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Yes, those are people: A still image from a drone video filmed inside the world's largest cave shows cavers standing beneath one of two large skylights in Vietnam's Hang Son Doong.

World News

Video Break: Soaring Through An Immense Vietnamese Cave

4:27pm March 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

American photographer Ryan Deboodt says he filmed Hang Son Doong on his third visit. The world's largest cave features a river and huge "skylights" that have allowed trees and wildlife to flourish.

A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Books
Arts

Small Batch Edition: On Loving Romance With Sarah Wendell

1:55pm March 18, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We talk to romance blogger Sarah Wendell about romance fans, romance novels, and some of her top recommendations for fans and new visitors alike.

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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis during a guest appearance on ABC's The Chew last fall. She can cook rich foods and keep her trim figure, but new research suggests that's a difficult feat for amateur cooks watching along at home.

Do TV Cooking Shows Make Us Fat?

1:37pm March 18, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Women who cooked the meals they saw prepared on television weighed more, on average, than those who simply watched, a study shows. The findings challenge the notion that home cooking is always best.

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Robert Durst was the subject of the six-part HBO documentary series The Jinx.

Arts

'The Jinx' And The Challenges of Public Curiosity

12:36pm March 18, 2015

by Linda Holmes

One of the lessons documentarians are learning is that the more people like your work, the more they ask questions about it.

Forget Binge Watching: Great Television Happens When Networks Pace Shows

2:11pm March 17, 2015

by David Bianculli

The perfect example, says critic David Bianculli, is HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Spread out over six weeks, the finale had the most chilling TV moment he's seen in years.

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Looks Matter: A Century Of Iconic Food Packaging

1:49pm March 17, 2015

by Tove Danovich

Many of the boxes, bags and bottles that contain our edibles were once groundbreaking — both in their design and in how they changed our perception of what's inside. Designers tell us their favorites.

Robert Durst, filmed on the streets of Manhattan for HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

Arts

Does Success Of HBO's 'The Jinx' Herald New Form Of True-Crime TV?

1:32pm March 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The docu-series ended Sunday with murder suspect Robert Durst seeming to admit guilt. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says that moment may also have created a TV genre with its own set of rules.

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Joel McHale as Jeff Winger on Community.

Arts

'Community': No Longer A Broadcast Show, But Still A Lovable Weirdo

11:21am March 17, 2015

by Linda Holmes

As a frequently embattled comedy moves from broadcast television to an online outlet, it remains its goofy self with a somewhat smaller cast.

Orson Welles takes the lead role in his film Citizen Kane, the 1941 film that took clear aim at publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst. Hearst hated the movie and did everything he could to stop it from being released.

Arts

Gather Ye Rosebuds: 'Citizen Kane' Screened At Hearst Castle

4:47pm March 16, 2015

by Melissa Jaeger-Miller

The film by Orson Welles was inspired by media mogul William Randolph Hearst, who hated it with a passion. But this weekend, the film was finally shown at Hearst's legendary California castle.

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Univision Incident Reignites Questions About Diversity In Latino Media

12:40pm March 16, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

Fashion critic and host Rodner Figueroa has been let go for offensive comments about first lady Michelle Obama. Critics see the incident as an example of racism in Spanish-language broadcasts.