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Cate Blanchett stars as a mom on the run in the new movie adaptation of Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

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'Bernadette' Is A Cautionary Tale About Putting Creativity Aside After Kids

8:38am August 04, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Where'd You Go, Bernadette stars Cate Blanchett as a brilliant architect who hasn't designed anything in 20 years. The film, directed by Richard Linklater, was adapted from Maria Semple's 2012 novel.

Gina Rodriguez and Justin Baldoni as Jane and Rafael, whose wedding was the centerpiece of the finale of Jane The Virgin.

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'Jane The Virgin' Ends On A High Note

5:15pm August 03, 2019

by Linda Holmes

It's hard to end a show as beloved as Jane The Virgin, but the Wednesday night finale was funny, sad, silly and ultimately hopeful.

We may think of salads as leafy and green, but the Watergate salad is only the latter. A combination of pistachio pudding mix, canned pineapple, whipped cream and chopped nuts, the salad is the shade of a Shamrock Shake ... sort of a minty chartreuse.

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Watergate Salad: A Fluffy Green Bite Of Washington, D.C.'s Past

2:10pm August 03, 2019

by Gabe Bullard

Thirty years ago, if you walked into a deli in Washington, D.C., you might find a dish called "Watergate Salad." And it's not bad. Soft. Tangy. You can taste why this caught on. And why it went away.

Broadway director and producer Hal Prince died this week at the age of 91.

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Opinion: The Prince Of Broadway's Legacy Lives On Through His Music

12:29pm August 03, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon honors the legacy of theatrical producer and director Hal Prince, who died this week at the age of 91.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Anthony Anderson On Minor League Baseball

10:30am August 03, 2019

Anderson's initials are A.A., which made us think of Double-A baseball. Anderson plays sitcom dad Dre Johnson on Black-ish and also hosts ABC's To Tell the Truth.

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cover to Marilou Is Everywhere by Sarah Elaine Smith

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Growing Up In Appalachia Is 'The Great Riddle Of My Life,' Says 'Marilou' Author

7:58am August 03, 2019

by Scott Simon

A 14-year-old loner named Cindy finds her own maternal figure in Sarah Elaine Smith's first novel, set in the part of rural Pennsylvania where the author grew up.

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From Auto Mechanic To Doctor

7:58am August 03, 2019

Carl Allamby was a successful car mechanic and small business owner when he decided at the age of 40 to go to medical school. Now a doctor, he talks with host Scott Simon about his experience.

Nathalie Emmanuel is the best thing about the ultimately disappointing television adaptation of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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'Four Weddings And A Funeral' On TV Can't Live Up To A Classic Romcom

7:44am August 03, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Four Weddings And A Funeral, a new Hulu series inspired by the film and co-created by Mindy Kaling, squanders an appealing central performance on a series of bad ideas.

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Disaster Is On The Horizon In Blood-Soaked 'Dark Age'

7:00am August 03, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

The latest installment in Pierce Brown's epic Roman-in-space saga Red Rising finds our hero overthrown and banished from the Republic he founded, and teetering dangerously close to villainy.

Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr., center) is an athletic and popular star student in director Julius Onah's film, based on J.C. Lee's play.

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Is This Star Student A Saint Or A Sociopath?: 'Luce'

4:22pm August 02, 2019

by Bob Mondello

Where a teacher sees red flags in one popular student's behavior, his parents refuse to believe it. Director Julius Onah's film will keep you guessing, too.