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Creative cooking is not only for the restaurant chef, but for those cooking at home as well. NPR's Michele Norris speaks with Michael Lomonaco, author of Nightly Specials, a book that aims to inspire spontaneity in the kitchen.

Hedge fund manager James Altucher says that the way to make money with minimal stress is to invest in lasting demographic trends like identity theft, chocolate and women's legs. He discusses his new book, The Forever Portfolio, and offers his top 10 stock picks.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NFL playoffs and the Australian Open.

You might have seen these stories before. They range from the serious — even the wonky — to the (arguably) absurd.

The transition from military veteran to successful chef seems more likely to occur on a TV sitcom than in real life. But that's the story of Phyllis Kendall, who traded her Air Force cap for a white chef's toque.

A new NFL season is upon us, but the league can't shake some unfinished business. And the Williams sisters hit the hard courts of the U.S. Open.

Also: An excerpt from Dave Eggers' new novel; the best new books coming out this week.

André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe.

Not all libraries track checkouts, and there isn't one definitive national list. But this year lots of people checked out Lessons in Chemistry, Prince Harry's memoir Spare, and Colleen Hoover's books.

In 2016, the album that sold the most physical CDs worldwide wasn't anywhere near the top of the charts — and one of the best-charting records of the year couldn't be bought at all.