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Van Zandt's songs of loners, lovers and misfits made a deep impression on Earle, so much so that he's made a new album of covers. Earle tells Melissa Block about Townes, a tribute to his friend and musical mentor.

There are very few novelists with Paul Beatty's swinging sense of play. His latest novel, Slumberland, is a sui generis piece of heartfelt absurdism. Troy Patterson recommends readers give it a spin.

No other song released this year better encapsulates the marvel of the American mother than Clark's image-rich paean.

The singer-songwriter's new album was written entirely in response to his recent divorce. Even in its darkest moments, though, The Beast in Its Tracks finds Ritter sounding more bruised than wounded, and yearning to compartmentalize and preserve the happy memories that remain.

NPR's Don Gonyea sends an audio postcard from Detroit's Guardian Building, an Art Deco landmark that reflects the city's resilience and beauty.

As millions around the world get ready to welcome the year of the rabbit, we spoke with chefs, cooks and bakers about what dishes they're putting on their tables and what they mean to each of them.

Sen. Joe Manchin proposed some election reforms including 15 days of early voting, but Spread The Vote founder Kat Calvin is against his call for some form of ID in order to vote.

Liane Hansen speaks with Donald Dixon, son of famed hotographer Dorothea Lange (lang). Famous for her photos of the Great epression, she also made a memorable photographic journey to Ireland in the id-1950's. Those photographs are contained in a new book: "Dorothea Lange's reland" (Elliott and Clark Publishing). Dixon joined his mother on the original rip and wrote an essay for the new photo collection.

A new report says thousands of people are being deported without their belongings, money or ID. And that's creating even more hardship for Mexican migrants when they return home.

Smartphone and registration, please. Iowa is developing an app that would allow drivers to access a digitally encoded license instead of a conventional plastic ID card.