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Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Turns 150, Celebrates Monet's 'Lasting Impression'

1:31pm September 01, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

The MFA is currently closed — hoping to re-open in the fall — but it's marking its 150th anniversary online in the exhibition "Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression."

Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power, by Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck

'Blood And Oil' Traces Mohammed Bin Salman's Rise As A Ruthless Saudi Leader

12:46pm September 01, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The Wall Street Journal's Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck chart MBS' evolution from an unfocused, overweight kid with a taste for McDonald's to an increasingly brutish man with an eye on the throne.

Louisville Ballet dancer Sanjay Saverimuttu takes a socially distanced class at the ballet on Aug. 20, 2020.

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Louisville Ballet Dancers Return To Work For A Season Like None Other

6:31am September 01, 2020

by Stephanie Wolf

For the audience, Louisville Ballet's 2020-2021 season will be entirely virtual. But the dancers have already started rehearsing in person — with masks, and lots of new safety protocols.

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Dime Davis directed all six episodes of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show. The show was nominated for three Emmy Awards: outstanding directing for a variety series, outstanding variety sketch series and outstanding guest actress in a comedy series.

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'Black Lady Sketch Show' Is TV 'We'd Never Seen Before,' Says Dime Davis

5:50pm August 31, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

Davis could make history at the Emmys on Sept. 20 — becoming the first Black woman to win an Emmy for directing a television series. "It's still very surreal to me," she says.

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Actor Cherry Jones On Her Journey From Theater To 'Succession' Media Mogul

2:14pm August 31, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Emmy and Tony award-winning actor talks about growing up gay in Tennessee, losing theater friends during the AIDS epidemic and playing the head of a family-owned media group on Succession.

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'Women Make Film' Shines A Long Overdue Spotlight On Female Filmmakers

2:14pm August 31, 2020

by David Bianculli

TCM's ambitious 14-hour series showcases the work of female filmmakers from around the globe, and provides hundreds of examples of both artistic and technical achievement.

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Summer Reader Poll 2020: 100 Favorite Kids' Books

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Welcome To Story Hour: 100 Favorite Books For Young Readers

8:32am August 31, 2020

by Petra Mayer

This year we had kids and caregivers in mind when we chose the genre for our summer poll. So here are 100 favorite kids' books, picked by readers and expert judges, to while away the hours at home.

Carla Campbell is a bounty hunter with a mission in the new series Love Fraud.

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A Man Tries To Stay A Step Ahead Of The Many Women He Married In 'Love Fraud'

7:01am August 31, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Showtime's documentary series Love Fraud isn't really about the man who allegedly defrauded a series of women after meeting them online. It's about their search for him, aided by a bounty hunter.

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A Canceled State Fair Can't Stop Minnesota's Famed Butter Sculpture Artistry

6:02pm August 30, 2020

The Minnesota State Fair tradition of butter sculpting lives on, despite neither a formal fair nor the presence of its longtime sculptor.

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Park Avenue Armory Honors Women's Suffrage In New Show

5:33pm August 30, 2020

by Rose Friedman

"100 Years 100 Women" is the title of a new show at the Park Avenue Armory. The artists in it all created new pieces to mark the centennial of the 19th amendment.

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