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Step Inside A Movie Projection Booth To See What's Changed Since Film

4:28pm July 18, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Before digital projectors in movie theaters, projectionists had to quickly move from one film reel to the next. NPR takes a look at what's changed since the days of film as part of our series, "Backstage Pass."

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'Film' And 'Notfilm' Showcase The Collaboration Of Buster Keaton And Samuel Beckett

2:27pm July 18, 2017

by Lloyd Schwartz

Beckett wrote the screenplay for only one film, a 1965 silent short starring Keaton. Film has recently been re-released, along with a documentary called Notfilm. Critic Lloyd Schwartz has a review.

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, poses at Winchester Cathedral in England on Tuesday, with the new 10-pound note featuring the image of Jane Austen. Two hundred years to the day since Jane Austen was laid to rest at Winchester's grand cat

England Unveils New 10-Pound Note Featuring Jane Austen

11:36am July 18, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The note, which will enter circulation in September, was revealed on the 200th anniversary of Austen's death.

Museums only have so much wall space, which means the vast majority of their collections are sitting in storage. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a creative solution to the problem — the museum is texting its artwork to anyone who asks.

Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead

11:25am July 18, 2017

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can only display a fraction of its collection at any given time. Now, you can text a word or emoji and the museum will send back a corresponding work of art.

Arbitrary Stupid Goal, by Tamara Shopsin.

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'Arbitrary Stupid Goal' Is Neither Arbitrary Nor Stupid

10:00am July 18, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

Tamara Shopsin's quirky, lively memoir of her unconventional Greenwich Village childhood is packed with vivid details about the cast of characters who populated her parents' corner store-turned-diner.

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Taut Spy Action Takes Place Over Tea 'At The Table Of Wolves'

7:00am July 18, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Kay Kenyon's new thriller is set in an alternate-history version of World War II, where the traumas of the previous war caused a bloom of psychic talents — talents the Nazis want to exploit.

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'Dr. Who' Is A Woman: Jodie Whittaker Chosen To Play Lead In British Sci-Fi Series

10:08pm July 17, 2017

by Petra Mayer

The 13th Doctor in the long-running British sci-fi series Dr. Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to take the role. The move is long overdue for some and an outrage for others.

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Chairman and CEO Linda Johnson Rice speaks at Ebony magazine's Power 100 Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., last December.

#EbonyOwes: 99 Problems And Money Is One

8:17pm July 17, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A number of writers, editors, photographers and illustrators are still waiting to be paid by the magazine for work that was published in February. The owners say they will "honor [their] commitment."

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New Hampshire's Exeter Brass Band Returns With Summer Concerts

4:28pm July 17, 2017

by Todd Bookman

Every year since 1847, the Exeter Brass Band has been filling the air with horns and cymbal crashes. This New Hampshire ensemble is one of the oldest continuously performing groups in the country, and this summer, they're back at it.

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George Romero, Creator Of 'Night Of The Living Dead,' Dies At 77

4:28pm July 17, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

George Romero has died at age 77. He was the movie director who created the modern zombie genre with films like 1968's Night of the Living Dead.