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'Finders Keepers' Is A Simple Book About Complicated Ideas

7:03am June 04, 2015

by Bethanne Patrick

Stephen King wields many pens; in Finders Keepers he's examining the role of authors and the masks they wear for the public. Critic Bethanne Patrick says the action zooms after a sluggish start.

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WFDD Dining Room: The Changing Tastes Of Southern Food

2:00am June 04, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

As tastes evolve, so does the definition of Southern Food.

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Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick in The Last Five Years.

Every Song In 'The Last Five Years,' Ranked By Uncontrollable Sobbing

6:41pm June 03, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We proudly present a highly subjective sobfest ranking all the songs in the sobbing-est musical ever to blow your mind with its complex chronology.

The Amanda and John Musolino, one of the families featured on The Briefcase.

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Small Batch Edition: We Really, Really Hated 'The Briefcase'

10:59am June 03, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We don't want to hide the ball on this one, so we'll just tell you: we really, really, really didn't like the new show in which families are psychologically tortured over piles of money.

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Chamber Music on the Hill Summer Program Teaches Both Musical and Non-Musical Lessons

10:30am June 03, 2015

by David Ford

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'Sage' Is A Naturalist's Guide To The Historic Rabbits Of Waterloo

10:15am June 03, 2015

by Jason Sheehan

Leona Francombe's debut novel is all about rabbits: They eat, they sleep, and they think about the battle of Waterloo. Reviewer Jason Sheehan says it's a lovely story that sometimes lacks a point.

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A 'Pinch' Of Magic Seasons This Half-Fantastical Neighborhood History

7:03am June 03, 2015

by Alan Cheuse

Steve Stern's slice of the mythical South is the Pinch, a hardscrabble immigrant neighborhood of northwest Memphis where the Torah trumps the King James Bible and the rabbis have magical powers.

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Slavery, Famine And The Politics Of Pie: What Civil War Recipes Reveal

7:02am June 03, 2015

by Nina Martyris

From recipes for apple pie without apples to advice on how to treat servants, the era's cookbooks hint at the turbulence outside the kitchen window. Indeed, food helped decide the war's outcome.

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A Publishing Insider Turns The Page On A Bygone World In 'Muse'

6:35pm June 02, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Poet and publisher Jonathan Galassi knows just about everyone in his industry, and a lot of them turn up in his debut novel, Muse. Lynn Neary talks to Galassi about the writing (and publishing) life.

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Psychologist Traci Mann calls willpower "a mythical quality and certainly not something that can be relied upon for weight loss."

In 'Eating Lab,' A Psychologist Spills Secrets On Why Diets Fail

6:01pm June 02, 2015

by Jean Fain

Diets will rarely lead to significant or sustainable weight loss, Traci Mann argues in a new book. Instead, she suggests trying proven mental strategies for reaching your "leanest, livable weight."