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LA County Museum Of Art Presents Last Sculpture By Chris Burden

9:26pm May 18, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

The museum presented on Monday a new sculpture by artist Chris Burden, who died May 10. "Ode to Santos Dumont," is a kinetic airship inspired by the Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont.

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'The Gracekeepers' Sets Damplings Against The Landlockers

9:18pm May 18, 2015

The world of The Gracekeepers has two types of people — those of the land and those of the sea. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kirsty Logan about her novel, set in a future enveloped by water.

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The cast of Mad Men: January Jones (from left), Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks and John Slattery

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'Mad Men' Finale: A Love Letter To Fans Filled With Mostly Happy Endings

9:13pm May 18, 2015

by Eric Deggans

AMC's Mad Men ended its seven-season run on Sunday. Fans may have loved how characters' stories were resolved, but critics may question how writers got them there.

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Motivational speaker Tony Robbins, shown in California in 2010, is the author of numerous self-help books. His latest is Money.

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Not My Job: Tony Robbins Gets Quizzed On Laziness

5:12pm May 18, 2015

The life coach behind the Unleash the Power Within seminars has built his career around motivating people. We invited the go-getter to answer three questions about incredibly lazy people.

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A federal court has dissolved an order that forced Google-owned YouTube to take down the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" video. The ruling rejects copyright claims from Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress in the video.

Google Wins Copyright And Speech Case Over 'Innocence Of Muslims' Video

3:58pm May 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A federal appeals court has reversed an order that forced Google-owned YouTube to take down a trailer for a controversial anti-Muslim video last year.

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'Mad Men' Ends, Singing A Familiar Song

2:48pm May 18, 2015

by Linda Holmes

The multiple-Emmy-winning drama series ended on Sunday night with a finale that saw change in some corners and a total lack of change in others.

Jars of Terressentia bourbon wait for final production. Terressentia uses a process to artificially "age" its bourbon in a few hours, forgoing traditional aging, which takes years.

South Carolina Distiller Promises To Make Kentucky Liquor Quicker

1:04pm May 18, 2015

by Cass Herrington

A company called Terressentia that uses a chemical process to age bourbon not in years — but in hours — is unsettling an industry that is long-soaked in history and tradition.

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Hailee Steinfeld played Mattie Ross in the Coen brothers' 2010 version of True Grit.

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A 13-Year-Old, A Burlap Dress And A Career Launch That Took 'Grit'

12:38pm May 18, 2015

by Daniel Hajek

Ethan and Joel Coen spent months searching for the right actress to play Mattie Ross in their 2010 film True Grit. Then, just weeks before filming, Hailee Steinfeld showed up — dressed in character.

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Looking Back at the Success of an Inaugural Student-Run Music Festival

12:32pm May 18, 2015

Epileptic strobe lights. Hazy smoke. Reggae keyboardists swayed in time to Jamaican-inspired beats, their dreadlocks tapping the floor.

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Call It A Prose Ceremony: 'Bachelor' Host Writes A Novel

11:12am May 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

Chris Harrison's new book is an amusing romance novel — and a ripe excuse for us to ask some lingering questions about the reality show juggernaut that's made him famous.

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