geographic project is trying to record and preserve some of the endangered dialects across the world.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Dorji Kahndu Thongdok, a speaker of Sherdukpen, in Thungri village, Arunachal Pradesh, India. (Photograph by K. David Harrison, Courtesy National Geographic)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to UNESCO, a language dies on average every 14 days.  And a new National Geographic project is trying to record and preserve some of the endangered dialects across the world.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ The Film, Turns 50</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/06/documentary-kill-mockingbird</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[To mark the 50th anniversary of the film version of Harper Lee's classic novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," we revisit a conversation with Mary McDonagh Murphy, producer of "Hey Boo: Harper Lee And To Kill A Mockingbird."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:00:02 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/06 10:01 AM - ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ The Film, Turns 50]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[To mark the 50th anniversary of the film version of Harper Lee's classic novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," we revisit a conversation with Mary McDonagh Murphy, producer of "Hey Boo: Harper Lee And To Kill A Mockingbird."]]></itunes:summary>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[To mark the 50th anniversary of the film version of Harper Lee's classic novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," we revisit a conversation with Mary McDonagh Murphy, producer of "Hey Boo: Harper Lee And To Kill A Mockingbird."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘Sri Lankan Woody Guthrie’ Sings About Struggle</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/05/bhi-bhiman-lanka</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan-American singer Bhi Bhiman has been called the Woody Guthrie of Sri Lanka for his songs about the troubles of everyone from laborers to jilted lovers.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:51:34 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/05 12:50 PM - ‘Sri Lankan Woody Guthrie’ Sings About Struggle]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sri Lankan-American singer Bhi Bhiman has been called the Woody Guthrie of Sri Lanka for his songs about the troubles of everyone from laborers to jilted lovers.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Musician Bhi Bhiman. (Courtesy Bhi Bhiman)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sri Lankan-American singer Bhi Bhiman has been called the Woody Guthrie of Sri Lanka for his songs about the troubles of everyone from laborers to jilted lovers.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘Floyd Collins’ Musical Recalls America’s First Media Circus</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/04/03/floyd-collins-musical</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel brings the story of the country's first media circus back to theatres in the musical, "Floyd Collins."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:01:26 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/04/03 12:54 PM - ‘Floyd Collins’ Musical Recalls America’s First Media Circus]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel brings the story of the country's first media circus back to theatres in the musical, "Floyd Collins."]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Matthew Zahnzinger (Skeets Miller) and Phil Tayler (Floyd Collins) rehearse for the musical, "Floyd Collins." (courtesy: Moonbox productions)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel brings the story of the country's first media circus back to theatres in the musical, "Floyd Collins."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Julie Otsuka’s Award Winning ‘The Buddha In The Attic’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/27/otsuka-budda-attic</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[This week, Julie Otsuka's "The Buddha in the Attic" won the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The judges called it a "precise, poetic novel which tells the story of Japanese picture brides brought to California from Japan in the early twentieth century." ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:56:42 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/27 9:51 AM - Julie Otsuka’s Award Winning ‘The Buddha In The Attic’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Julie Otsuka's "The Buddha in the Attic" won the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The judges called it a "precise, poetic novel which tells the story of Japanese picture brides brought to California from Japan in the early twentieth century." ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA["The Buddha In The Attic" by Julie Otsuka (Photo Courtesy)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Julie Otsuka's "The Buddha in the Attic" won the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The judges called it a "precise, poetic novel which tells the story of Japanese picture brides brought to California from Japan in the early twentieth century." ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>High School Hosts Its Own Hunger Games</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/22/hunger-games-school</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[It wasn't exactly a fight to the death, but students at Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, Conn. held their own version of "The Hunger Games," in anticipation of the movie premiere.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:13:45 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/22 2:09 PM - High School Hosts Its Own Hunger Games]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It wasn't exactly a fight to the death, but students at Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, Conn. held their own version of "The Hunger Games," in anticipation of the movie premiere.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Bristol Eastern High School librarian Janet Kenney(right), dressed as the Hunger Games character, Effie Trinkett, as she presented eleventh grader, Chantel, with roses for winning the school's Hunger Games reenactment. (Brisol Eastern High School)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn't exactly a fight to the death, but students at Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, Conn. held their own version of "The Hunger Games," in anticipation of the movie premiere.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Hunger Games Fans Celebrate Movie Premiere</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/22/hunger-games-premiere</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA["The Hunger Games" premieres at theatres at midnight Thursday. Boston Globe film critic gives us his review and we speak to a Connecticut school that hosted its own (less deadly) Hunger Games.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:13:25 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/22 12:48 PM - Hunger Games Fans Celebrate Movie Premiere]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA["The Hunger Games" premieres at theatres at midnight Thursday. Boston Globe film critic gives us his review and we speak to a Connecticut school that hosted its own (less deadly) Hunger Games.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in a scene from "The Hunger Games." (AP/Lionsgate)]]></media:description>
