Vincent Acovino
Stories
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A Game Challenges Californians To Find A Working Payphone
When was the last time you saw a payphone? For most people it's probably been a while. In California, there are more than 2000 working payphones. A game challenges the public to find them.
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How Suda51 became one the most memorable video game creators
Video game director Goichi Suda, also known as Suda51, has a subversive and genre-bending style that has made his work stand out among gaming fans for more than three decades.
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Advocate for military families on what wartime deployment means at home
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, about the challenges that military families face around deployment.
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After 25 years, Gorillaz band members are still cartoons but the music is very real
Gorillaz, the animated band, burst on the scene 25 years ago. NPR's Juana Summers talks to musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, the band's creators, about how it has evolved.
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'Relooted' is a game about repatriating art
In the new video game Relooted, players are asked to repatriate African artifacts from museums.
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Emily Nemens' novel 'Clutch' tells the story of 5 women and their lifelong friendship
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Emily Nemens about her latest novel, Clutch, which tells the story of five women and their lifelong friendship.
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A Minneapolis restaurant adjusts to the new normal
Restaurants in Minneapolis have shifted their business strategies -- and their missions -- around the federal immigration push in the Twin Cities region.
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Minnesotans are training to become constitutional observers — of ICE
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Edwin Torres DeSantiago, who conducts trainings for constitutional observation of immigration enforcement.
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What Tom Homan's leadership might mean in Minneapolis
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic about Tom Homan's career in law enforcement, and what she thinks his arrival in Minneapolis will mean for the immigration crackdown.
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Chuck Klosterman still sees football as a net positive (but it's close)
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with cultural critic Chuck Klosterman about his new book, which trains a critical eye on the cultural significance and future of a sport he loves: football.