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An 'Epilogue' That Makes Sense Of The Chaos Of Memory

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Ellah Allfrey

In his episodic memoir, Will Boast meets the siblings he never knew while navigating family deaths and secrets. Critic Ellah Allfrey finds Epilogue conceptually ambitious, but lacking in execution.

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Sandwich Monday: The Abe Lincoln

4:46pm September 22, 2014

by Ian Chillag

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we eat a mashed-potato-and-sausage-log tribute to our beloved 16th president. After this meal, the better angels of our nature may need CPR.

Ron Perlman played Clay Morrow on FX's Sons of Anarchy.

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Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

3:47pm September 22, 2014

Perlman played the ruthless leader of a motorcycle gang on the FX series. In his new book, Easy Street (The Hard Way), he talks about having a face "that was not ugly but surely one of its kind."

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Sounds of MOSAIC Summer Nights

2:52pm September 22, 2014

by Eddie Garcia

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Fall TV Preview: 'Gotham,' 'Scorpion' And 'Black-ish'

2:39pm September 22, 2014

by David Bianculli

For major broadcast networks, Monday is the official start of the 2014-15 TV season. Fresh Air's critic has a not-very-long list of new shows you should make an effort to sample.

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Shonda Rhimes speaks onstage at the How to Get Away with Murder panel during the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

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The Only One: A Talk With Shonda Rhimes

2:02pm September 22, 2014

by Linda Holmes

On Friday night, Shonda Rhimes spoke about her hugely successful television career, her love of the National Spelling Bee, and the New York Times article that called her an "angry black woman."

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'Sally Heathcote' Rescues Women's Suffrage From The Doldrums

10:36am September 22, 2014

by Etelka Lehoczky

A working-class activist anchors this graphic novel portrayal of British suffrage. Sally Heathcote is a compelling mix of visual ingenuity and historical accuracy.

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Community Theatre of Greensboro Celebrates 65th Season

8:35am September 22, 2014

by David Ford

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Michael Emberley's illustrations, like this one showing an egg traveling through a fallopian tube, make sexual health information accessible to an elementary and middle school audience. But elements of the art, including naked bodies, make some parents un

It May Be 'Perfectly Normal', But It's Also Frequently Banned

7:48am September 22, 2014

by Rebecca Hersher

It's Perfectly Normal, a 20-year-old illustrated sex-ed book for kids, is meant to teach children about sexual health, puberty and relationships. It's one of the most banned books in America.

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For This Job, You Need A Creepy Voice And A Fabulous Scream

8:13pm September 21, 2014

by Lucy Perkins

Halloween may seem like it's a long ways away, but haunted houses around the country are already getting ready, and they are looking for aspiring actors who can make the hair on your neck stand up.

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