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The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, whimsical and melancholy electronic experiments and spellbinding dreampop.

NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.

A sampler of the many genres — garage, techno, house and bass music — that made a mark (and made us want to move) in 2012.

This year has yielded a bumper crop of cookbooks for the farmers market regular. Food writer T. Susan Chang has sorted through this bounty to come up with an armload of recommendations — as well as a score of great summer recipes — for the locavore in your life.

In a year when the industry bet on fresh tech and virtual worlds, NPR's hip-hop and R&B editor found these albums powerfully immersive all on their own.

We learn about the anti-LGBTQ practices taking place at some Wisconsin voucher schools. Then, we learn about the Wisconsin Bike Federation’s push for more bike-friendly communities. We learn about Odyssea Sangria, a canned Sangria company founded by Milwaukee mixologists. Plus, we look at the history of Landmark Lanes.

We explore how our two party system has changed over time. We look ahead to this weekend's state Democratic convention. We learn about a literacy program helping Milwaukee Public Schools kids advance their reading skills. Plus, Bubbler Talk explores the journey of a local historic cottage.

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

Monday on Lake Effect:We learn about a new way of thinking about post conflict operations, spearheaded by the Defense Department. Later, filmmaker Marian…

Thursday on Lake Effect:A divide opens up in the cost of services for domestic abuse victims. We talk with Brendan O'Brien of the online Milwaukee…