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Past Times by Kerry James Marshall at Sotheby's. It sold for $21.1 million, a record auction price for a living African American artist, this week.

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New York's Spring Art Auctions Have Seen Some Yawns and Some Records

8:36pm May 17, 2018

by Tom Cole

Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses in New York have been holding their spring auctions and such well-known names as Monet have set records. There have also been surprises.

Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, and Jane Fonda are freed of their inhibitions after reading "Fifty Shades of Grey" in Book Club.

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Here's Everything You Need To Know About 'Book Club': Keaton, Fonda, Bergen and Steenburgen

5:00pm May 17, 2018

by Scott Tobias

When the film puts its four leads together, it sparkles. When they're apart, it's simply "a pleasant, low-stakes affair, as numbing as a two-glass buzz."

You Gettin' Lucky, Punk?: Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp star in How to Talk to Girls At Parties, a sweet-natured romp through 1970's London.

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London Calling (Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft): 'How To Talk To Girls At Parties'

5:00pm May 17, 2018

by Chris Klimek

John Cameron Mitchell's "sweet, slight comic fantasy" explores what happens when a young man (Alex Sharp) in 1977 London meet-cutes a young woman (Elle Fanning) who's from ... out of town.

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will be married this Saturday, and you can easily catch it on TV.

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How To Watch The Royal Wedding In The Way That's Right For You

3:08pm May 17, 2018

by Linda Holmes

It's almost time for another royal wedding, and we've got a plan for you to enjoy it, no matter how you want to watch.

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Comic Tig Notaro Wants You To Know She's 'Happy To Be Here'

8:19am May 17, 2018

by Terry Gross

After her set about having cancer went viral in 2012, Notaro struggled with the perception that her stand-up was only "dark and edgy." Her new Netflix special begins streaming May 22.

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"Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life" by Ellen Forney

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In 'Rock Steady,' Ellen Forney Combines Mental Health Advice, Artistry and Wit

7:00am May 17, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Following up on her instant-classic Marbles — about her experiences with bipolar disorder — cartoonist Forney lays out her coping strategies in warm, deftly-rendered and densely informative style.

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'Cobra Kai' Looks At What Happened After 'The Karate Kid' Beat The School Bully

4:21pm May 16, 2018

Thirty-four years ago, Daniel Larusso bested high school bully Johnny Lawrence at the All Valley Karate Championship in the beloved '80s movie The Karate Kid. What became of the underdog, Larusso, and his bully-boy rival is the subject of yet another reboot: Cobra Kai. Writers Josh Heald and John Hurwitz talk with NPR's Audie Cornish about the series, now available on YouTube Red.

Jesse Owens crosses the line to win the 100-meter dash, one of four gold medals he won at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. The new book Upon Further Review imagines 31 counterfactual scenarios in sport, including the possibility of the United States boy

Blimps Full Of Money And 30 Other Sports Hypotheticals In 'Upon Further Review'

4:09pm May 16, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Mike Pesca's new book imagines 31 counterfactual "what ifs" in sports, from home runs taken off the board to a boycott of the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany.

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The Mother of Modern Medicine by Kadir Nelson, oil on linen, 2017.

Henrietta Lacks' Lasting Impact Detailed In New Portrait

4:04pm May 16, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has unveiled a portrait of Lacks, whose cells have been used for decades — without her consent — to find medical breakthroughs.

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Ethan Hawke has said that his great-grandmother longed for him to be a priest; he plays a conflicted Christian minister in First Reformed.

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'First Reformed' Asks: 'Will God Forgive Us For Destroying His Creation?'

2:41pm May 16, 2018

by Justin Chang

Director Paul Schrader's film tackles war and climate change with a fierce moral anger. Critic Justin Chang says Schrader makes no attempt to conceal the fact that he's written a polemic.

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