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Who's That Batgirl? 'Burnside' Charms Despite Stumbles

8:07pm June 16, 2015

by Etelka Lehoczky

Barbara Gordon gets a perky makeover in the new Batgirl Vol. 1. Critic Etelka Lehoczky says the series is a clever exploration of identity in the digital age, but suffers from occasional cluelessness.

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney co-star in the new Amazon romantic comedy, Catastrophe.

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Amazon's 'Catastrophe' Isn't One — Unlike Some TV Rom-Coms

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Amazon on Friday debuts a comedy about an American man and Irish woman united by an unexpected pregnancy. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says it's a wonderful, fresh vision of romance on TV.

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We're All Looking For A Home 'In The Country'

7:31pm June 16, 2015

by Michael Schaub

Many of the characters in Mia Alvar's debut story collection are outcasts looking for love and a home — but critic Michael Schaub says it's hard to condense this impressive book into just one theme.

In his new book One Man Against the World, Tim Weiner explores some of the questions surrounding the presidency of Richard Nixon, pictured above in the Oval Office on Feb. 19, 1970.

Fueled By Fear, How Richard Nixon Became 'One Man Against The World'

4:52pm June 16, 2015

In his new book, New York Times journalist Tim Weiner paints a portrait of a president overwhelmed by wars at home and abroad, whose self-destructive behavior resulted in "political suicide."

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Kate Atkinson says she never sees her characters at just one stage of their lives. Just as we are constantly thinking about the past, present and future in real life, she constructs her characters in the same way.

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Kate Atkinson Tells Book Club How She Crafts Characters At All Life Stages

4:24pm June 16, 2015

In A God in Ruins, Atkinson jumps forward and backward in time, telling the story of characters as children, parents and grandparents. "We don't just live in this moment," she says.

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Bloomsday enthusiasts get into the sartorial spirit of Ulysses in the novel's native town, Dublin.

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Merry Bloomsday! For Communion With Joyce, Raise A Sacramental Guinness

2:25pm June 16, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

To honor the day that James Joyce's character Leopold Bloom wandered the streets in Ulysses, fans the world over have found fitting ways to celebrate — boisterously, and often reverent with obscenity.

Potato swirls at 626 Night Market in Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.

Nocturnal Nosh: Americans Get A Taste Of Night Markets

1:24pm June 16, 2015

by Bonny Wolf

Evening markets are a common sight throughout Asia, where delicious aromas regularly beckon hungry shoppers. Now night markets are popping up here in cities across the U.S.

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Higher butterfat content makes ice cream thick and heavy, which is why you can get a nice, round, firm scoop of ice cream, shown at left. Gelato, at right, has less cream, which gives you softer drifts.

Why Scream For Gelato Instead Of Ice Cream? Here's The Scoop

12:21pm June 16, 2015

by Linda Poon

Ice cream's velvety Italian cousin is becoming one of America's favorite frozen desserts. It has less fat, but somehow tastes creamier and holds flavors better. So what's gelato's secret?

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'Modern Romance' And The Emerging Audiobook

11:18am June 16, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance is a good example of an audiobook that finds new ways to play with format and style in a way that builds a separate performance rather than just reading aloud.

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Kernersville Little Theatre Presents "The Pajama Game"

8:55am June 16, 2015

by David Ford

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