						</media:content>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA["The Hunger Games" premieres at theatres at midnight Thursday. Boston Globe film critic gives us his review and we speak to a Connecticut school that hosted its own (less deadly) Hunger Games.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘This American Life’ Retracts Apple Story</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/19/retracts-apple-story</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[This weekend, Ira Glass and his team at 'This American Life' on public radio retracted a story they ran about working conditions at Foxconn factories in southern China.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:00:56 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/19 10:18 AM - ‘This American Life’ Retracts Apple Story]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This weekend, Ira Glass and his team at 'This American Life' on public radio retracted a story they ran about working conditions at Foxconn factories in southern China.]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/03/0319_daisey-e1332166412865.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="352" width="385" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Mike Daisey is shown in a scene from "The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." (AP Photo/Stan Barouh)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend, Ira Glass and his team at 'This American Life' on public radio retracted a story they ran about working conditions at Foxconn factories in southern China.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Pianist Chick Corea Mixes Up Jazz And Classical</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/19/corea-jazz-classical</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Multiple Grammy winning jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea has long been a fan of Mozart, recording "The Mozart Sessions" with Bobby McFerrin in 1996.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:00:08 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/19 9:53 AM - Pianist Chick Corea Mixes Up Jazz And Classical]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Multiple Grammy winning jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea has long been a fan of Mozart, recording "The Mozart Sessions" with Bobby McFerrin in 1996.]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/03/0319_corea.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="656" width="1000" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Chick Corea poses with the awards for best improvised jazz solo for "500 Miles High" and best jazz instrumental album for "Forever" at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Multiple Grammy winning jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea has long been a fan of Mozart, recording "The Mozart Sessions" with Bobby McFerrin in 1996.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>In Digital Age, Mixtapes Make A Comeback</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/15/mixtapes-comeback-sxsw</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The 30-year-old art form, known as the mixtape, is making a comeback. Mixtape groups have spread across the country, and are getting a nod at the South By Southwest panel in Austin, Texas this weekend.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:56:46 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/15 12:48 PM - In Digital Age, Mixtapes Make A Comeback]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 30-year-old art form, known as the mixtape, is making a comeback. Mixtape groups have spread across the country, and are getting a nod at the South By Southwest panel in Austin, Texas this weekend.]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/03/0315_mixtape-sxsw.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="653" width="652" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Annie Lin's mixtape cover. (Courtesy of Annie Lin)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 30-year-old art form, known as the mixtape, is making a comeback. Mixtape groups have spread across the country, and are getting a nod at the South By Southwest panel in Austin, Texas this weekend.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Poet Mark Strand Touches On Loss, Also Humor</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/13/mark-strand-invisible</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The former poet laureate's latest collection, "Almost Invisible," delves into his familiar themes of loss and absence, but it also makes you laugh.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:50:38 EDT</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/13 12:50 PM - Poet Mark Strand Touches On Loss, Also Humor]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The former poet laureate's latest collection, "Almost Invisible," delves into his familiar themes of loss and absence, but it also makes you laugh.]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/03/KSp09_Stra_9781400041237aup-e1331650249762.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="2336" width="3088" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Author Mark Strand. (Photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The former poet laureate's latest collection, "Almost Invisible," delves into his familiar themes of loss and absence, but it also makes you laugh.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Carolina Chocolate Drops Champion African American String Music</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/09/carolina-chocolate-drops</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA["There's a lot of history of black string bands and African American people playing this type of music, which is generally considered white music," the Carolina Chocolate Drops' Dom Flemons said. Hear a song off their new album and watch a video.
