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Food stylist Melissa McSorley demonstrates how she prepared the Cubano sandwich from the movie Chef.

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Hollywood Food Stylists Know: You Can't Film Styrofoam Cake And Eat It, Too

3:13pm February 20, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

Melissa McSorley's job is to make food look good — and last — on camera. Sometimes that means cooking 800 Cubano sandwiches, other times it means scooping butter instead of ice cream.

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Along with Colton Dunn (L), Harris Wittels (R) played a bumbling member of the Pawnee animal control team on the show he co-executive-produced, Parks And Recreation.

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The Comedy And Good Conversation Of Harris Wittels

2:24pm February 20, 2015

by Glen Weldon

NPR contributor Glen Weldon remembers writer, actor, producer, musician, and comedy podcast mainstay Harris Wittels, who died Thursday, just 30 years old.

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The Game Room

1:46pm February 20, 2015

Hope you're in the mood for game night. In this round, all the answers contain the name of a popular board game. Who will use their Craniums and emerge numero Uno?

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Rick Rolling

1:46pm February 20, 2015

House musician Jonathan Coulton gives Rick Astley a run for his money. Donning a turtleneck and trench coat, he sings "Never Gonna Give You Up" with the lyrics changed to be about other famous Ricks.

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In These Six 'Wild Tales,' Humans Morph Into Destructive Forces Of Nature

1:34pm February 20, 2015

by David Edelstein

The Argentinean film co-produced by Pedro Almodovar is up for an Oscar for best foreign language film. It features a drunk teenager who runs over a woman and an angry bride at a glitzy Jewish wedding.

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Angels in America, Helen Simoneau Danse, David Lubin, and Mary Dalton on Triad Arts Weekend

12:58pm February 20, 2015

by David Ford

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The Faces Of War And The Rise Of Reconstructive Artistry In David Lubin's New Book

8:53am February 20, 2015

by David Ford

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Costume designer Julie Weiss in her studio in Southern California.

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As 'Hollywood Jobs' Turns 10, We Follow Up With The Folks In The Credits

8:48am February 20, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

NPR's Susan Stamberg has talked to everyone from focus pullers to foley artists. She finds that in the last 10 years, technology and out-of-state tax incentives have been Hollywood game-changers.

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Written during the Soviet era, Mikhail Bulgakov's classic novel, The Master and Margarita, continues to resonate in today's Russia.

Bulgakov's 'Master' Still Strikes A Chord In Today's Russia

8:30pm February 19, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's classic, The Master and Margarita, ridiculed Soviet leaders and bureaucracy. It wasn't published until 27 years after his death, but it still resonates with Russians.

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In the "Winter's Gift" episode of Sofia the First, Disney Princess Tiana (left) from The Princess and the Frog makes a special appearance to help Princess Sofia learn that a true gift comes from the heart.

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And The Moral Of The Story Is ... Kids Don't Always Understand The Moral

8:28pm February 19, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

"Research among U.S. populations of kids indicates that this ability to articulate a moral theme develops fairly slowly, emerging only around age 9 or 10," says researcher Seeta Pai.

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