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Find Unforgettable Art In A Most Unlikely Place: A Pittsburgh Mattress Factory

4:09pm July 24, 2015

by Bob Mondello

The unusual installations at The Mattress Factory include a gallery with a hole in the floor, a mirrored room full of mannequins and polka dots and an entire townhouse woven with miles of black yarn.

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Nearly 200 Comedians, All Playing The Same City

3:31pm July 24, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Just For Laughs, the biggest and oldest comedy festival in the world, is underway in Montreal. We'll find out who's new, who's returned and learn about some surprise hits.

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Nat Wolff and Margo Cara Delevingne in Paper Towns.

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Emotional Maps And 'Paper Towns'

2:37pm July 24, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The film adaptation of YA superstar John Green's novel is an uneven but intermittently affecting story about a disappearing girl and the boy who looks for her.

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A Holocaust Survivor Searches For Her Past In Christian Petzold's 'Phoenix'

1:21pm July 24, 2015

by David Edelstein

A concentration camp survivor seeks a reunion with the husband who may have betrayed her in a new film set in post-war Berlin. Critic David Edelstein calls Phoenix a "morbidly romantic drama."

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Rediscovering The Thrill Of George Balanchine's New York City Ballet

1:21pm July 24, 2015

by Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz discusses the timeless appeal of the late choreographer George Balanchine. "[He] was our Shakespeare. ... watching a Balanchine ballet is like watching music come alive," he says.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Broadcast News Pioneer Marlene Sanders

1:21pm July 24, 2015

Reporter and newscaster Sanders died Tuesday at the age of 84. In 1964, she made broadcast history when she was the first woman to anchor a network evening newscast. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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