]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:55:05 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/09 10:06 AM - Carolina Chocolate Drops Champion African American String Music]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA["There's a lot of history of black string bands and African American people playing this type of music, which is generally considered white music," the Carolina Chocolate Drops' Dom Flemons said. Hear a song off their new album and watch a video.
]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Members of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. (Carolina Chocolate Drops)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA["There's a lot of history of black string bands and African American people playing this type of music, which is generally considered white music," the Carolina Chocolate Drops' Dom Flemons said. Hear a song off their new album and watch a video.
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						<title>Actress Emily Blunt Goes Beyond ‘Devil Wears Prada’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/07/emily-blunt-prada</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[British actress Emily Blunt joined us in the studio to talk about her new movie "Salmon Fishing in The  Yemen," and what it was like to work with Meryl Streep in "Devil Wears Prada."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:56:00 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/07 12:50 PM - Actress Emily Blunt Goes Beyond ‘Devil Wears Prada’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[British actress Emily Blunt joined us in the studio to talk about her new movie "Salmon Fishing in The  Yemen," and what it was like to work with Meryl Streep in "Devil Wears Prada."]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Actress Emily Blunt at Here &amp; Now studios in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[British actress Emily Blunt joined us in the studio to talk about her new movie "Salmon Fishing in The  Yemen," and what it was like to work with Meryl Streep in "Devil Wears Prada."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Arab Spring Inspires Composer Jamshied Sharifi</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/06/arab-spring-jamshied</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Composer Jamshied Sharifi got an assignment from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to write an original work meant to reflect the struggles for freedom across the Arab world.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 12:47:33 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/06 12:50 PM - Arab Spring Inspires Composer Jamshied Sharifi]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Composer Jamshied Sharifi got an assignment from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to write an original work meant to reflect the struggles for freedom across the Arab world.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Composer Jamshied Sharifi (left) with Yungchen Lhamo and Simone Haggiag in Fes, Morocco. (Courtesy Jamshied Sharifi) ]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Composer Jamshied Sharifi got an assignment from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to write an original work meant to reflect the struggles for freedom across the Arab world.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Glen Campbell’s Long Goodbye</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/02/glen-campbells-tour</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Glen Campbell is saying goodbye to his many fans with a final tour and album. He has Alzheimer's Disease and while his memory may be slipping, he's still at the top of his game when it comes to his guitar playing. Campbell is not doing many interviews these days, but he agreed to sit down with Robin Young on the day of his recent show at The Wilbur Theater in Boston.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:55:29 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/02 12:15 PM - Glen Campbell’s Long Goodbye]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Glen Campbell is saying goodbye to his many fans with a final tour and album. He has Alzheimer's Disease and while his memory may be slipping, he's still at the top of his game when it comes to his guitar playing. Campbell is not doing many interviews these days, but he agreed to sit down with Robin Young on the day of his recent show at The Wilbur Theater in Boston.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Musician Glen Campbell. (Courtesy Glencampbellmusic.com)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Glen Campbell is saying goodbye to his many fans with a final tour and album. He has Alzheimer's Disease and while his memory may be slipping, he's still at the top of his game when it comes to his guitar playing. Campbell is not doing many interviews these days, but he agreed to sit down with Robin Young on the day of his recent show at The Wilbur Theater in Boston.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Davy Jones: From Artful Dodger To The Monkees</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/01/davy-jones-broadway</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[Robin Young shares her memories of Davy Jones from his pre-Monkees days as a Broadway star. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:57:30 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/03/01 12:55 PM - Davy Jones: From Artful Dodger To The Monkees]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Robin Young shares her memories of Davy Jones from his pre-Monkees days as a Broadway star. ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[FILE - In this July 6, 1967 file photo Davy Jones of Monkees singing group is shown at press conference at Warwick Hotel in New York City. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer." (AP Photo/RH,File)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Robin Young shares her memories of Davy Jones from his pre-Monkees days as a Broadway star. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Singer Meklit Hadero Keeps Her Focus On Africa</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/29/singer-meklit-hadero</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Ethiopian-born musician Meklit Hadero has been blending the music of Ethiopia, her birth country, with the jazz of the US, where she lives now.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:02:05 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/29 12:50 PM - Singer Meklit Hadero Keeps Her Focus On Africa]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ethiopian-born musician Meklit Hadero has been blending the music of Ethiopia, her birth country, with the jazz of the US, where she lives now.]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/02/0229_miklet.