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Two Italys Take A Road Trip In 'Il Sorpasso'

8:33pm May 08, 2014

by John Powers

The 1962 comic drama follows two young men: one who smacks of Italy's joyless '50s and one who embodies the prosperity and recklessness of the '60s. The film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Remembering Author Farley Mowat, Who 'Wore His Kilt Dangerously'

7:49pm May 08, 2014

Canadian writer Farley Mowat has died at the age of 92. The prolific author published 45 books, perhaps the most popular of which was Never Cry Wolf.

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Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Page 10.

A Cartoonist's Funny, Heartbreaking Take On Caring For Aging Parents

1:26pm May 08, 2014

In Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast combines text, cartoons, sketches and photos to describe her interactions with her parents during the last years of their lives.

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Celtic Pottery Studios Creates Functional and Decorative Pottery with Crystalline Glazes

8:28am May 08, 2014

by David Ford

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Among Hill Street Blues' many innovations, says David Bianculli, was focusing on a large ensemble cast instead of one or two central stars. Pictured here: Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport, Daniel J. Travanti as Capt. Frank Furillo and Robert Prosky as Sg

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'Hill Street Blues' Created Two Eras For TV Drama: Before And After

2:49pm May 07, 2014

by David Bianculli

In 1981, NBC presented a new police series that went on to make TV history. Hill Street Blues has just been released on DVD in its entirety for the first time.

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Poker players take part in the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas.

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From Poker Amateur To World Series Competitor In 'The Noble Hustle'

1:37pm May 07, 2014

Colson Whitehead's new book was born of an assignment to write about the World Series of Poker for Grantland. It's a sharp observational tale of the game, those who play it and how it changed him.

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Marilyn Keiser Performs at Old Salem for 10th Anniversary of David Tannenberg Organ's Restoration

8:28am May 07, 2014

by David Ford

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Srinivas Ayyagari onstage in 1992 (left); at right, Ayyagari today. "Seeing someone from ESPN commenting on your style and strategy was bizarre and weird. But it's the closest I'll ever come to being an athlete," Ayyagari says.

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What Happens To Spelling Bee Kids? Years Later, The Prize Is Perspective

2:25pm May 06, 2014

by Elise Hu

NPR tracked down former top spellers to see how they're faring, decades after their early successes.

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Pianist Alexander Schimpf to Perform Several Concerts with Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

7:54am May 06, 2014

by David Ford

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Todd Barry has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Late Show With David Letterman and Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

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Todd Barry's New Stand-Up Strategy: 'Does Anyone Want To Talk To Me?'

3:51pm May 05, 2014

Last year, the comedian teamed up with Louis C.K. to film a tour in which all he did was crowd work, or engage the audience in improvised conversations.

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