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Tilda Swinton thinks about death and says you should, too

1:39pm January 08, 2025

Swinton plays a woman dying of cancer in Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door. "A life spent considering how we're going to spend our end is not wasted time," Swinton says.

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Yeezus is Kanye West's seventh studio album.

Music & Culture

On 'Yeezus,' Kanye West Sounds Strikingly Self-Aware

by Ken Tucker

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Books
Arts

Oliver Sacks, Exploring How Hallucinations Happen

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In his new book, The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter looks at President Obama's re-election campaign.

'The Center Holds' Sees Victory For Moderates In Obama's Win

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Actor James Gandolfini speaks at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in January 2013. He died on June 19.

Arts

Gandolfini Through The Eyes Of Those He Worked With

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Oldenburg's fascination with simple, everyday objects often led him to food as a subject, as with Pastry Case, I, 1961-62.

Arts

The Art Of Life: Claes Oldenburg At MOMA

by Lloyd Schwartz

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The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Md.

'The Watchers' Have Had Their Eyes On Us For Years

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Miami-born CÃ©cile McLorin Salvant learned about improvisation and sang with her first band after moving to France in 2007.

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Making Old Songs New Again

by Kevin Whitehead

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The Deserters is Charles Glass' second book relating to World War II. His last book, Americans in Paris, told the story of the U.S. citizens who remained in the French capital after the 1940 German invasion.

WWII 'Deserters': Stories Of Men Who Left The Front Lines

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Colum McCann's new book imagines the intersections of three historic flights across the Atlantic Ocean.

Books
Arts

In 'TransAtlantic,' The Flight Is Almost Too Smooth

by Maureen Corrigan

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Jo Lawry, Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer are three of the backup singers profiled in the new documentary 20 Feet From Stardom.

Fresh Air Weekend: Rogen, Goldberg, '20 Feet From Stardom' And 'Much Ado'

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Stephen King delves into the seedy underworld of carnies for his latest novel, Joyland.

Books
Arts

Stephen King On Growing Up, Believing In God And Getting Scared

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Fran Kranz stars as Claudio in Joss Whedon's new take on Shakespeare's classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Arts

Whedon's Touch Finds A Match With 'Much Ado'

by David Edelstein

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