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'The Night Clock' Ticks With Wit, Fright And Fantasy

5:57pm November 11, 2015

by Jason Heller

Paul Meloy's debut novel fuses humor, horror and personal experience. It's the story of a 40-something psychiatric nurse who discovers he's a part of a cosmic battle against the forces of nightmare.

Shonda Rhimes appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sept. 24. Her new memoir is called Year of Yes.

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Shonda Rhimes On Running 3 Hit Shows And The Limits Of Network TV

5:44pm November 11, 2015

The force behind ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder says she has fought to get important images — like same-sex couple love scenes — on air.

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There may be a shift occurring in our willingness to eat alone that has to do with the pleasure and power of food itself.

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Why Eating Out Alone Doesn't Have To Be Lonely

3:32pm November 11, 2015

by Jill Neimark

More Americans are eating alone — at restaurants and at home. Writer Simran Sethi argues in a new book that eating alone can be a courageous act that deepens appreciation of food and place.

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The Entire Soviet Union Fits Into 'The Big Green Tent'

12:03pm November 11, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Ludmila Ulitskaya's new novel follows three childhood friends in the years after Stalin's death — and the dozens of characters their lives intersect with — in a masterpiece of detail and ambition.

Video: Lessons On First-Gen Life From Yvonne Orji Of 'Insecure'

11:07am November 11, 2015

by Jeff Yang

When Yvonne Orji told her parents she was going to be a comedian, they cried. Since then, her story has inspired "first gens" all over the world.

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Simran Sethi On "Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss Of Foods We Love"

10:28pm November 10, 2015

by Bethany Chafin

Reading Simran Sethi's new book will change the way you eat and drink.

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Tang Xiong Xiong, a Bichon Frise, came into the salon as a ball of fluff and emerged with her head shaped like a square. "She's getting used to it," says her owner.

For Taiwanese Dogs, Being Square Is Stylish

7:41pm November 10, 2015

by Elise Hu

These days, owners are asking for their four-legged friends to be styled as spheres and squares. We visit the Taiwanese grooming shop where the geometric grooming trend took root.

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The team behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 could release new episodes in the summer of 2016, after creator Joel Hodgson launched a Kickstarter campaign.

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'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Creator Raises $500K Toward New Season

5:34pm November 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Hours after launching a Kickstarter campaign to revive a TV show that made horrible movies enjoyable, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson raised a quarter of his $2 million goal.

Colin Jost and Michael Che co-anchor SNL's "Weekend Update" segment.

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'Weekend Update' Co-Anchors Dish On 'SNL' And Donald Trump

3:10pm November 10, 2015

As hosts of Saturday Night Live's news segment, Colin Jost and Michael Che are used to joking about hot-button issues. "Whoever is in a position of power, you're going to take shots at," Jost says.

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When we exhale while we're eating, air sweeps into the back of the mouth and throat where a heap of flavor compounds are and carries them up into the nose where we can enjoy them.

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Mechanics Of Eating: Why You'll Miss Flavor If You Scarf Your Food

2:43pm November 10, 2015

by Angus Chen

The real complexity of flavor comes from a food or drink's aroma. But the main way we experience the full range of these compounds isn't by sniffing. It's by breathing evenly while we eat.