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In Seattle, Maurice Sendak's 'Wild' 'Nutcracker' Reaches Its Final Act

For more than 30 years, the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker has used sets and costumes designed by the author of Where the Wild Things Are. This year, the ballet is retiring the production.

Immigration Reform's Wild Week

A look at immigration reform's week of debate and evolution.

The times, they may be changing — but the cast of AMC's Mad Men find it difficult to change with them.

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same As 'Mad Men' Winds Down

AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men returns for its final seven episodes Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says these last few installments explore how little people change, even in tumultuous times.

Buzzing to a neighborhood near you? Amazon.com's Prime Air prototype may someday fly small packages right to customers' homes.

Amazon's Drone Has Many Asking 'What Could Go Wrong?'

The news that Amazon is hoping to one day use semi-autonomous drones to deliver small packages to customers has many asking a familiar question:

Oceanside Council Approves 5-Block Downtown Development

Oceanside officials have approved what would be one of the largest developments ever in that city's downtown.

Johnny Depp is the Big Bad Wolf to Lilla Crawford's Little Red Riding Hood in "Into the Woods."

Don't Go 'Into The Woods'

Rob Marshall's Adaptation Of Musical Play Is No Fairy Tale

'Gottland': A Short Book About Stalin's Long Shadow

Polish journalist Mariusz Szczygieł's compilation of short vignettes about Czechoslovakia centers on Prague's infamous Stalin monument, a giant edifice that lingers despite its destruction in 1962.

A Pakistani policeman points to the damaged car that was carrying Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir when he was attacked in Karachi Saturday. Mir is reportedly out of immediate danger.

Pakiastani TV Journalist Hamid Mir Wounded In Attack

Prominent TV anchor Hamid Mir is in a Karachi hospital after gunmen opened fire on his car Saturday afternoon. Mir's car was reportedly ambushed by attackers who were riding motorcycles.

In Washington state, dogs don't need to sniff out pot anymore, but troopers are keeping an eye out for high drivers.

There May Be A Green Light For Pot, But Not For Driving High

Western states have led the way in the legalization of marijuana, first with medical marijuana, and then with the legalization of recreational pot in Colorado and Washington last November.

Hello Kitty throws out the first pitch before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 2011.

9 Lives And Counting: Hello Kitty Turns 40

In the time since the first simple coin purse was sold in Japan back in 1974, Hello Kitty has become a multibillion-dollar empire. A retrospective in Los Angeles celebrates the beloved cartoon cat.

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