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In Cronenberg's 'Consumed,' An Appetite For Sex, Death And The Latest Gear

2:24pm October 08, 2014

by Jason Sheehan

Director David Cronenberg's debut novel is about two journalists chasing after sensational stories. This book is admirable in its unflinching gaze and beautiful in its depiction of a twisted reality.

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Broadway Veteran Marian Seldes Dies At 86

1:52pm October 08, 2014

by JeffLunden

Seldes was a distinctive presence on Broadway performing in the works of Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee among others. She won a Tony Award in 1965.

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Marilynne Robinson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel Gilead.

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In 'Lila,' A Nomad Finds Solace And Love In The Arms Of A Preacher

12:22pm October 08, 2014

by Lynn Neary

Marilynne Robinson's fourth novel is a prequel to 2004's Gilead: That book told the Rev. John Ames' family story and this book tells the story of his wife.

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Walter Isaacson is the CEO of the Aspen Institute and has been chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine.

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How The Cold War And George Orwell Helped Make The Internet What It Is

11:42am October 08, 2014

In The Innovators, Walter Isaacson explains that Pentagon officials wanted a system the Russians couldn't attack, and 1984 made the public wary of new technology's Big Brother potential.

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'Florence Gordon' Isn't Friend Material, But You'll Appreciate Her

11:41am October 08, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Brian Morton's novel features a 75-year-old woman — an icon of the Second Wave Women's Movement — who's a self-described "difficult woman." It's a witty, nuanced and ultimately moving novel.

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Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan starred in the original run of Twin Peaks. MacLachlan is rumored to be reprising the role of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in the new episodes.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour, Small Batch: 'Twin Peaks' Returns

11:41am October 08, 2014

by Linda Holmes

Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon take a few minutes to discuss the resurrection of the David Lynch cult television series Twin Peaks.

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The cover of Cameron Esposito's Same Sex Symbol.

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Cameron Esposito And The Comedy Of Confidence

10:58am October 08, 2014

by Linda Holmes

In a new comedy album, Cameron Esposito covers strip clubs, her attraction to "women in crisis," her awkward youth, and her bone-deep comfort in her own skin.

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Broadway's Best Theatre Company of North Carolina Presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"

8:56am October 08, 2014

by David Ford

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American folk pop singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, seen in April 1965.

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Book News: Bob Dylan's Lyrics Get Their Own Book — And It's Massive

7:20am October 08, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

The 1,034-page collection sets out to annotate, illustrate and track the changes of Dylan's myriad songs. Also, after a decade on trial, Superman won't be reaching the Supreme Court.

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A Hairy, Sardonic Fable In 'The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil'

7:03am October 08, 2014

by Glen Weldon

Stephen Collins' debut graphic novel depicts a bland, comfortable, conformist world turned upside down by one man's sudden growth of a bristly, twisty, unstoppably anarchic beard.