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Deception And Suspense By The Sea In The Iranian Mystery 'About Elly'

1:58pm April 24, 2015

by David Edelstein

Recently released in the U.S., Asghar Farhadi's 2009 film follows a teacher invited on a beach trip by the mother of one of her students. David Edelstein calls the film "Hitchockian" in its suspense.

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Molly Ringwald, UNCG Theatre, MerleFest, NC Writers' Network, & The Marshall Tucker Band

1:24pm April 24, 2015

by David Ford

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The Zady clothing line sources cotton from the Texas Organic Cotton Cooperative in Lubbock, Texas.

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Slow Fashion Shows Consumers What It's Made Of

1:15pm April 24, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

It has been two years since more than 1,100 workers were killed in a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh. "Ethical fashion" is gaining momentum — though what that means depends on whom you ask.

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Zabou Breitman plays Ruth Halimi in 24 Days.

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'24 Days' Retells A Brutal Crime With Little Explanation

12:58pm April 24, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

The docudrama 24 Days doesn't try to explain the thinking of those who abducted and killed a Jewish Parisian. Instead, it considers what can be known about the motives of others.

"Why are you dressed like Chun Li from Street Fighter?" Eddie asks his mom Jessica.

In Its Season Finale, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Is Still Wrestling With Authenticity

11:06am April 24, 2015

by Kat Chow

Its fiercest critic, Eddie Huang, whose memoir inspired the show, says his life isn't recognizable in it. What's "real" or not is up for debate.

Jackson Pollock cooks with his wife, the artist Lee Krasner, and his mother, Stella Pollock, in the kitchen of his home in Springs, in East Hampton, N.Y., 1950.

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Lunch With Monet, Dinner With Jackson Pollock

10:51am April 24, 2015

by Tove Danovich

Two new books focus on the culinary lives of these two artists. Turns out, their approaches to food provide a new way of thinking about their two very different approaches to art.

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Organizations Collaborate For Groovin' In The Garden - Jazz At Gateway Gardens

9:02am April 24, 2015

by David Ford

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Award-Winning Poets Write For Passersby In New York

7:03pm April 23, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

In New York City, award-winning poets are sitting in booths Thursday, ready to write poems on demand for passersby. Organizers of the event say they want to bring poetry to everyone in the city.

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Michiel Huisman and Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline.

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Life Goes On (And On) In 'The Age Of Adaline'

5:24pm April 23, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The conceptually intriguing story of a woman who doesn't age is let down by the (ironically?) lifeless way it presents the many, many years she has to work with.

Blue crabs brought back to Tony Goutierrez's dock in Hopedale, La. For the past few years, his traps have been coming up empty. "It's sad to see it go, but it's going — this way of life is going to disappear," he says.

Appetite For Gulf Seafood Is Back, But The Crabs And Oysters Aren't

1:55pm April 23, 2015

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Five years after the BP oil spill, the public has stopped asking whether seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat. But now there's a supply issue, and fishermen worry about the future of their industry.