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Polymath Terry Moore wondered why "X" is the universal unknown in algebra. He dove into the history of numbers to come up with an unexpected answer.

Author and boxing trainer F.X. Toole's personal story — and writings — inspired Clint Eastwood's Oscar-contending film Million Dollar Baby.

Marable's life work, published just days after his death, casts Malcolm X's legacy in a new light. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention explores the Muslim leader's personal relationships and encourages a re-examination of his assassination.

Nick Veasey has looked inside everything from airplanes to oranges. Veasey is an X-ray photographer and recently published a collection of his work. Science Friday digital producer Flora Lichtman stopped by a shoot to see the artist in action.

A satirical look at globalization in the fashion of Voltaire's Candide, the novel X Out of Wonderland by David Cates is based in part on the author's own travels. In addition to writing, Cates directs Missoula Medical Aid, a health-clinic supply program in Honduras.

On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcom X was assassinated at the Audubon ballroom in Harlem. On what would have been his 80th birthday, Allison Keyes reports on a new exhibit on the civil rights leader and the opening of the Malcom X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center on the site of the Audubon.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is a time-travel movie, but not only because of its plot. It's also an experiment in how to continue a franchise without the potential complications of starting over.

The track, co-written in English and Korean by both groups, celebrates life's small wonders.

Miami's soul music legend asks us to stop and see what's goin' down in this "Dizzy Dizzy World."

The NPR Shop collaborated with Philadelphia Print Works to bring us this Pride collection.