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Jeannane Goossen and Kevin Bacon star as FBI special agents tracing a network of serial killers in Fox's new crime drama The Following.

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Kevin Bacon, Seeking A TV 'Following'

1:46pm January 21, 2013

by David Bianculli

The actor stars in a new Fox series about a former FBI agent asked to help apprehend a serial killer he once put behind bars. The series is well done, but the violence in it is alarming — especially for network television.

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The fight to integrate the U.S. military began with the Revolutionary War, says author Rawn James, Jr.

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'Double V': The Fight For Civil Rights In The U.S. Military

1:19pm January 21, 2013

In his new book, The Double V, Rawn James Jr. argues that to understand race in America one must understand the history of African-Americans in the military. While the turning point came between the world wars, the struggle began with the American Revolution.

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Connecting With Nature To Reclaim Our Natural 'Birthright'

5:29pm January 20, 2013

by NPR Staff

Modern society has become adversarial in its relationship to nature, Yale scholar Stephen Kellert argues, having greatly undervalued the natural world beyond its narrow utilty. In his new book Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World, he tells stories of the environment's effect on us, and ours on it.

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George Saunders On Absurdism And Ventriloquism In 'Tenth Of December'

5:29pm January 20, 2013

by NPR Staff

George Saunders has long been praised in literary circles for his short stories that deftly combine the absurd with the mundane. But now the author has caught mainstream attention with his newest collection, Tenth of December.

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Dementia Takes The Stage In 'The Other Place'

1:03pm January 18, 2013

In the Broadway play The Other Place actress Laurie Metcalf ("Jackie" on the TV show "Roseanne") plays a scientist suffering from the dementia she studies. Playwright Sharr White discusses the play and the challenge of presenting complicated science on a theater stage.

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Edward Tufte Wants You to See Better

1:03pm January 18, 2013

Data scientist Edward Tufte (dubbed the "Galileo of graphics" by BusinessWeek) pioneered the field of data visualization. Tufte discusses what he calls "forever knowledge," and his latest projects: sculpting Richard Feynman's diagrams, and helping people "see without words."

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At Tyler Perry's live performances, his gospel-tinged references aren't meant for everyone in the audience.

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In A Fragmented Cultureverse, Can Pop References Still Pop?

9:11am January 18, 2013

by Neda Ulaby

In film and TV, pop culture references are meant to give a knowing nod to those in the audience who understand the joke. But in an increasingly segmented and diverse country, those jokes may be pulling in fewer laughs.

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Richard (Mark McKinney) and Sanjay (Colm Feore) get up close and personal in the zany backstage comedy Slings and Arrows.

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Home Video Review: 'Slings And Arrows'

7:16am January 18, 2013

by Bob Mondello

If you're not a drama nerd, you might think the Canadian backstage comedy Slings and Arrows isn't for you. But film critic Bob Mondello says just one episode may be enough to change your mind.

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Triad Arts Weekend: January 18, 2013

5:59pm January 17, 2013

by David Ford

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John Mackey is co-CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market and co-founder of the nonprofit Conscious Capitalism, Inc.

Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism And 'Conscious Capitalism'

3:51pm January 17, 2013

by April Fulton

The outspoken Whole Foods founder tells us why he hates "Obamacare" and why we have trouble cutting the sugar, fat and salt out of our diets. But now he's told CBS he used a poor choice of words when referring to the health law as fascism.

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