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Geoff Walser picks out a ristra, a wreath-like decoration made from dried chiles, to purchase at the annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles Festival, which draws thousands of chile lovers from Colorado and beyond.

The Chile Pepper Rivalry Heats Up Between New Mexico's Hatch And Colorado's Pueblo

2:06pm October 03, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

The Hatch chile has long been Goliath of peppers in the Southwest, but farmers in Colorado are trying to roast the competition by brazenly touting their lesser-known but mighty contender: the Pueblo.

detail of the cover of Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

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Smart, Unsentimental 'Heartland' Pays Tribute To America's Working Class

1:53pm October 03, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Sarah Smarsh grew up as a member of the white working class in rural Kansas. In a new memoir, she examines the crushing ways in which class shapes possibility in the U.S.

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Corot's mother was a milliner and his father was a textile merchant — he paints many of his models in elaborate costumes. He made Jewish Woman of Algeria in 1870.

Arts

At The End Of His Career, This 19th Century Artist Painted As He Pleased

7:13am October 03, 2018

by Susan Stamberg

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painted thousands of landscapes. But in the last two decades of his life, he turned his attention to painting women — often dressed in elaborate costumes.

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'Ink' Draws A Dark But Plausible Future

7:00am October 03, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

In Sabrina Vourvoulias' dystopian novel, newly republished, immigrants to the United States must have their status tattooed on their wrists — leading to eroding freedoms and growing horror.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born.

Fame Still Comes At A Cost For Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper In The New 'A Star Is Born'

5:00am October 02, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, in which he plays a singer battling addiction opposite Lady Gaga as an up-and-coming talent, is precisely the deeply felt musical melodrama it should be.

Arts

On 'SNL,' '60 Minutes' And More, How Networks And Cable Covered Kavanaugh

3:23pm October 01, 2018

by David Bianculli

Critic David Bianculli looks back at the history of televised government hearings, including the Senate Confirmation Hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Seen here at a gala in 2017, Ted Turner spoke on CBS Sunday Morning about having Lewy body dementia.

Science
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Ted Turner Opens Up About Having Lewy Body Dementia

1:14pm October 01, 2018

by Linda Holmes

On Sunday morning, CBS aired an interview with the CNN founder, who told Ted Koppel about his struggle with a disease he could describe but wryly struggled to name.

Molly Ringwald starred in iconic 80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She now views the films very differently.

Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault

6:47pm September 30, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Molly Ringwald, 1980s movie darling, discusses the impact of the era's pop culture concerning Brett Kavanaugh's alleged assault of Christine Blasey Ford with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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American Blues musician Otis Rush at the Petrillo Band Shell, Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 1995.

Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 84

6:23pm September 30, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Rush's unique style of soloing and powerful tenor voice helped shape the Chicago blues sound and deeply influenced famed guitarists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Music For Healing: A Meditative Alt.Latino Playlist

1:34pm September 30, 2018

An emotionally exhausting week calls for music that helps you to unwind and just breathe.