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If you're Southern, the macaroni and cheese with collard greens may taste better to you than to someone from another culture.

From Collards To Maple Syrup, How Your Identity Impacts The Food You Like

4:00pm May 11, 2018

by Anna Kusmer

When people are reminded of their cultural roots, the food representing that culture tastes better. Scientists could harness that food and identity association to help people eat more healthfully.

The American Romantics

1:59pm May 11, 2018

Peter pays tribute to wonderful late 19th century American composers, some of whom were once considered among the best in the world.

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"Nothin' up mah sleeve ...": Bullwinkle and Rocky return in a new animated series on Amazon.

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New 'Rocky And Bullwinkle' Is Something We Hope You'll Really Like

5:00am May 11, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Amazon's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is no lifeless retread — it captures the anarchic, slightly sardonic tone of the original, and delivers solid gags that stand on their own.

A (very literal) mountain biker makes a base jump in Moab, Utah in the documentary Mountain.

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It's Not Just The Thin Air That's Breathtaking: The Documentary 'Mountain'

8:10pm May 10, 2018

by Bob Mondello

Filmmaker Jennifer Peedom seeks out the most forbidding places on the planet and finds stunning beauty — and the men and women willing to risk their lives to take it in.

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A midlife crisis spurs Deanna (Melissa McCarthy) to enroll in college, much to the chagrin of her daughter who goes to the same university.

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'Life Of The Party' Favors McCarthy's Gentle Warmth

5:00pm May 10, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Melissa McCarthy stars as a mom who rediscovers her identity at college in a comedy that brings out the actress/co-writer's sweet and sunny side.

Gabrielle Union shows off her killer parenting skills in the domestic thriller Breaking In.

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'Breaking In' Robs Viewers Of Suspense

5:00pm May 10, 2018

by Scott Tobias

Gabrielle Union stars in a thriller that fails on the fundamentals, and never capitalizes on its setting — a tricked-out, high-security family estate.

Nina (Saoirse Ronin) falls for novelist Boris Trigoren (Corey Stoll) in The Seagull, an adaptation of Chekhov's play of the same name.

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Dacha Ado About Nothing — And Everything: 'The Seagull' Soars

5:00pm May 10, 2018

by Ella Taylor

A stellar cast, a faithful adaptation, and a director with a rhythmic sense of pacing ensure that this film version of Anton Chekhov's play takes flight.

Moll (Jessie Buckley) gets ready to go out in the thriller Beast.

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In The Nerve-Wracking Thriller 'Beast,' A Dark Beauty

5:00pm May 10, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

The tense, jittery buildup of writer/director Michael Pearce's mystery/thriller may prove more wickedly fun than its payoff, but star Jessie Buckley keeps us guessing throughout.

Filmworker is a documentary about Leon Vitali, who was Stanley Kubrick's assistant for more than two decades.

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Kubrick's Longtime Assistant Comes In From The Cold In 'Filmworker'

5:00pm May 10, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

In this revealing documentary, a devoted assistant to the late Stanley Kubrick details the many sacrifices he made to become a small part of the demanding filmmaker's legacy.

#MuteRKelly Movement Wants Greensboro Concert Canceled Due To Sex Abuse Allegations

4:14pm May 10, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

R&B singer R. Kelly is scheduled to play a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday, May 11.

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