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The Morning After 'The Daily Show' Began To Look To The Future

2:23pm February 11, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson of Pop Culture Happy Hour talk about the aftermath of Jon Stewart's farewell from The Daily Show and what might come next for him and his show.

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And The Oscar Goes To ... Wait, Who Hasn't Had One In A While?

2:12pm February 11, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

It's happened enough that it's a thing: A stellar actor is awarded for a not-so-stellar role. Many feel it happened again this week with the Oscar nominations.

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'Displacement' Floats Too Close To The Surface

11:03am February 11, 2015

by Etelka Lehoczky

Lucy Knisley's new Displacement is a buoyant memoir of a cruise with her elderly grandparents. Reviewer Etelka Lehoczky says the book is engaging and lovely, but snorkels when it should dive deep.

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'Finn Fancy' Is Urban Fantasy With A Pop Culture Sweet Tooth

10:03am February 11, 2015

by Jason Heller

Randy Henderson's debut deals with sinister magic and family tragedy, but reviewer Jason Heller says it still has plenty of a rare commodity in current fantasy: laughs, laughs, and more laughs.

Jon Stewart taped an episode of The Daily Show on Tuesday, hours before the news broke that he plans to leave the show.

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Watch Jon Stewart Break The News Of His Departure To An Audience

9:18am February 11, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Taping last night's show before the news became public, the Daily Show host faced an awkward task: telling a studio audience that he's leaving the show.

Kelly Link's work also includes Stranger Things Happen, Magic for Beginners, and Pretty Monsters.

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Ignoring The Rules, Kelly Link Traffics In Wonder, Irony And Teenage Longings

7:58am February 11, 2015

by Meg Wolitzer

Writer Kelly Link has a lot of magic powers, but it's her confidence and storytelling chops that reviewer Meg Wolitzer finds most enchanting.

Magali, 33, describes the worst catcall she received from a soldier in Mexico City.

'Stop Telling Women To Smile': Denouncing 'Jackals' And Catcalling In Mexico

7:36pm February 10, 2015

by Rigoberto Hernandez

Sexual harassment is rampant in Mexico City. The artist behind "Stop Telling Women to Smile" is asking women to talk back.

Amanda Filipacchi is also the author of the novels Nude Men, Vapor and Love Creeps.

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Funny If It Weren't So True: A Farce About 'The Importance Of Beauty'

4:54pm February 10, 2015

by Maureen Corrigan

Amanda Filipacchi's novel is about a costume designer who wears a fat suit after a suitor commits suicide. It's structured as a mashup of an old Friends episode, a fairy tale and a murder mystery.

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Vani Hari, known as the "Food Babe," speaks at the Green Festival in Los Angeles on Sept. 12. Hari has made a name for herself by investigating ingredients in Big Food products that she deems potentially harmful. But critics accuse her of stoking unfounde

Is The Food Babe A Fearmonger? Scientists Are Speaking Out

4:52pm February 10, 2015

by Maria Godoy

The food system is awash in chemicals and additives. One woman has made a career out of investigating them. But a cadre of critics says she's creating more confusion than clarity about food.

President Obama talks with senior adviser David Axelrod at the airport in New Orleans following a meeting on the response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

David Axelrod Recounts His Years As Obama's Adviser And 'Believer'

2:23pm February 10, 2015

In his new book, the veteran political consultant tells stories about his years at Obama's side. After one debate, Axelrod says, Obama "made clear how he felt about me at that moment, and he bolted."

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