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The Case For Being Concise: Short Poems That Speak Volumes

3:03pm March 01, 2013

by NPR Staff

Brad Leithauser likes to look for poetry in graveyards. An author and poet himself, there's something he values greatly in tombstone epitaphs: brevity. In a piece for The New Yorker's Page-Turner blog, Leithauser cites tiny works that speak volumes.

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Triad Arts Weekend: March 1, 2013

2:28pm March 01, 2013

by David Ford

This week on Triad Arts Weekend, David delves into film, comedy, a new variation on Romeo and Juliet, and new music from Caleb Caudle. And check out our new feature: extended audio of complete interviews!

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Nicole Kidman (left) and Mia Wasikowska star as Evelyn and India Stoker in Park Chan-wook's new thriller.

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A Disappointing Thriller Channels Hitchcock And Bram 'Stoker'

2:26pm March 01, 2013

by David Edelstein

The film is ripe with a creepy-crawly feel that would be affecting if the tone weren't so arch. Directed by Park Chan-wook, written by Wentworth Miller and starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode, Stoker is a vile little chamber horror, says critic David Edelstein.

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Acclaimed writer-director-producer Robert Zemeckis has worked on more than 30 films, including the Back to the Future series and Forrest Gump, for which he won an Oscar for best director.

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'Flight' Takes On Questions Of Accountability

2:22pm March 01, 2013

The Robert Zemeckis film, out now on DVD, stars Denzel Washington as a pilot with a secret substance-abuse problem who successfully crash-lands an airplane while high on drugs and alcohol. He must then ask himself tough questions about whether his heroism is undermined by his addiction.

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Ink From My Soul Documentary Highlights Authoring Action

12:16pm March 01, 2013

by Bethany Chafin

This weekend a Winston-Salem based non-profit, a center for art, and a team of filmmakers will come together to celebrate the power of “voice.”

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Centenary United Methodist Church Hosts the Tony Abbott Lecture Series

10:08am March 01, 2013

by David Ford

If you're a lover of poetry or simply curious to learn more on the subject and you happen to be free any Tuesday evening in the month of March, Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem has just the thing for you.

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Director Dror Moreh was nominated for an Academy Award for his documentary The Gatekeepers.

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'The Gatekeepers' Offer Candid Assessment Of Israel's Security

1:30pm February 28, 2013

Director Dror Moreh interviews six former heads of the Israel's Shin Bet security service in his Oscar-nominated documentary. The men look back on their work and conclude that continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinians will not resolve the conflict.

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Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' Inspires The Story Of 'Mary Coin'

1:00pm February 28, 2013

by Maureen Corrigan

Marisa Silver's new novel imagines the meeting of a Depression-era photographer and her now-iconic subject. Giving the characters different names but similar stories to their real-life counterparts, Silver tackles big questions about the morality of art.

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The "elephant in the room" is something obvious that can't be overlooked, even if no one is talking about it. The phrase was in use as early as 1935.

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Dictionary Of Idioms Gets Everybody On The Same Page

12:04pm February 28, 2013

by NPR Staff

From "dead cat bounce," which originated in the 1980s, to "cold fish," which was coined by Shakespeare, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms explores the origins of more than 10,000 nonliteral sayings.

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Triad Jewish Film Festival in Greensboro Hosts Producer of The Simpsons

11:06am February 28, 2013

by David Ford

The Triad Jewish Film Festival in Greensboro runs this Saturday, March 2 through the 16th, building bridges of understanding by showcasing Jewish identity through six wonderful contrasting films, community outreach, and comedy.

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