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Spaghetti supper at Grape Festival, Tontitown, Arkansas, Aug. 16, 1941. Writers and photographers for the America Eats projects captured eclectic scenes across the nation, from Texas up to Vermont and the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The Grand, Unfinished Task Of Chronicling How America Eats

7:00am October 22, 2016

by Nicole Jankowski

An ambitious federal project, abandoned as WWII loomed, sought to document the country's food traditions amidst great change — as fast food was rising and ethnic cuisine was becoming American cuisine.

When Cultural Heritage Is At Risk, Italy's Art Police Come To The Rescue

5:33am October 22, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

Over the decades, they've tracked down looted paintings and manuscripts, and rescued artwork after natural disasters. These days, they're salvaging centuries-old works in Italy's Amatrice quake zone.

This statue, in Sudbury, Ontario, was apparently vandalized about a year ago. A local artist volunteered to help replace Jesus' missing head, but not everyone appreciates her efforts.

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New Head For Jesus Statue That Prompted Double Takes Is Gone

7:30pm October 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Last year, baby Jesus' head went missing from a statue at a church in northern Ontario. A local artist sculpted an attention-getting substitute, but that damaged the statue.

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'Moonlight': A Cinematic Poem Of Love, Loneliness And Coming Out

4:58pm October 21, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The most rewarding coming-of-age film in many a moon, lyrically luminous Moonlight is the story of a gay African-American youngster in Miami who experiences trouble, trauma and unexpected grace.

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Ti West and James Ransone on Ask Me Another.

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Ti West & James Ransone: In A Valley Of Trivia

12:21pm October 21, 2016

In the spirit of the Western, our VIPs face off in an Ask Me Another showdown! Ophira and Jonathan give clues to an answer with the word "West" in it — first to buzz in with the correct answer wins!

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare

12:19pm October 21, 2016

This game was written by someone who studied Shakespeare's plays a long time ago, but has since forgotten almost everything about them.

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Star Trek Species, Energy Drink, Or Infomercial Product?

12:19pm October 21, 2016

ENTER TEASER

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Mystery Guest

12:19pm October 21, 2016

Ophira and Jonathan become the contestants in this round of Mystery Guest! Marie Carter has a job that takes her all over New York City, and Ophira and Jonathan try to figure out what it is.

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Let's Turn It On

12:19pm October 21, 2016

In this music game, Jonathan Coulton revamps the sensual Marvin Gaye song "Let's Get It On" to be about famous people who invented or discovered something.

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One-Named Wonders

12:19pm October 21, 2016

This game contains a bunch of words that have something in common: they're all one-word titles of songs performed by a one-named musician.

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