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Valentine’s Day, Public Radio Style

Whatever you do this Valentine’s Day, do not get between Robin and her roses.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
‘Hunger Games’ Fans Will Eat Up Tie-In Books
The Hunger Games Illustrated Movie Companion offers a sneak peek at the film.

For hardcore Hunger Games fans, a series of film tie-in books offer a sneak peek at the film.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
A Conversation With Running Great Alberto Salazar
Running legend Alberto Salazar. (Photo Alex Ashlock)

Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock recently sat down with Alberto Salazar, one of the top distance runners in American sports history.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
Charles Dickens–The Jon Stewart Of His Day?
A portrait of Dickens at age 29, painted during his 1842 American trip by Boston artist Francis Alexander. It’s on loan to the UMass Lowell exhibit from the MFA where it hasn’t been seen in 30 years. Diana Archibald says it shows the young Dickens’ penchant for flashy dress, which inspired another part of the Lowell exhibit, “Dickens as Steampunk Muse.” (Courtesy Of Museum of Fine Arts Boston)

“People think of Dickens as that old guy with the beard that’s not relevant. And he is relevant! In fact, I think of him as sort of like Jon Stewart, he uses wit,” said Diana Archibald, a Dickens scholar.

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