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="683" width="1024" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Artist Meklit Hadero. (Courtesy of Meklithader.com)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ethiopian-born musician Meklit Hadero has been blending the music of Ethiopia, her birth country, with the jazz of the US, where she lives now.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Setting Shakespeare In Iowa– Butter Cow And Election Politics Included</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/27/oregon-shakespeare</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[ The Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicked off its 77th season this past weekend. As artistic director Bill Rauch says, "There's gay marriage and there's the Iowa State Fair. There's a giant butter cow. What's not to love?"]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:19:27 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/27 12:49 PM - Setting Shakespeare In Iowa– Butter Cow And Election Politics Included]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicked off its 77th season this past weekend. As artistic director Bill Rauch says, "There's gay marriage and there's the Iowa State Fair. There's a giant butter cow. What's not to love?"]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[The Oregon Shakespeare Theatre's production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa" transports Shakespeare's classic to Iowa during election season. (Courtesy OSF)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicked off its 77th season this past weekend. As artistic director Bill Rauch says, "There's gay marriage and there's the Iowa State Fair. There's a giant butter cow. What's not to love?"]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Oscar Winners Aren’t Always The Films We Remember</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/24/oscar-winners-films</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Did you know that Citizen Kane didn't win the Oscar for best picture in 1941? Film critic Wesley Morris looks at the year's great films that may not get the high honor. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:24:47 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/24 12:40 PM - Oscar Winners Aren’t Always The Films We Remember]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you know that Citizen Kane didn't win the Oscar for best picture in 1941? Film critic Wesley Morris looks at the year's great films that may not get the high honor. ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[A scene from the film "Citizen Kane." (Photo Courtesy of Williamcromar/Flickr)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know that Citizen Kane didn't win the Oscar for best picture in 1941? Film critic Wesley Morris looks at the year's great films that may not get the high honor. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Books To Aid ‘Downton Abbey’ Withdrawal</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/23/books-downton-abbey</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Season two of the PBS hit "Downton Abbey" wrapped up this week and fans will be pining for months: the series isn't scheduled to return until early 2013. We have a list of books to get you through the next few months. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:37:33 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/23 12:50 PM - Books To Aid ‘Downton Abbey’ Withdrawal]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Season two of the PBS hit "Downton Abbey" wrapped up this week and fans will be pining for months: the series isn't scheduled to return until early 2013. We have a list of books to get you through the next few months. ]]></itunes:summary>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Season two of the PBS hit "Downton Abbey" wrapped up this week and fans will be pining for months: the series isn't scheduled to return until early 2013. We have a list of books to get you through the next few months. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘Bunheads’ Young Adult Novel: Ballet Isn’t All Pink &amp; Pretty</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/17/dancer-bunhead-flack</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[In her new book, 28-year-old author Sophie Flack describes what it's like to try to climb up the career ladder in the competitive world of New York ballet, as a so-called "bunhead."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:29:58 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/17 12:50 PM - ‘Bunheads’ Young Adult Novel: Ballet Isn’t All Pink & Pretty]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In her new book, 28-year-old author Sophie Flack describes what it's like to try to climb up the career ladder in the competitive world of New York ballet, as a so-called "bunhead."]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/02/0217_ballet-bun-heads-e1329489704988.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="2207" width="1415" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Sophie Flack at age 17. (Courtesy of Sophie Flack)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[In her new book, 28-year-old author Sophie Flack describes what it's like to try to climb up the career ladder in the competitive world of New York ballet, as a so-called "bunhead."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Egypt Watcher Confident Democracy Will Prevail</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/17/egypt-post-revolution</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Dr. Farouk El-Baz, who was an adviser to late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, says Egypt is experiencing normal post-revolution shockwaves. He says democracy is in the country's future.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:30:46 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/17 12:40 PM - Egypt Watcher Confident Democracy Will Prevail]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Farouk El-Baz, who was an adviser to late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, says Egypt is experiencing normal post-revolution shockwaves. He says democracy is in the country's future.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Dr. Farouk El-Baz, who was an adviser to late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, says Egypt is experiencing normal post-revolution shockwaves and that he expects democracy to prevail. (Jesse Costa/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Farouk El-Baz, who was an adviser to late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, says Egypt is experiencing normal post-revolution shockwaves. He says democracy is in the country's future.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Call Him The Funk Doctor</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/16/funk-george-clinton</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA["To me, funk music lifestyle is: do the best you can, and after that, funk it. Play in a band, go to school, learn all the technology, the intellectual part of the music. But when you get right down to it: funk it," says Funk artist George Clinton.