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Nobel Laureate: 'I've Been Wrong So Often, I Don't Find It Extraordinary At All'

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"I'm 101 at the moment," Ronald Coase said.

By David Kestenbaum

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 5:07 pm

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I recently had a brief conversation with Ronald Coase.

"I'm 101 at the moment," he told me. "I get older by the minute."

10:41 am

Tue May 8, 2012

Sendak's Legacy: Helping Kids 'Survive Childhood'

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Sendak talks with children about his book Where the Wild Things Are at the International Youth Library in Munich in June 1971.

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Published in 1963, Where The Wild Things Are was a different approach to children's books — full of dark forests and fierce-looking monsters.

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Sendak signs prints from The Mother Goose Collection in July 1990 — part of a benefit for homeless children in New York City.

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Sendak (from left), film director Spike Jonze and actor Max Records pose at the New York premiere of the film Where The Wild Things Are in 2009.

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"There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready," Sendak told Terry Gross in 2011.

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Children's book writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, died on Tuesday at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83.

By editor

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 8:49 am

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When author and illustrator Maurice Sendak entered the world of children's books, it was a very safe place. Stories were sweet and simple and set in a world without disorder. But Sendak, who died Tuesday at age 83, broke with that tradition. In Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak explored the darker side of childhood. Upstairs in young Max's bedroom, a jungle grows, and he sails off to a land of monsters.

4:27 pm

Mon May 7, 2012

U.S. Foils Terrorist Plot To Target Airplane

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Originally published on Tue May 8, 2012 6:26 am

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

U.S. authorities say they have foiled a terrorist plot to target an airliner. A suicide bomber was planning to bring down a plane headed to the United States. The Associated Press first reported the story. Al-Qaida's affiliate group in Yemen is believed to be behind the plot, which national security officials say had not advanced far enough, that the suspect bought plane tickets or tried to board a plane.

NPR's Carrie Johnson has been reporting on this story. She joins me now. And, Carrie, what else have you found out?

1:47 pm

Mon May 7, 2012

Santigold: Playing Around With A Top 40 Sound

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Santigold's latest album is titled Master Of My Make Believe.

By editor

Originally published on Thu May 10, 2012 12:14 pm

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4:02 pm

Sun May 6, 2012

'Teachers Make' A Difference, What About You?

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Taylor Mali travels the country speaking to teachers' groups and recruiting the next generation of classroom teachers with his "1,000 Teachers" campaign.

By editor

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 8:45 am

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