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Donatella Versace (Penelope Cruz), in mourning for her screentime, in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.

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'The Assassination Of Gianni Versace' Isn't What You Think It Is

9:11am January 16, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Despite its Versace-focused ad campaign, the second season of FX's American Crime Story spends most of its running time attempting to plumb the psyche of his murderer — with mixed results.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text, by Mary Shelley

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See A Famous Monster Come Alive In 'Frankenstein: The 1818 Text'

7:00am January 16, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

Most stage and screen versions of Frankenstein are based on a later edition of Mary Shelley's classic — this new reprint of her original text shows the story growing and changing with its author.

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New Picture Book Illustrates How 'Love' Is Always Around

8:33pm January 15, 2018

If you're lucky, you know what love is before you can even say the word. When you're a little kid love is a piece of toast, the color of a sunset, music from the radio. That's the message of a new picture book called, Love. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with author Matt de la Pena and illustrator Loren Long.

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Google's app matching faces to famous paintings went viral prompting, a flurry of selfies over the weekend.

Google App Goes Viral Making An Art Out Of Matching Faces To Paintings

5:46pm January 15, 2018

by Amy Held

The Google Arts & Culture app, allowing users to compare their selfies to famous works of art, took a top spot in the app store over the weekend and took over social media.

In The Insult, a minor argument between a Lebanese Christian named Toni (Adel Karam, left) and a Palestinian refugee named Yasser (Kamel El Basha) spirals out of control.

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In 'The Insult,' All Politics Is A Local Neighborhood Squabble

4:24pm January 15, 2018

by Bilal Qureshi

Ziad Doueiri's new Oscar-shortlisted film is about the religious and tribal divisions in contemporary Lebanon — and how a small altercation in Beirut can spiral out of control.

'They Didn't Want Me There': Remembering The Terror Of School Integration

3:31pm January 15, 2018

by Dave Davies

In 1957, three years after the Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional, Melba Pattillo Beals was one of nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.

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The Vigilant Thriller 'Into The Fade' Melds Tragedy With Nihilism

3:31pm January 15, 2018

by David Edelstein

Diane Kruger plays a German woman whose Turkish husband and young son are killed in a bomb attack. David Edelstein says that despite its crisp storytelling, Into The Fade is "a little disappointing."

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Urchin Triptych is one of hundreds of Christopher Marley artworks on display at the Gallery of Amazing Things' "Biophilia" exhibition.

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Oregon Artist Turns Dead Creatures Into Beautiful Compositions

3:00pm January 15, 2018

by Aaron Scott

Christopher Marley only uses specimens that have died from natural causes or been caught as fishing bycatch. Then he freeze-dries them, which is why they seem so alive in his artwork.

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Protesting Through Poetry

8:52am January 15, 2018

Morning Edition co-host Rachel Martin talks to authors Kwame Alexander and Nikki Giovanni about protesting through poetry.

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Kaveh Akbar — himself a poet — posts in-depth interview with his favorite poets every week on DiveDapper.

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Kaveh Akbar Is Poetry's Biggest Cheerleader

10:00am January 14, 2018

by Jeevika Verma

Akbar, a poet himself, waves his pom poms for the form at DiveDapper, a site dedicated to in-depth interviews with his favorite poets. He says he wants to live his life "in joyful service" to poetry.