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:50:02 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/16 12:50 PM - Call Him The Funk Doctor]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA["To me, funk music lifestyle is: do the best you can, and after that, funk it. Play in a band, go to school, learn all the technology, the intellectual part of the music. But when you get right down to it: funk it," says Funk artist George Clinton.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Funk legend George Clinton at the Berklee College Of Music (Here &amp; Now/Jesse Costa)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA["To me, funk music lifestyle is: do the best you can, and after that, funk it. Play in a band, go to school, learn all the technology, the intellectual part of the music. But when you get right down to it: funk it," says Funk artist George Clinton.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Dan Chaon Explores Grief And Coping In ‘Stay Awake’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/15/dan-chaon-awake</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA["What I'm interested in... is this psychological state that people in extreme situations find themselves," author Dan Chaon said of his dark new short story book.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:55:47 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/15 12:50 PM - Dan Chaon Explores Grief And Coping In ‘Stay Awake’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA["What I'm interested in... is this psychological state that people in extreme situations find themselves," author Dan Chaon said of his dark new short story book.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Author Dan Chaon stopped by Here &amp; Now's studios at WBUR in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA["What I'm interested in... is this psychological state that people in extreme situations find themselves," author Dan Chaon said of his dark new short story book.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Otis Taylor Fuses His Blues With Folk Roots</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/14/otis-taylor-blues</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Bluesman Otis Taylor's new CD is filled with tales of love, loss and inequality. It's called "Contraband," and the title song takes listeners back to the Civil War when Union soldiers held slaves as contraband.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:47:34 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/14 12:50 PM - Otis Taylor Fuses His Blues With Folk Roots]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bluesman Otis Taylor's new CD is filled with tales of love, loss and inequality. It's called "Contraband," and the title song takes listeners back to the Civil War when Union soldiers held slaves as contraband.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Musician Otis Taylor. (Len Irish)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bluesman Otis Taylor's new CD is filled with tales of love, loss and inequality. It's called "Contraband," and the title song takes listeners back to the Civil War when Union soldiers held slaves as contraband.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>The Life Of Whitney Houston: From Model To R&amp;B Megastar</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/13/life-whitney-houston</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Whitney Houston went from modeling and singing Gospel to becoming one of the best-selling R&amp;B artists of the 20th century. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:17 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/13 12:50 PM - The Life Of Whitney Houston: From Model To R&B Megastar]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whitney Houston went from modeling and singing Gospel to becoming one of the best-selling R&amp;B artists of the 20th century. ]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/02/0212_whitney-houston-sing.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="1292" width="2160" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Singer Whitney Houston, performing in London in 2010. (AP)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Whitney Houston went from modeling and singing Gospel to becoming one of the best-selling R&amp;B artists of the 20th century. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Using Game Theory To Win ‘Words With Friends’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/09/words-with-friends</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Game theory is usually used in economics, political science, and psychology, so how can you use it to win a virtual board game?]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:52:06 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/09 12:50 PM - Using Game Theory To Win ‘Words With Friends’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Game theory is usually used in economics, political science, and psychology, so how can you use it to win a virtual board game?]]></itunes:summary>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Game theory is usually used in economics, political science, and psychology, so how can you use it to win a virtual board game?]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Teaching ‘The Hunger Games’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/08/hunger-games-teaching</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The first book in the dystopian "Hunger Games" series comes to the big screen next month, it's also become required reading for one college English 100 class.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:55:08 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/08 12:50 PM - Teaching ‘The Hunger Games’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first book in the dystopian "Hunger Games" series comes to the big screen next month, it's also become required reading for one college English 100 class.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from "The Hunger Games." (AP/Lionsgate, Murray Close)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first book in the dystopian "Hunger Games" series comes to the big screen next month, it's also become required reading for one college English 100 class.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>When Black Stories Are Written By White People</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/07/wire-black-white</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
						<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
