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Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Candy, a prostitute who hopes to get out of the trade by learning to make porn films, on the HBO series <em>The Deuce.</em>

'Deuce' Creators Capture The Birth Of America's Billion-Dollar Porn Industry

David Simon and George Pelecanos' new show depicts the growth of porn from illegal enterprise to full-fledged industry. Since then, Simon says, "the 'pornographication' of America has been profound."

When it comes to housing, many young migrants fend for themselves

Eighteen-year-old Milton* knows all the songs on the radio, even if he can’t pronounce all the words in English. He’s singing along with Christian Ruiz,…

With 'Not Coming Home,' ALA.NI Calls For Love In A Mad World

ALA.NI says it best: "LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE.Take it where you can get it, cause lord knows we need as much of it right now in this mad, mad world." That's at the heart of "Not Coming Home."

For Libyans, Benghazi Is A City That Has Come Under Brutal And Chaotic Rule

Thirty-six bodies, some handcuffed, some showing signs of torture, some shot in the head, were found in an open pit near the Libyan city of Benghazi. It was the largest such discovery since the country's civil war.

When Cuban singer Dayme Arocena performed at SXSW, "everybody in the place fell in love with her," says NPR Music's Felix Contreras.

At South By Southwest, The Sounds Of Cuba Come To Texas

"When the people get my music, people can get my soul, too," says Cuban singer Dayme Arocena. She's one of many musicians benefiting from the changing relationship between the United States and Cuba.

A video still shows Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut on Dec. 19, in Buena, N.J., after referee Alan Maloney told Johnson he would forfeit the match if he did not have his dreadlocks cut.

Adults Come Under Scrutiny After HS Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit

In a video that has been viewed millions of times, the young black man has his hair cut by a team trainer so he can compete. The referee, who is white, has been accused of racist conduct before.

An Islamic State fighter holds holds a rifle and the group's flag shortly after capturing the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014. Dozens of Americans have been accused of planning or heading off to the Middle East to join the group. Their individual cases are on the chart below.

Who Are America's Suspected ISIS Followers?

More than 60 U.S. citizens have been accused of joining or supporting the Islamic State in the past two years. NPR has documented their individual cases.

Your Call: America's war for the greater Middle East

On the September 13th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with military historian Andrew Bacevich about his new book America's War for the…

Musicians come clean about Dirty Cello

Rebecca Roudman and Jason Eckl are willing to play music just about anywhere. In fact, they seek out unusual places. “We’ve played at a Nike missile…

How The YMCA Helped Shape America

Many of today's fitness trends can be traced back to the pioneering programs of the YMCA.

Students come together in the aftermath of an on-campus shooting

Students returned today to June Jordan School for Equity, a small public high school in San Francisco, a day after four students were shot in the parking…

Sally Snowman atop Boston Light. She is one of the last lighthouse keepers in the country — but the only one with the Coast Guard.

Keeper Of Boston Light Reflects On America's First Lighthouse

Boston Light, the nation's first lighthouse, first lit up the Boston coast 300 years ago. Its resident keeper — one of the last in the country — calls it "the best government housing" in the U.S.

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