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Author Interviews
6:35 am
Sat July 21, 2012

'Our Kind': Unpacking Misconceptions About AIDS

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Around the Nation
6:35 am
Sat July 21, 2012

In Movie Theaters, How Much Security Is Enough?

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The tragedy at the showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., has theaters around the country beefing up security this weekend. Movie theaters make their own decisions about what level of security they need. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, security experts say it's usually not enough.

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5:06 am
Sat July 21, 2012

Get Revved Up: London Cabbie Picks Olympic Reads

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Black taxis drive through London. Weekend Edition knows one London cabbie who treats reading like an Olympic sport.
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Originally published on Sat July 21, 2012 6:35 am

At the end of July, thousands of visitors will descend on one of the great literary landscapes of history for the London Olympics. And if they're lucky, they may find themselves getting a ride from a man who drives for a living, but lives to read. London cabbie Will Grozier occasionally joins Weekend Edition to discuss what he's been reading. Lately, he's been thinking about books for the London Olympics visitor — reads that put both the games and the host city in context. He shares his recommendations with NPR's Scott Simon.

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Americandy: Sweet Land Of Liberty
5:06 am
Sat July 21, 2012

The Modjeska: A Star On Stage, Sweetly Remembered

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The modjeska owes its name to a Victorian-era candy maker's infatuation with a Polish actress.
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Muth's Candies sells thousands of pounds of Modjeskas annually. Each marshmallow is dipped in a secret caramel mixture by hand.
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Originally published on Sat July 21, 2012 9:20 am

In the back room of Muth's Candies in Louisville, Ky., Jonathon Skaggs and Bobby Masterson are busy dipping marshmallows into a copper pot.

The pot is filled with a top-secret hot caramel mixture. Skaggs and Masterson tap the excess golden caramel off each candy before placing it on a board to cool.

Masterson says it's a rhythm repeated hundreds of times each day.

"They're good ... they're a big-time seller in here in Kentucky, especially right here in Louisville," Masterson says. "There's a lot of people that come and get 'em."

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Movie Interviews
4:54 pm
Fri July 20, 2012

In New Documentary, Our Economic Fall Writ Large

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Jackie Siegel poses in The Queen of Versailles. She and her husband, David, were building the largest house in the U.S. before the recession soured their plans.
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Director Lauren Greenfield, shown here at the 2012 Sundance film festival, filmed her documentary as the Siegels, once on top of the world, progressively fell on harder times.
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Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 7:39 pm

The Queen of Versailles is a movie about a couple who set out to build a colossal 90,000-square-foot home — the biggest in America — inspired by the palace of Louis XIV, the Sun King.

In another time, this might have been the premise for a fictional film — a fable about hubris and material excess. But in our time, The Queen of Versailles is actually a documentary about the real life of David and Jackie Siegel of Orlando, Fla.

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