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						<description><![CDATA[The blockbuster movie, "The Help," has been nominated for four Academy Awards and gained widespread praise. But some people in the African American community say it's an example of black stories written by white people that don't always ring true.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:52:06 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/07 12:50 PM - When Black Stories Are Written By White People]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The blockbuster movie, "The Help," has been nominated for four Academy Awards and gained widespread praise. But some people in the African American community say it's an example of black stories written by white people that don't always ring true.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[From left, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis are shown in a scene from "The Help." (AP/Disney)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The blockbuster movie, "The Help," has been nominated for four Academy Awards and gained widespread praise. But some people in the African American community say it's an example of black stories written by white people that don't always ring true.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Tolkien Heir Makes Filmmaking Debut</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/02/tolkien-heir-nicholas</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Nicholas Tolkien never wanted to be an author like his famous great grandfather. Instead, when he saw the first big screen adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy at the age of 11, he began dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:42:33 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/02/02 12:50 PM - Tolkien Heir Makes Filmmaking Debut]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Nicholas Tolkien never wanted to be an author like his famous great grandfather. Instead, when he saw the first big screen adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy at the age of 11, he began dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. ]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/02/0202_Nicholas_Tolkien-e1328193328941.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="1109" width="1444" medium="image">
							<media:thumbnail url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/02/0202_Nicholas_Tolkien-e1328193328941-130x99.jpg" height="99" width="130" />
							<media:description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Nicholas Tolkien. (Karen Pelland/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nicholas Tolkien never wanted to be an author like his famous great grandfather. Instead, when he saw the first big screen adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy at the age of 11, he began dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>In ‘God Of Carnage,’ Polite Discussion Devolves Into Chaos</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/31/god-carnage-huntington</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The play, "God of Carnage," centers around two sets of parents who meet after one of their boys hits the other with a stick on the playground, and it turns ugly from there.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:50:49 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/31 12:50 PM - In ‘God Of Carnage,’ Polite Discussion Devolves Into Chaos]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The play, "God of Carnage," centers around two sets of parents who meet after one of their boys hits the other with a stick on the playground, and it turns ugly from there.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Johanna Day and Christy Pusz in Yasmina Reza’s GOD OF CARNAGE. (Huntington Theatre Company/T. Charles Erickson)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The play, "God of Carnage," centers around two sets of parents who meet after one of their boys hits the other with a stick on the playground, and it turns ugly from there.]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>‘The Greatest Paper Map Of The United States You’ll Ever See’</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/26/greatest-map-america</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Cartographer Dave Imus has been lauded for his new map of the U.S., which aims to "connect you to America's geography through the art of cartography."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:25:12 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/26 12:50 PM - ‘The Greatest Paper Map Of The United States You’ll Ever See’]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cartographer Dave Imus has been lauded for his new map of the U.S., which aims to "connect you to America's geography through the art of cartography."]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now producers Hitesh Hathi (left) and Jill Ryan hold Dave Imus' massive map of the United States. (Jesse Costa/Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cartographer Dave Imus has been lauded for his new map of the U.S., which aims to "connect you to America's geography through the art of cartography."]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Meet Kevin Gordon, The Singing Poet Laureate Of The South</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/25/south-kevin-gordon</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Musician Kevin Gordon puts his masters degree in poetry to good use in his Southern rock music. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:19:34 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/25 12:50 PM - Meet Kevin Gordon, The Singing Poet Laureate Of The South]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Musician Kevin Gordon puts his masters degree in poetry to good use in his Southern rock music. ]]></itunes:summary>
						<media:content url="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/files/2012/01/MG_5426.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="848" width="1280" medium="image">
