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Health
2:18 am
Fri July 6, 2012

Kenya's HIV Challenge: Easing Stigma For Gay Men

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Originally published on Fri July 6, 2012 12:31 pm

Health officials in Kenya say reducing the transmission of HIV among gay men is a central part of their national AIDS strategy. But they face serious challenges, including the fact that homosexuality is still a crime in the East African nation.

HIV rates among gay and bisexual men in Kenya are far higher than the national average.

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Business
2:02 am
Fri July 6, 2012

For Some Businesses, Daily Deals Have A Dark Side

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Creative Hands is a therapy center in Washington, D.C., that used daily deals when it opened last year. Instead of bolstering revenue, the deals left Creative Hands' owner in the red.
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Originally published on Fri July 6, 2012 12:53 pm

Groupon and Living Social have sold tens of millions of daily deals and are now a major force in retail. But they rely heavily on getting businesses to offer their goods and services at deep discounts. In exchange, businesses hope for payoff in the form of return customers.

Sometimes, though, the flood of extra business causes more problems than it solves.

Deal-Hungry Crowd

Ailie Ham had just opened Creative Hands Massage in Washington, D.C., when she decided to offer deals through Living Social and Groupon last year.

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Games & Humor
11:22 pm
Thu July 5, 2012

Grand Prize Winners

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Ask Me Another winner Anagha Apte shows off her Milk Bar swag.
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Winner Paula Henning enjoys a tour of NPR's headquarters with host/correspondent David Greene.
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Originally published on Wed December 19, 2012 4:43 pm

Ask Me Another's grand prize winners have walked away with some enviable, one-of-a-kind gifts, which were chosen and presented by none other than their show's Mystery Guest.

Here are some of the season's best prizes:

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Ask Me Another
10:58 pm
Thu July 5, 2012

A Chef Walks Into A Milk Bar

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Momofuku Milk Bar chef Christina Tosi in her kitchen laboratory.
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Originally published on Fri December 21, 2012 2:20 pm

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Movie Reviews
4:39 pm
Thu July 5, 2012

A Writer In Retreat, And An Unlikely 'Collaborator'

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Robert (Martin Donovan, left), a writer in need of inspiration, sits with his uncultured kidnapper, Gus (David Morse), in Collaborator. Donovan also wrote and directed the film.
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Gus serves as Robert's foil but his own motivations are never fully drawn out.
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By Andrew Lapin

Robert Longfellow, the auspiciously named playwright at the center of Collaborator, was at one point good enough to be sincerely called "the voice of his generation." What a convenient shortcut for a film about a writer! The moniker says everything — he's basically Arthur Miller, see? — without his needing to say anything. It doesn't matter what the man wrote, only that people thought it was grand.

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