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Tony Kushner based his screenplay for Lincoln in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of the president, Team of Rivals â but he read many other histories and biographies, in addition to Lincoln's own writings.

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Kushner's 'Lincoln' Is Strange, But Also Savvy

1:11pm February 15, 2013

Tony Kushner wrote the screenplay for the film Lincoln, which focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. Kushner read more than 20 books before writing about Lincoln, a man who had "an enormous capacity for grief that didn't deprive him of the ability to act."

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Triad Arts Weekend: February 15, 2013

1:06pm February 15, 2013

by David Ford

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Overmountain Men Tell It Like It Is

9:11am February 15, 2013

by David Ford

There are certain bands that could only exist at this moment in time, and Overmountain Men is one of them.

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The bright colors and throwback feel of the Chilean drama No mask the very real political consequences of the 1988 plebiscite it depicts. (Pictured: Gael Garcia Bernal as Rene Saavedra)

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The Story Of 'No' Is The Story Of Modern Chile

8:39am February 15, 2013

by Mandalit del Barco

The Chilean political drama No is the first film from that country to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Academy Award. The powerful, poignant film uses an unlikely main character to chart the surprising end of a dictator's reign.

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Sandip Roy and his great-aunt, Debika Ghosh, took this picture after she told him about her great romantic escapade.

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An Affair To Remember In Pre-Independence India

3:05am February 15, 2013

by Sandip Roy

It began like a typical Bollywood story. Boy meets girl in pre-independence India. They fall in love. Her family says no way. So one night, she escapes. NPR commentator Sandip Roy recounts how his great-aunt jumped off a moving train for love, and went on to have a happy 60-year-long marriage.

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More than 550 people churned out 78 apps in one day as part of Fashion Week's "hackathon."

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Economy

When It Comes To Fashion, Shouldn't There Be An App For That?

3:05am February 15, 2013

by NPR Staff

In fashion's first hackathon, developers had just 24 hours to build an app for the industry — the finalists will be presented on the runway at New York's Fashion Week. "Right now the industry could really use some innovation," says Decoded Fashion founder Liz Bacelar.

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A typical Nigerian film market in Lagos. Though physical distribution of Nollywood films is booming, the digital market has also grown, thanks to a plugged-in African diaspora.

Hooray For Nollywood: Nigerian Distributor Casts Wide Net Online

5:56pm February 14, 2013

by Wills Glasspiegel

Although access to the Web is still limited in many parts of Africa, "Nollywood" films — movies produced in Nigeria — are booming on the Internet. Startup iROKOtv is a part of that boom, and their audience is a global one.

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'Klansville, U.S.A.' Chronicles The Rise And Fall Of The KKK

5:30pm February 14, 2013

by NPR Staff

Author and sociologist David Cunningham speaks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the origins of cross burnings and white hoods, and why North Carolina had more Klan members during the height of the civil rights movement than all other Southern states combined.

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A part of the Isaiah Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, is seen inside the vault of the Shrine of the Book building at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

'Dead Sea Scrolls' Live On In Debate And Discovery

4:42pm February 14, 2013

In a new book, The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography, religious scholar and author John J. Collins tells the history of the scrolls and the controversies they have prompted, and explores the questions they ask and answer about Judeo-Christian history.

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Sonja Sepulveda Gets to the Heart of a Compelling Performance

11:42am February 14, 2013

by David Ford

In just three short years Salem College Director of Choral Activities and Theory Sonja Sepulveda has shaped the vision and sounds of her choirs into award-winning ensembles traveling the world and spreading the Gospel literally.