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Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard is the author of a series of six autobiographical novels called My Struggle, as well as the novels Out of the World and A Time for Everything.

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Knausgaard's 'Autumn' Considers Everything From Toilet Bowls To Twilight

11:41am August 23, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Karl Ove Knausgaard — known for his six-volume autobiographical series My Struggle — is now writing meditative, short texts, focused on a variety of topics, interspersed with letters to his daughter.

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From Rolls-Royce To Grey Poupon, A Look At Brand Mentions In Chart-Topping Songs

6:13pm August 22, 2017

by Kat Lonsdorf

Musicians love to sing about cars — but they've also referenced mustard, bandages and chocolate. Bloomberg reporter Kim Bhasin talks about analyzing the lyrics of popular songs for brand mentions.

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Ted Kaczynski is flanked by federal agents as he is led from the federal courthouse in Helena, Mont., on April 4, 1996. Kaczynski is now serving a life sentence in prison for the bombings.

FBI Profiler Says Linguistic Work Was Pivotal In Capture Of Unabomber

5:29pm August 22, 2017

by Dave Davies

James R. Fitzgerald says Ted Kaczynski's writings helped cracked the case that confounded the FBI for more than 17 years. Manhunt: Unabomber, a TV series on the Discovery Channel, retells the story.

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Wahida, 20, sits on her bed inside the female ward of a prison in Herat, Afghanistan. She was arrested when she was seven months pregnant, convicted for helping her sister-in-law murder her husband. Her daughter, Mahtab, who is now 10 months old, was born

PHOTOS: The Hidden World Of Afghanistan's Nameless Women

4:35pm August 22, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

In the Dari language, there's no word to describe these single mothers, who are pushed to the fringes of Afghan society. Photographer Kiana Hayeri captures their daily struggles.

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If You Want Groundbreaking Noir, Try Looking 'In A Lonely Place'

1:43pm August 22, 2017

by John Powers

The 1950 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame was adapted from a lesser-known 1947 novel by Dorothy B. Hughes, who belongs in the crime-writing pantheon. The novel's just been re-released.

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Books Become A Bridge Out Of Grief In 'The Futilitarians'

10:31am August 22, 2017

by Jason Heller

Anne Gisleson was reeling from a series of family tragedies when she began meeting with friends to discuss books and life in post-Katrina New Orleans. Her new book chronicles a year of those meetings.

Pamela Adlon plays plays Sam, a single mom raising three daughters (from left, Olivia Edward, Hannah Alligood and Mikey Madison) in the FX comedy series Better Things.

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Pamela Adlon Started Working At Age 9, But 'Better Things' Happened At 50

4:42pm August 21, 2017

Adlon has four titles in the credits of the FX comedy series Better Things: actress, writer, director and producer. "I want to elevate the mundane ..." she says. "This is the way I live my life."

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'Godzilla' Descends On Mexico City As Filmmakers Shoot Scenes In The Metropolis

4:42pm August 21, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

While America was consumed by the total eclipse of the sun, residents of Mexico City witnessed a spectacle of a different order: Godzilla attacked the metropolis. Scenes from the new film were shot in the Mexican capital.

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Despite Different Styles, Dick Gregory And Jerry Lewis Inspired Generations Of Comics

4:42pm August 21, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Two giants of comedy died this weekend. Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis had very different styles, but both men were hugely influential. There are many comedians who drew equal parts inspiration from both men.

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Haunting 'Marjorie Prime' Is Suffused With Forgiveness And Despair

2:37pm August 21, 2017

by David Edelstein

The new film is set in the near future, when people can purchase holographic versions of their dead loved ones. This drama isn't about technology — it's sci-fi as a means of exploring our inner lives.

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