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To Kill A Mockingbird remains a publishing phenomenon even 50 years on and still sells nearly 1 million copies every year. In Scout, Atticus And Boo, Mary McDonagh Murphy gathers essays by fans of Harper Lee's book that reflect on its enduring meaning.

After acclaimed performances in films from You Can Count On Me to Zodiac, the actor Mark Ruffalo returns in the indie drama The Kids Are All Right. NPR's Neda Ulaby talks to Ruffalo about his upcoming directorial debut, his tendency to play disruptive charmers, and the trials he's dealt with on the home front.

When it was published in 1960, Harper Lee's modest novel helped Americans think differently about race. Now, 50 years later, To Kill a Mockingbird still resonates in a much-changed America. NPR's Lynn Neary examines the lasting impact of Scout Finch and her father, Atticus — a lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of rape.

This weekend we celebrate Father's Day and that's a good time to examine the changing role of Dads. Family dynamics and the recession have more fathers taking on a much bigger parenting role than in previous generations. We'll get an update on modern Dads from the founder of a collaborative blog called DadCentric.

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The zebra finch is a songbird known for its elaborate serenades. Now scientists have decoded its genome and hope that the research will give them insight into the origins of speech-related disorders caused by autism, stroke and Parkinson's disease.

The Middle East is facing its worst water crisis in decades. For three summers, the annual rains have failed to come. Farmland has dried up in Iraq, Syria, southeast Turkey and Lebanon. The dire conditions are creating a new phenomenon: water refugees.

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The international space station was conceived as a technological showcase of what countries can do when they work together. But recent disputes between NASA and the Russian space agency have revealed problems in the relationship, just as the U.S. prepares to retire its space shuttle fleet and rely on the Russians' Soyuz rocket.