Arts

A pear in a bottle at Westford Hill Distillery's orchard in Ashford, Conn.

Arts

Clear Fruit Brandies Pack An Orchard Into A Bottle

2:26pm April 14, 2015

by Jill Neimark

French-style eaux de vie have made a comeback in the U.S. thanks to the farm-to-table movement. Dozens of distilleries are now crafting dry, fragrant spirits from fruits that might have been wasted.

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'Gutshot' Is Gloriously Grand Guignol

12:22pm April 14, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Amelia Gray's new story collection is brimming with gore, guts, madness and deviance. Reviewer Colin Dwyer says Gray is reclaiming a place in literature for our bloody, clumsy, inconvenient bodies.

Sandwich Monday: Breakfast In A Tin

11:14am April 14, 2015

by Gillian Donovan

This week, we try a British delicacy: All Day Breakfast in a can. We may be using the word delicacy incorrectly.

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NC A&T State University Celebrates The Legacy Of Jazz With Delfeayo Marsalis

9:42am April 14, 2015

by David Ford

North Carolina A&T State University Jazz Ensemble will celebrate the legacy of jazz music featuring trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis.

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Asian music hitmaker Jae Chong, at work in a studio in Seoul. His work is all over Asian charts, but his passport is American.

How Asian-Americans Found A Home In The World Of K-Pop

8:33am April 14, 2015

by Elise Hu

For all the unique "Asian-ness" of K-pop, many of its stars are American-born and raised. And now that K-pop's gone global, Asian-American artists are more at home than ever.

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German writer Günter Grass arrives at Günter Grass-Haus, a museum in Luebeck, Germany, for his 80th birthday celebration on Oct. 27, 2007.

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Günter Grass, Who Confronted Germany's Past As Well As His Own, Dies At 87

7:53pm April 13, 2015

by Tom Vitale

In 2006, the Nobel prize-winning author of The Tin Drum admitted that as a teen during World War II, he had served with the Waffen-SS — the combat unit of the Nazi Party's elite military police force.

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Edie Falco stars in Showtime's "Nurse Jackie."

'Nurse Jackie' Ends As TV's Most Honest Depiction Of Addiction

4:46pm April 13, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Showtime's dramedy Nurse Jackie begins its final season Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show offers television's most realistic depiction of a high functioning drug addict.

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A page from the notebook of World War II code-breaking genius Alan Turing is displayed along with his portrait. The 56-page manuscript sold Monday for more than $1 million.

Alan Turing Notebook Sells For More Than $1 Million At Auction

3:36pm April 13, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The manuscript dates to 1942, when the mathematician and computer science pioneer worked to break the German Enigma code. It is filled with complex mathematical and computer science notations.

Driver is best known for his role as Hannah's boyfriend on the HBO series Girls.

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Former Marine Adam Driver On What Acting And The Military Have In Common

3:35pm April 13, 2015

"You have a group of people trying to accomplish a mission that's greater than themselves," the actor says. "It's not about one person." Driver stars in the new film comedy While We're Young.

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Musicians Kevin Drew, Damon Fox, Courtney Love and Andy Kim perform onstage during the 60th anniversary celebration of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" Tuesday at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.

I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'

3:05pm April 13, 2015

by Mandalit DelBarco

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ginsberg's once-controversial poem. A group of musicians and actors put on a show in Los Angeles this week in celebration of Ginsberg and his iconic poem.

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