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Nia Vardalos stars in Tiny Beautiful Things, a stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's book of "Dear Sugar" advice columns.

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'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Before she was a famous author, Strayed wrote an advice column under the pseudonym "Dear Sugar." Now, it's been adapted into an unlikely off-Broadway play starring Nia Vardalos.

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The Voyager Golden Record remained mostly unavailable and unheard, until a Kickstarter campaign finally brought the sounds to human ears.

The Voyager Golden Record Finally Finds An Earthly Audience

4:04pm October 01, 2017

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

For 40 years, the record's interstellar message to extraterrestrials remained mostly unheard by human audiences — until a Kickstarter campaign brought a new vinyl box set to the public.

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Fifty years after playing newlyweds in Barefoot In The Park, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda are co-starring again in the new film Our Souls At Night.

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In 'Our Souls At Night,' Robert Redford And Jane Fonda Stage A Twilight Reunion

10:53am October 01, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Fifty years after playing newlyweds in Barefoot In The Park, the actors portray a different pair of bedfellows in a film adaptation of a Kent Haruf novel.

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Jeffrey Eugenides Calls Short Stories 'Maddening' — And Now He Has A Collection

8:09am October 01, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

"You get it going and then you have to shut it down," Eugenides says. "And I am a novelist by inclination." His new short story collection is called Fresh Complaint.

The Z-Files: Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted.

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'Ghosted': A Skeptic And A True Believer Investigate The Paranormal; It's Para-Funny

7:01am October 01, 2017

by Glen Weldon

In this FOX sitcom, Adam Scott and Craig Robinson play two men thrown together to uncover the uncanny. It involves chasing glowy things through warehouses at night.

The Language of Thorns, by Leigh Bardugo

Books
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'The Language Of Thorns' Will Ensnare You With Dark Magic

7:00am October 01, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Leigh Bardugo's new The Language of Thorns is a collection of fairy tales set in the world of her Grishaverse books — a world of dangerous magic where happy endings may just involve minimal murder.

Distillery Cat Wanted: Must Be Affable, Brand-Boosting, Cold-Blooded Killer

7:00am October 01, 2017

by Tove Danovich

A new book profiles some of the world's most fascinating felines, while telling how their job descriptions have evolved from rodent catchers to today's ambassadors for distilleries and breweries.

Monty Hall, in a 1969 photo, hosts Let's Make A Deal.

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Monty Hall, Host Of 'Let's Make A Deal,' Dies At 96

10:09pm September 30, 2017

by Glen Weldon

The unctuous, ingratiating game host was, always, in on the joke, which proved the secret to his enduring appeal.

Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie poses with New Jersey Generals head coach Walt Michaels (left) and Generals owner Donald Trump at a news conference in New York on Feb. 5, 1985.

Football And Donald Trump: It's A Long Story

4:38pm September 30, 2017

by Linda Holmes

As President Trump opines about what NFL players and owners should do regarding politics and protest, it's worth revisiting a 2009 documentary about his history with professional football.

Actor Adam Scott poses for a portrait at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Adam Scott Of 'Ghosted' On Ghosting

3:08pm September 30, 2017

The actor plays a paranormal investigator in a new sitcom. So we ask him about the dubious practice of ending a relationship by simply ceasing all communication — also known as ghosting.

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