Arts

Jeff Daniels returns to Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom as cable news anchor Will McAvoy.

Arts

Back For More: Sorkin's 'Newsroom' Is A Serious Standout

2:44pm July 12, 2013

by David Bianculli

Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom, starring Jeff Daniels as cable news anchorman Will McAvoy, returns July 14 for its second season. TV critic David Bianculli says some critics find the show preachy, but he likes that it tackles serious and complicated subjects.

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Based on a true story, Fruitvale Station won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Michael B. Jordan stars as Oscar Grant and Ariana Neal stars as his young daughter, Tatiana.

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Introducing Oscar Grant, The Man Behind The Headlines

2:44pm July 12, 2013

by David Edelstein

David Edelstein reviews Fruitvale Station, a dramatization of the last day of a man shot by San Francisco transit police in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

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Triad Arts Weekend: July 12, 2013

12:55pm July 12, 2013

by David Ford

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Finding Meaning In The Mosh Pit Among Often-Reviled Groupies

12:49pm July 12, 2013

by NPR Staff

Pop-culture writer Nathan Rabin introduces us to some obsessive fans in his new book, You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me, which chronicles his experience following the followers of the bands Phish and Insane Clown Posse.

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Meet the Artist: Organist Tim Olsen

8:59am July 12, 2013

by David Ford

"Sounds of the Summer: Exploring the Tones and Colors of Organs" in Winston-Salem began June 9th, with a recital on the 1971 Charles W. McManis Organ at the Gemeinhaus in Historic Bethabara Park, by organist Timothy Olsen.

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Books
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Lessons In Bigotry And Bravery: A Girl Grows Up In 'Glory Be'

5:55pm July 11, 2013

by NPR Staff

It's the summer of 1964, and everything's changing for 11-year-old Glory. She was looking forward to celebrating her 12th birthday at the local pool, but the town has shut it down to avoid integration. Members of NPR's Backseat Book Club share their questions with author Augusta Scattergood.

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Jay-Z's previous albums include Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint. He collaborated with Kanye West for Watch the Throne.

Jay-Z Swings Triumphant Then Trivial On 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'

4:19pm July 11, 2013

by Ken Tucker

The rapper's new album is his first collection since becoming a father with singer Beyonce. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the album is an uneven but intriguing collection of songs that tries to navigate a path between parenthood and an obsession with commercial success.

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Meet the Artist: Conductor Leonard Slatkin

10:11am July 11, 2013

by David Ford

Mexican homicide detective Marco Ruiz (played by Demián Bichir) must work with his American counterpart, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger), to solve a murder on the U.S.-Mexico border in FX's new series The Bridge.

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New Series 'The Bridge' Seeks An Audience In Two Languages

8:53pm July 10, 2013

by Hansi Lo Wang

The crime drama, which airs Wednesday night on FX, code-switches between American English and Mexican Spanish. The network is trying to lure viewers who speak both languages.

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Author Kate Christensen weaves her love of food and cooking into a new memoir.

Books
Arts

'Blue Plate Special': A Generous Helping Of Life

3:56pm July 10, 2013

Novelist Kate Christensen makes a plot line of her own life in a memoir that describes her struggles to come to terms with her family, her relationships and her sometimes violent father. A passionate lover of food, Christensen weaves recipes into a story of survival.

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