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Remembering The Long Lost Germans Of Texas
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The iconic Industrial Trust Tower, knows as "The Superman building," stands in downtown Providence, R.I. The Art Deco-style skyscraper, the tallest in the state, lost its last tenant when the bank's lease expired in April.
Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
()The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
Author Interviews
Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due()
May 19, 2013 John Williams' Stoner sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It's now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands.
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'()
May 19, 2013 Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break a million times. "It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride," she says.
From Our Listeners
Three-Minute Fiction: 'Ten Ring Fingers' And 'Ghost Words'()
May 19, 2013 NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Ten Ring Fingers by Tamara Breuer of Washington, D.C., and Ghost Words by Matheus Macedo of Winthrop, Mass.
Author Interviews
Unacceptable Anger From 'The Woman Upstairs'()
May 19, 2013 "Women's anger is very scary to people," author Claire Messud says. Her new novel, The Woman Upstairs, features a seething main character, a young woman whose anger is unsettling.
Music
Deke Sharon Makes A Cappella Cool Again()
May 19, 2013 The movie Pitch Perfect has plans for a sequel in 2015; NBC's reality show The Sing-Off is coming back for its fourth season after being cancelled, and Pentatonix has millions of hits on YouTube for making awesome videos like "The Evolution of Music." The father of contemporary a cappella explains the genre's appeal.
