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Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story.  This two-hour morning newsmagazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.  On Saturdays, host Scott Simon's award-winning commentaries sum up an idea or event related to the week's news.  There are fresh reports from a cross-section of NPR correspondents on topics from religion to health to food to politics.  Simon's interviews with key artists, authors, performers and personalities are always memorable.

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Governing
5:00 am
Sat March 3, 2012

Occupy May Seem To Be Receding, But Look Closer

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Occupy Wall Street protesters shout during a "Shut Down the Corporations" demonstration in New York on Wednesday.
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Occupy D.C. protesters chant slogans against Bank of America during a Jan. 17 demonstration in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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Originally published on Sat March 3, 2012 11:45 am

For people who watch TV news or read newspapers, the Occupy movement might seem to be in hibernation.

Most of the encampments are gone, and diminished numbers take part in protests.

But there's a lot of ferment behind the scenes — at least at Occupy Wall Street.

Check the Occupy Wall Street website and you'll see at least 15 events every day: meetings by working groups on arts and culture, alternative banking, media, security.

'Pop-Up' Protests

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Music Interviews
2:38 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Estelle: Coming To America

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Estelle's new album is titled All of Me.
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Estelle Swaray is a Londoner. But for the past few years, the British singer best known for the song "American Boy" (her 2008 Grammy-winning hit with Kanye West) has called the U.S. home. It was a particular American boy, she says, who convinced her to make the move.

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Monkey See
6:29 am
Sun February 26, 2012

Throwing An Oscars Bash? Here Are Some Ideas

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Oscar fans in New York take a closer look at the statuettes on display during the "Meet the Oscars, Grand Central" exhibition at Grand Central Station on Feb. 22.
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The Kodak Theater, seen early Friday morning, starts taking shape for Sunday evening's red-carpet arrivals in preparation for the 84th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles.
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KTLA News reporter Wendy Burch poses on the red carpet during early preparations for the awards ceremony.
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Workers roll out the red carpet as press photographers clamor to capture the moment as Oscar night approaches.
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Lead scenic artist, Dena D'Angelo works on the finishing touches for the set of the awards show outside the Kodak Theatre.
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Crew members apply a fixture onto a wall of the red carpet for this year's Academy Awards hosted by Billy Crystal.
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Another of Chef Wolfgang Puck's dishes for the ball: smoked salmon on Oscar flatbread with caviar
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Oscar fans in New York take a closer look at the statuettes on display during the "Meet the Oscars, Grand Central" exhibition at Grand Central Station on Feb. 22.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:00 am

Hollywood's elite are gathering in Los Angeles tonight for the Academy Awards. If you're hosting your own viewing party, here are some tips on how to keep your guests flush with Oscar-themed food, drinks and challenging trivia, courtesy of Dan Shapiro. He's a big-time movie buff and co-owner of Modern Bite Bakery in Los Angeles, and he knows how to host festive Oscar parties.

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NPR Story
7:00 am
Sat February 25, 2012

Voices From Homs, A City Under Siege

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Originally published on Thu March 29, 2012 4:18 pm

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

There's a limited humanitarian effort already underway in Syria. The Red Cross is in the process of evacuating injured people from the embattled Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr. At least 27 people are reportedly receiving medical treatment after being driven out in ambulances yesterday. The evacuation comes after a week in which Baba Amr was pounded by some of the heaviest artillery attacks by the Syrian government.

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NPR Story
7:00 am
Sat February 25, 2012

As Video Gaming Goes Pro, Viewers Pay Up

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Originally published on Thu March 29, 2012 4:18 pm

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Video gaming has become a spectator sport. There are now pro video gamers who play for money. Viewers watch online - sometimes at an arena, even on a Jumbotron. Well, this weekend in New York City, 32 of the world's top gamers are gathered to compete. A man named Mike Lamond, also known as "Husky" - maybe the Joe Buck of video gaming. He's what they call a shoutcaster who does the play-by-play for the audience of the games StarCraft: Wings of Liberty. He joins us from the studios of NPR West. Thanks so much for being with us.

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