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Ki Joo-bong stars in Hotel By The River, the latest from South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo.

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In A 'Hotel By The River,' Guests Contemplate Love, Death And Art

5:00pm February 14, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

The latest from South Korean director Hong Sang-soo explores his usual theme of existential regret. The film's complex structure leads its characters to simple, if revealing, insights.

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North Carolina Wines On The Rise From The Mountains To The Coast

4:57pm February 14, 2019

by David Ford

At the historic Millennium Center in Winston-Salem, the first flight of a wine competition winds down in an enormous, sun-drenched lobby.

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What is love? Rachel Martin talks to poet Kwame Alexander, whose latest community poem on this Valentine's Day is inspired by kids' definitions of love.

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Love Is: A Crowdsourced Valentine's Day Poem

2:05pm February 14, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Poet Kwame Alexander's latest community poem is inspired by kids' definitions of love, touching on everything from ephemeral connections and puppy kisses to the circle of life and Kendrick Lamar.

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BBC's 'Dynasties' Captures The Complicated Social Lives Of 5 Different Species

1:28pm February 14, 2019

by Dave Davies

Executive producer Michael Gunton says following lions, chimps, tigers, painted wolves and emperor penguins for two years allowed filmmakers to capture the unique social dynamics of these animals.

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Ken Jeong's new Netflix comedy special is called You Complete Me, Ho — after his wife, Tran Ho.

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In His Return To Stand-Up, Ken Jeong Tells His Wife: 'You Complete Me'

1:28pm February 14, 2019

The doctor-turned-actor released a new comedy special on Valentine's Day. It's dedicated to the woman whose sense of humor, especially while facing aggressive breast cancer, made his career possible.

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Toni Morrison, Nobel prize winning novelist, at the Hay Festival on May 27, 2014 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

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'The Source Of Self-Regard' Speaks To Today's Social And Political Moment

9:55am February 14, 2019

by Ericka Taylor

Though the essays, speeches, and meditations in Toni Morrison's new nonfiction collection were written over the course of four decades, virtually every entry feels strikingly relevant now.

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'Spring Awakening' Themes Resonate With Students After Parkland Tragedy

7:59am February 14, 2019

by David Greene

After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., some of the students participated in the musical Spring Awakening. Christine Barclay directed it.

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Aleta Dignard-Fung says she battled her ex-boyfriend for control of what music would play on her Spotify account.

When Your Shared Netflix Account Outlasts The Relationship

5:01am February 14, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend's sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?

Know that we still have each other: The members of The Umbrella Academy (l to r: Cameron Brodeur, Aidan Gallagher, Blake Talabis, Dante Albidone, Eden Cupid, Ethan Hwang, Colm Feore) say cheese.

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'The Umbrella Academy' Offers An Intriguing Curriculum Hurt By Overcrowding

5:00am February 14, 2019

by Glen Weldon

Everybody gets an arc in Netflix's adaptation of a beloved school-for-superheroes comic, which captures some of the madcap zest, but parcels out each character's revelations too slowly.

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This Valentine's Day, Make A Date With A Book

5:19pm February 13, 2019

by Petra Mayer

Sure, it's great to celebrate love, but why not escape all the relationship pressures, buy yourself some chocolate and make a date with a good romance novel? Here are five our our all-time favorites.