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An Interview With The Bag On Shia LaBeouf's Head

Shia LaBeouf attends the 'Nymphomaniac' premiere during 64th Berlinale International Film Festival Sunday.

An Interview With The Alleged Purse Of Solange Knowles

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Behold The Entrenched — And Reviled — Annual Review

Nearly 90 percent of companies do formal evaluations at least once a year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

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A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot

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Poetry In Motion: Prima Ballerina Retires After 3-Decade Career

Not every dancer can be a ballerina, and not every ballerina gets to dance with the New York City Ballet. So when one makes it, and then stays with the company for three decades, it's a big deal. Wendy Whelan is that ballerina. And on Saturday night, at 47 years old, she'll give her final New York City Ballet performance before she retires. http://n.pr/1Dd9aMn

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Poetry In Motion: Prima Ballerina Retires After 3-Decade Career

Wendy Whelan, 47, principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, will retire Oct. 18 after 30 years with the institution. Her last dance will be a debut with her two longtime partners, Craig Hall and Tyler Angle. http://n.pr/1Dd9aMn

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Do Female-Named Hurricanes Need To Lean In?

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An Interview With A Hypothetical Super-Independent Athlete Baby

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Wolves At The Door

Biologist Doug Smith at Lamar Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, where some of the first gray wolves were reintroduced in 1995. In February, NPR’s Nate Rott took a comprehensive look at the wolf situation in the Western U.S. (Photo: David Gilkey/NPR)