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The Salt
4:04 pm
Sat October 27, 2012

For The Love Of Cheese, Diners Unite In Italy

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An inspector checks a wheel of Reggiano cheese at the Parmigiano-Reggiano storehouse in Bibbiano, Italy. Earthquakes rocked the region, sending the cheese toppling.
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Chef Massimo Botturo's recipe for Italy's Parmigiano-Reggiano night, Cacio e Pepe — risotto with cheese and pepper.
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Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 8:46 am

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Author Interviews
6:00 am
Sat October 27, 2012

Wilder Created 'Our Town' With A Bit Of Everywhere

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Thornton Wilder works in a Berlin hotel in 1931. His titles include the plays Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942), as well as the novels Heaven's My Destination (1935) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927).
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Penelope Niven has also authored biographies of poet Carl Sandburg and photographer Edward Steichen.
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Originally published on Sat October 27, 2012 10:18 am

Thornton Wilder's Our Town is widely considered to be a classic American play: It puts plain-spoken lyricism on an empty stage with a story as simple as life and death.

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6:00 am
Sat October 27, 2012

For Some, Gridiron The Only Escape From 'Muck City'

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Bryan Mealer is the author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. His work has appeared in Best American Travel Writing and was chosen for an Overseas Press Club Award citation.
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Originally published on Sat October 27, 2012 11:55 am

It's almost certain that during this NFL season, you'll see a player from a place that's called Muck City.

There are five graduates from Belle Glade, Fla., in the NFL right now. Belle Glade, on the shore of Lake Okeechobee, is surrounded by black soil, also known as the "muck" that's renowned for growing sweet corn, vegetables and sugar cane.

Over the past generation, Belle Glade Central High School has sent 30 players onto the NFL. The school is proud of that record, but it may have come at a cost.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
5:07 pm
Fri October 26, 2012

U.S. Soccer Star Abby Wambach Plays Not My Job

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Originally published on Sat October 27, 2012 10:24 am

Since Wambach sounds kind of like wombat, we figure Abby should know everything about the cuddly marsupials. We've invited her to play a game called "You're good at soccer, but can you carry your young in a pouch?" Our quiz will take about four minutes ... and will probably have more scoring than 90 minutes of soccer.

Wambach is a multiple gold medalist, holds the best goals-per-game ratio in U.S. soccer history and has just been nominated for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.

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Author Interviews
4:57 pm
Fri October 26, 2012

History Inspired Travel Tales Of Donoghue's 'Astray'

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Emma Donoghue is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories and literary history. Her best-selling novel Room was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize in 2010.
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Originally published on Sat October 27, 2012 5:29 am

A young mother sets sail from Ireland after the potato famine to meet her husband in Canada; two gold prospectors seek their fortune in the frozen Yukon; a slave poisons his master and the master's wife escapes with him.

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