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Anne Hathaway is the Grand High Witch in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches.

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Unimaginative 'Witches' Retread Lacks The Magic Of Roald Dahl's Classic

3:27pm October 23, 2020

by Justin Chang

Though Anne Hathaway throws herself into the role of the Grand High Witch with obvious relish, she often seems to be straining for effect — which leaves The Witches feeling flat.

'Fresh Air' Reflects On The Psychedelic Movement

1:35pm October 23, 2020

by Terry Gross

We listen to a 1983 interview with psychologist Timothy Leary, a 1990 interview with spiritual leader Ram Dass and a 2018 interview with How to Change Your Mind author Michael Pollan.

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Secrets And Betrayals Upend A Seemingly Perfect Life In 'The Undoing'

1:35pm October 23, 2020

by David Bianculli

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star as a married couple on the brink of unraveling in David E. Kelley's new HBO miniseries, based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel, You Should Have Known.

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Go The Distance

1:18pm October 23, 2020

Comedians Danielle Perez and Madison Shephard identify classic films re-imagined in the era of social distancing. Home Alone didn't make the cut since it remains virtually unchanged.

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Mascot Fashion Show

1:18pm October 23, 2020

Sports mascots strut down the runway. Comedians Danielle Perez and Madison Shepard guess who they are.

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Press X To Save The Princess

1:18pm October 23, 2020

The Konami code won't save The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta as they take on a true/false quiz about video games.

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Elvish Presley

1:18pm October 23, 2020

The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta go on a quest in this music parody game where Jonathan Coulton performs Elvis songs re-written to be about characters from The Lord of the Rings.

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Heidi Schreck performing What the Conststution Means to Me.

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Heidi Schreck: Kids Read The Constitution

1:18pm October 23, 2020

Heidi Schreck is a playwright whose play, What the Constitution Means to Me, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. She plays a game where kids read her quotes from the Constitution.

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From left, Ron Adea (keyboards), Rawan Tuffaha (vocals) and Jackson D. Begley (guitar) perform during a virtual media appearance on Tue, Oct. 6, 2020 at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example

9:05am October 23, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

All the members of the Toronto-based ASD Band are on the Autism Spectrum. This month, they've been dropping new covers of songs each week in celebration of Canada's Autism Awareness Month.

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Major New York LGBTQ Film Festival, Newfest, Goes Virtual

7:29am October 23, 2020

NewFest, an LGBTQ film festival based in New York, has gone virtual this year. The pandemic disrupted the festivities, but it gave the LGBTQ films a chance to be viewed by a larger audience.

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