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For TV Advertisers, A Hunt For Live Audiences

7:11pm May 29, 2014

Advertising deals for the upcoming television season are now being negotiated. Jeanine Poggi, TV reporter for Ad Age, says that in an era of time-shifted viewing, advertisers are in hot pursuit of the people who watch TV live.

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Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema Presents Lloyd Kaufman & Return to Nuke 'Em High Vol 1

8:35am May 29, 2014

by Eddie Garcia

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Angelou Called a Unifying Force

11:09pm May 28, 2014

Triad residents applaud Dr. Maya Angelou for inspiring people to stand and be courageous in the storms.

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Angelou began her career as a dancer and writer. She was part of the Caribbean Calypso Festival in 1957.

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Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, Dies At 86

9:11pm May 28, 2014

by Lynn Neary

Angelou refused to speak for much of her childhood and revealed the scars of her past in her groundbreaking memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She opened doors for black and female writers.

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Tarquin Hall, shown here near the Rajpath in Delhi, is a British-born journalist and author. The Case of the Missing Servant, the first book in the Vish Puri series, was his first mystery novel.

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Mystery Series' Portly P.I. Peels Back The Layers Of Delhi Society

5:59pm May 28, 2014

by Julie McCarthy

Tarquin Hall's mystery novels, starring the Punjabi detective Vish Puri, are a merry introduction to India's cultural and culinary delights.

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Jassy Mackenzie was born in Rhodesia and moved to South Africa when she was eight years old. She edits and writes for the annual publication Best of South Africa.

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Hardcore With A Heart: Joburg Thrillers Star A Spunky P.I.

5:54pm May 28, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Jassy Mackenzie's crime novels, set in Johannesburg, star the not-always-law-abiding private investigator Jade de Jong. Mackenzie says that de Jong and "Joburg" are well-matched.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Poet And Memoirist Maya Angelou

3:10pm May 28, 2014

In 1986, Angelou spoke to Terry Gross about Southern influences in her writing, her love of autobiography and how, as a traumatized young girl, poetry inspired her to start speaking again.

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Multiplexes Heat Up For Summer Blockbuster Season

10:54am May 28, 2014

by Bob Mondello

From apocalyptic sci-fi adventures to musical biopics and road-trip comedies, Hollywood has more than 80 would-be box-office behemoths on tap for moviegoers between now and Labor Day.

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Second Spring Arts Gears Up for 2014 Festival

10:20am May 28, 2014

by David Ford

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As part of the documentary Stand Up Planet, South African comedian Mpho Popps (left) and Indian comedian Aditi Mittal (right) came to Los Angeles to perform with Hasan Minhaj at the Laugh Factory.

'Stand Up Planet' Follows Jokes To Serious Global Issues

9:45am May 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

The TV documentary takes Los Angeles-based comedian Hasan Minhaj to South Africa and India, in search of comics who are bringing light and laughter to some serious topics.

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