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Omar Khadr apologizes to Tabitha Speer, who shakes her head "no" and weeps.

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At Guantanamo, 'Sketching' Defendants, Witnesses And KSM's Nose

3:45pm November 05, 2013

by NPR Staff

Janet Hamlin was the only courtroom sketch artist allowed at the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals in 2006. Her work has been collected in a new book, Sketching Guantanamo — and she tells NPR's Renee Montagne that getting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's nose right ended up being a challenge.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning "Street Scene" to be Performed by UNCSA

9:14am November 05, 2013

by David Ford

Street Scene by Elmer Rice won the 20th century playwright a Pulitzer Prize for drama. Its authentic portrayal of daily life as experienced by the colorful residents of a gritty New York neighborhood in 1928 endures to this day, and it's coming to the Triad compliments of the UNC School of the Arts. Street Scene opens Wednesday night, November 6th at 7:30 PM at Catawba Theatre, Performance Place on the UNCSA campus. The play is co-directed by UNCSA faculty Matt Bulluck, and Dean of Drama Carl Forsman who spoke with David Ford about it.

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Teddy Roosevelt's 'Bully Pulpit' Isn't The Platform It Once Was

5:28pm November 04, 2013

by NPR Staff

Roosevelt described the power of the presidency to shape public opinion as "the bully pulpit." That's also the title of a new book from presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, in which she explains the unique relationships Roosevelt forged with reporters.

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Iranian demonstrators march in Tehran in 2011, during a protest asking the government to intensify its enforcement of the Islamic dress code.

From Sulking To Sanctions, A Street-Level View Of Life In Iran

3:15pm November 04, 2013

Journalist Hooman Majd's new book, The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay, was inspired by the year he and his young American family spent in Tehran, where Majd was born. He tells Fresh Air about the country's long-standing tradition of sulking, and what sets Tehran apart from most other Islamic metropolises.

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Twin City Stage Presents Monty Python's Spamalot

8:43am November 04, 2013

by David Ford

Twin City Stage presents Monty Python's Spamalot with music by John Du Prez and books and lyrics by Eric Idle. The zany musical mixes Monty Python mania with the King Arthur legend and the best of Broadway and it opens Friday night, November 8th at the Arts Council Theatre. It'll run through the 24th with evening performances at 8 PM and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Tickets are $22 bucks with discounts for seniors and students. Twin City Stage director Gene Johnson reminds us what made the Pythons so great.

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Best known for the Discworld fantasy series, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease in 2007. But that hasn't kept him from continuing to write.

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With Fading Memory, Terry Pratchett Revisits 'Carpet People'

5:34pm November 03, 2013

by NPR Staff

At the age of 59, the British science-fiction writer was diagnosed with a form of Alzheimer's. Now he's publishing an edited version of a book he first wrote when he was 17. He can't read because of his disease, but Pratchett continues writing — with the help of dictation software.

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Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) learns from his father (Bill Nighy) that he has the ability to travel back and forth through time, a power Tim uses in his pursuit of love.

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This 'Time,' Supernatural Love Story Falls Flat

5:49pm November 02, 2013

by Bob Mondello

About Time, written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually), follows a young man looking for love — with a little help from time-travel. NPR's Bob Mondello says that in this instance, time travel and romantic comedy don't necessarily blend well together.

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In Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey takes on the role of Ron Woodroof, a Texas man who, diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, begins to smuggle experimental drugs in from Mexico.

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Matthew McConaughey, Fiercely Committed To This 'Club'

6:49pm November 01, 2013

by Bob Mondello

Dallas Buyers Club tells the true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a Texas man whose '80s AIDS diagnosis drives him to fight for access to the drugs he believes can save him. Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto also star. (Recommended)

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Greensboro Symphony, October 5, 2013 Performance broadcast November 1 @ 8pm

5:05pm November 01, 2013

The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and Greensboro Ballet joined forces this October for a thrilling concert series entitled “Invitation to Dance!” This season opener was one of the Green

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The Story Behind The Stunts: Remembering Hollywood's Hal Needham

3:54pm November 01, 2013

Throughout his career, Needham did the kind of stunts that would either end with a spectacular shot ... or an ambulance. On Oct. 25, Needham died of cancer at age 82. We listen back to a 2011 interview, in which he tells the stories behind some of his most daring stunts.

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