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An Intimate Pontormo Show Outshines The Met's Big Delacroix Retrospective

2:20pm November 05, 2018

by Lloyd Schwartz

In the age of blockbuster art exhibitions, a small show sometimes makes just as big an impression as a large one. That's what happened to critic Lloyd Schwartz on a recent trip to New York.

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'Why Religion?' Asks 'How Hearts Can Heal' After Tragedy

2:17pm November 05, 2018

by Terry Gross

Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.

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Mira and her raccoon pal BK. Spoiler alert: He's kind of a jerk.

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Reading The Game: Donut County

11:19am November 05, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a trip to Donut County — which is about doughnuts, yes, but also giant holes, cranky raccoons, and learning not to be a jerk.

Oscar Robertson is one of the athletes who's interviewed in the new documentary series Shut Up and Dribble.

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No, Athletes Will Not 'Shut Up And Dribble' — And They Never Have

5:00am November 05, 2018

by Linda Holmes

A new documentary series on Showtime, executive produced by LeBron James, offers a direct, pointed, emphatic response to commentator Laura Ingraham and her admonition to him to stay out of politics.

Abstract artist Larry Poons is enjoying a late-career resurgence of interest, decades after his optical dot paintings attracted acclaim in the 1960s. Poons is a key figure in the documentary The Price of Everything.

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New Documentary Paints A Picture Of The Contemporary Art Market Run Amok

5:41pm November 04, 2018

by Michel Martin

HBO's The Price of Everything calls into question the current price explosion and commodification of modern art "that's fascinating, but it's also terrifying," says director Nathaniel Kahn.

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition

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Enter 'Sandman': Anniversary Edition Celebrates 30 Years Of Dream-Spinning

8:32am November 04, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Neil Gaiman's most famous creation first appeared in the comics 30 years ago, but the Sandman is still shaping our dreams — and his stories look and feel just as cool now as they did in 1989.

The life and death of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin, pictured here in 2010, is the subject of a new book by Lindsey Hilsum, a fellow journalist.

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A New Biography Of Marie Colvin, Eyewitness To War

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The American journalist reported on the human impact of war from places few Westerners ventured. Her life is the subject of In Extremis, by fellow correspondent Lindsey Hilsum.

Charlene deGuzman plays the lead character Joy in Unlovable, which is loosely based on her own experience with sex and love addiction.

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Behind The Real Sex And Love Addiction In The Musical Film 'Unlovable'

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The new movie stars Charlene deGuzman as a woman finding her way back from rock bottom. It's somewhat comedic, but also based on her own condition and recovery.

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Renaissance Reminiscent Paintings Celebrate Ferguson, St. Louis Residents

5:35pm November 03, 2018

by Jeremy D. Goodwin

Kehinde Wiley paints black men and women in poses once associated with white aristocrats. He says he's claiming space in the art museum for people who have not always felt welcome there.

Gloria "Gigi" Johnson is the caregiver for her mother and two grandchildren. Johnson is a pillar of the Warner Robins community and promotes voting in her neighborhood.

The Complex Lives of Nonvoters

10:10am November 03, 2018

While many Americans are enthusiastic about voting in this year's midterm elections, a majority are unlikely to. Photographer Andrea Bruce traveled the U.S. to find out why people choose to stay home.