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In A Funny New Novel, A Weary Professor Writes To 'Dear Committee Members'

11:31am August 15, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Julie Schumacher's anti-hero pens recommendations for junior colleagues, lackluster students and former lovers. The novel deftly mixes comedy with social criticism and righteous outrage.

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The Paper Boy Takes Readers Along a Route of National and Local Stories

8:49am August 15, 2014

by Bethany Chafin

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How 'The Knick' Creators Capture Turn-Of-The-Century Operating Scenes

2:49pm August 14, 2014

The drama is set in a New York hospital in 1900, when surgeons were developing new techniques. Series creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler and medical historian Stanley Burns talk about the show.

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Hollywood, Broadway Icon Lauren Bacall Dies At 89

8:02am August 14, 2014

by Mandalit del Barco

Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall was Humphrey Bogart's partner on and off the screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award, won two Tony Awards and received an honorary Oscar in 2009.

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Blue Ridge Music Center and Paul Brown's Across the Blue Ridge

7:31am August 14, 2014

by David Ford

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Deaccessioning — the permanent removal of an object from a museum's collection — has been a big issue in Detroit. When the city declared bankruptcy, it had to put all of its assets on the table. Turns out, the most valuable asset was the art collectio

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As Museums Try To Make Ends Meet, 'Deaccession' Is The Art World's Dirty Word

5:57pm August 13, 2014

by Elizabeth Blair

Deaccessioning is the permanent removal of an object from a museum's collection. And there are a lot of rules surrounding it — for one, selling art to pay off debt will get you in big trouble.

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David Suchet plays Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot. The last season premiers Aug. 25 on Acorn TV.

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Case Closed: Agatha Christie's Detective Poirot Solves His Last TV Mystery

3:24pm August 13, 2014

by David Bianculli

After decades on air, Poirot's 13th and final season begins Aug. 25. David Suchet still stars as detective Hercule Poirot, but you won't find the show on PBS. So where is it?

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The Titan II intercontinental-range missile, pictured in 1965, sits ready for launch on its 150-feet-deep underground launchpad. "The one warhead on a Titan II had three times the explosive force of all the bombs used by all the armies in the second world

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Nuclear 'Command And Control': A History Of False Alarms And Near Catastrophes

11:39am August 13, 2014

Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, spent six years researching America's nuclear weapons. In Command and Control, he details explosions, false attack alerts and accidentally dropped bombs.

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Music Academy of North Carolina Artist Faculty Series Concert

7:37am August 13, 2014

by David Ford

The Music Academy of NC (MANC) is a nonprofit community music school in Greensboro.

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Legendary Film Star Lauren Bacall Dies At 89

10:09pm August 12, 2014

She was loved for her smokey voice and alluring gaze. NPR's Robert Siegel talks about the Hollywood star and her career with correspondent Neda Ulaby.

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