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Singer songwriter Kevin Gordon, at Here &amp; Now's studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/ Here &amp; Now)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Musician Kevin Gordon puts his masters degree in poetry to good use in his Southern rock music. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Nostalgia Wins Big In Oscar Nominations</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/24/hugo-artist-oscar</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Films from "Hugo," set in 1930s Paris, to "The Artist," about old Hollywood pulled in the most nods. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:50:16 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/24 12:50 PM - Nostalgia Wins Big In Oscar Nominations]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Films from "Hugo," set in 1930s Paris, to "The Artist," about old Hollywood pulled in the most nods. ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Asa Butterfield portrays Hugo Cabret in a scene from "Hugo." (AP/Paramount Pictures)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Films from "Hugo," set in 1930s Paris, to "The Artist," about old Hollywood pulled in the most nods. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Saying Goodbye To R&amp;B Great Etta James</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/23/singer-etta-james</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Here and Now pop culture critic Renee Graham says that Etta James was an extraordinary woman who even as a teenager had a full-grown sound. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:27:28 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/23 12:50 PM - Saying Goodbye To R&B Great Etta James]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here and Now pop culture critic Renee Graham says that Etta James was an extraordinary woman who even as a teenager had a full-grown sound. ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Etta James performed during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans in 2006.(AP)]]></media:description>
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						<title>Year Of The Dragon Could Spark Baby Boom In Asia</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/23/dragon-new-year</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The year of the dragon starts Monday and it's believed to be especially lucky, prompting many couples across Asia to try to have "dragon babies."]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:25:01 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/23 12:35 PM - Year Of The Dragon Could Spark Baby Boom In Asia]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The year of the dragon starts Monday and it's believed to be especially lucky, prompting many couples across Asia to try to have "dragon babies."]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Dragon dance performers in Taipei, Taiwan in October. (AP/Chiang Ying-ying)]]></media:description>
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						<title>A Vietnam War Battle And Protest, Recreated In Dance</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/20/sunlight-maraniss-vietnam</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA["Into the Sunlight" is a new dance piece, based on the the David Maraniss book, "They March Into Sunlight," which chronicled two 1967 events: a battle in Vietnam and a university protest.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:47:12 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/20 12:40 PM - A Vietnam War Battle And Protest, Recreated In Dance]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA["Into the Sunlight" is a new dance piece, based on the the David Maraniss book, "They March Into Sunlight," which chronicled two 1967 events: a battle in Vietnam and a university protest.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Dancers walking through carnage. (Photo John Maniaci)]]></media:description>
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						<title>Shalom Auslander Weaves Anne Frank And The Holocaust Into Dark New Novel</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/19/shalom-auslander-hope</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[Shalom Auslander's new novel is mordant, but hilarious. In it Anne Frank is alive and living in an attic in upstate New York. ]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:01:53 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/19 12:50 PM - Shalom Auslander Weaves Anne Frank And The Holocaust Into Dark New Novel]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Shalom Auslander's new novel is mordant, but hilarious. In it Anne Frank is alive and living in an attic in upstate New York. ]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Author Shalom Auslander. (Photo by Franco Vogt)]]></media:description>
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						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shalom Auslander's new novel is mordant, but hilarious. In it Anne Frank is alive and living in an attic in upstate New York. ]]></content:encoded>
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						<title>Good Books Get Lost For Want Of Translation</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/17/good-foreign-books</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[While most Americans may know Italian author Umberto Eco, other foreign writers tend to garner less attention and fewer book sales in the United States. We offer some recommendations for great foreign literature and poetry from 2011.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:01:36 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/17 12:48 PM - Good Books Get Lost For Want Of Translation]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While most Americans may know Italian author Umberto Eco, other foreign writers tend to garner less attention and fewer book sales in the United States. We offer some recommendations for great foreign literature and poetry from 2011.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Italian novelist Umberto Eco's 2011 book, " The Prague Cemetery," is one of three foreign book recommendations from Zephry Press. (AP/Katja Lenz/dapd)]]></media:description>
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						<title>‘Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close’ Author Jonathan Safran Foer</title>
						<link>http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/06/foer-loud-close</link>
						<dc:creator><![CDATA[Here &amp; Now]]></dc:creator>
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						<description><![CDATA[The new film "Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close" has been talked about as a possible Oscar contender. But before it was a movie, it was a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. We revisit our 2005 conversation with the author.]]></description>	
						<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:01:35 EST</pubDate>
						<itunes:author>Here &amp; Now</itunes:author>
						<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[2012/01/06 12:10 PM - ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ Author Jonathan Safran Foer]]></itunes:subtitle>
						<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The new film "Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close" has been talked about as a possible Oscar contender. But before it was a movie, it was a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. We revisit our 2005 conversation with the author.]]></itunes:summary>
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							<media:description><![CDATA[Thomas Horn portrays Oskar Schell in a scene from "Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close ." (AP) ]]></media:description>
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