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Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Brings Dance Education To Paris' Underserved Communities

5:09pm July 15, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

When the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe tours, they do community outreach. This summer they're in Paris, holding classes for disadvantaged, young dancers.

Scandalous Ever After, by Theresa Romain

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For July, 3 Romance Heroines Who Want It All

10:00am July 15, 2017

by Maya Rodale

So many romances explore what we'd do for love — but as summer heats up we're bringing you three heroines who'd do a lot for love, and even more to keep their business ventures going.

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In 'Meddling Kids,' The Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard

7:00am July 15, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Edgar Cantero's head-kick of a novel about damaged adults who used to be spunky kid detectives mixes bright, pulpy cartoon nostalgia with some seriously dark trauma-survivor subtext.

Kid Rock at the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City. He says he plans to run for Senate as a Republican in Michigan.

Kid Rock Says Michigan Senate Campaign Website Is 'Not A Hoax'

6:40pm July 14, 2017

"It's not a hoax, it's a strategy and marketing 101!" wrote the singer of "Bawitdaba" on his personal website.

Katharine (Florence Pugh) is mesmerizing as she seethes in Lady Macbeth.

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'Lady Macbeth' Turns Sound And Fury Into Victorian Noir

6:23pm July 14, 2017

by Bob Mondello

It's not Shakespearean but the no-nonsense leading lady of the new movie Lady Macbeth lives up to her name.

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Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'

6:00pm July 14, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

"Likable characters are usually completely forgettable ... " he says. "We love villains ... because they show us these disturbing complexities." His sun-drenched summer novel is set on a Greek island.

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In 'Planet Of The Apes,' Caesar Embodies A Flawed But Fearless Leader

6:00pm July 14, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

In the Planet of the Apes trilogy, Caesar is the noble, compassionate leader of the Apes. In the third and final movie, he must lead the apes to find a home safe from the humans who want to kill them. But Caesar also grapples with intense feelings of revenge. For actor Andy Serkis and director Matt Reeves, this simian creature embodies what it means to be a flawed but fearless human being.

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'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys

2:13pm July 14, 2017

Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on Inside Amy Schumer. Her book, You'll Grow Out of It, is a collection of humorous personal essays. Originally broadcast July 12, 2016.

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'Lady Macbeth' Is An Icy British Psychodrama About Power And Abuse

2:13pm July 14, 2017

by David Edelstein

Director William Oldroyd's new film is set in late 19th-century England, where a young woman, forced to marry an abrasive older man, engages in an affair with a ruffian servant.

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The entrance to Caffé Greco, the oldest café in Rome.

Italy's Coffee Culture Brims With Rituals And Mysterious Rules

1:29pm July 14, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

Can you drink cappuccino after breakfast? Should you take espresso in a cup or a glass? Italy, perhaps the spiritual home of coffee, has much to say about when and how to enjoy it.

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