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'Before I Burn' Uses Autobiography To Tell A Crime Story

7:14am January 03, 2014

by Rosecrans Baldwin

Scandinavian crime novels have become so popular that some publishers even have a name for the genre — "Scandi-crime." Many of these books keep readers right on the edge of their seats. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says Before I Burn by Gaute Heivoll takes a more subtle approach.

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Other exhibits on display at the Museum include "Silicon Body Part Piercing Displays," "Cambodian Menu Photo Rejects" and "New York City Tip Jars."

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Tiny Museum Preserves Proof Of Creators' Crazy Stories

7:38pm January 02, 2014

by Margot Adler

Housed in an old elevator shaft off a Manhattan alleyway, the Museum's 18 small shelves hold random objects like bootleg Sharpies and prison dice made of bread. Co-creator Josh Safdie says the Museum's roots lie in its founders' outlandish stories.

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Early 20th century British maids worked long, hard days with little time off.

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Visible And Invisible: 'Servants' Looks At Life Downstairs

5:28pm January 02, 2014

Author Lucy Lethbridge explores the history of British servants through their diaries, letters and memoirs. She says, "What I found particularly fascinating was how ... butlers were so butlery"; the old caricature of the clever manservant and the silly master is one "butlers have appeared to play to the hilt."

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Kevin Spacey (left) and Robin Wright star in House of Cards, directed by David Fincher. The Netflix series, which follows a Machiavellian politician, is an adaptation of a BBC series of the same name. Hear an interview with Spacey and Fincher.

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David Bianculli's Top 10 Shows: 2013 Was A 'Good Year For TV'

4:44pm January 02, 2014

by David Bianculli

Two new shows from Netflix -- House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black — changed the TV landscape, but Bianculli's top pick for 2013 is AMC's Breaking Bad. "It ended as brilliantly as it began," he says. "I'm so grateful for that series."

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In the sci-fi romance Her, a lonely man (Joaquin Phoenix) finds love in a rather unexpected place — with a computer operating system named Samantha.

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In A 'Miraculous Year' For Movies, Edelstein Picks His Favorites

4:44pm January 02, 2014

In 2013, "you really feel as if directors are taking chances in their storytelling," says film critic David Edelstein. He loved the movie Her, and says the biggest surprises of the year were All Is Lost and Much Ado About Nothing. He also explains why 12 Years a Slave didn't make his top 10.

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High Point Theatre's Passport to Entertainment 2014

4:00pm December 31, 2013

by David Ford

High Point Theatre Executive Director David Briggs previews the 2014 season with David Ford.

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Greensboro Symphony Pops New Year's Eve Concert

8:35am December 31, 2013

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Jeffrey Dean Foster & The Birds of Prey Live and In Concert at the Hanesbrands Theatre

8:35am December 30, 2013

by David Ford

Thirty years ago, singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeffrey Dean Foster co-founded The Right Profile. The Winston-Salem-based quartet played high-energy, rootsy rock and roll, and it quickly became one of the best indie bands in our state. Jeffrey's been releasing amazing songs ever since he and his band were first signed to Arista Records in the mid-80s. He's received the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship for Songwriting and Jeffrey Dean Foster and the Birds of Prey are about to release a new album The Arrow, which they'll share during a Triad concert on New Year's Eve.

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Triad Arts Holiday Celebration Part Two

6:41pm December 29, 2013

by David Ford

Every year around this time there's an enormous variety of artful holiday traditions going on here in the Triad. Dance, music, theatre, art, you'll find it all, and frankly, there just aren't enough hours in the day to attend every event. But today on Triad Arts Holiday Celebration, gonna have our fruit cake and eat it too. First off, we'll hear lots of outstanding music—holiday favorites, plus some completely original sounds of the season. We've also got poems, short stories and essays that explore this magical time of year. The best part is, for the next hour everything you'll hear will be performed by a group of incredibly talented musicians, poets and writers who each call the Piedmont home. It's a Triad Arts Holiday Celebration Part II.

Part II of the Triad Arts Holiday Celebration. The show features the following groups/artist in order of their appearance on the show:

Mary Siebert and her family: O Mary Rock

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The Trouble With Assessing 'Black Films'

6:54pm December 28, 2013

This year was lauded by many news outlets as an incredible year for black films. CNN heralded "Hollywood's African-American Renaissance;" The New York Times called 2013 a "a breakout year for black films." Shani Hilton, deputy editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, talks to NPR's Arun Rath about why she think those assertions are overstated.

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