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North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr with Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler. "He caught my attention because he wasn't wearing socks. And he has very expensive loafers, or they seem that way. And so I did a sketch of him. And the next day, he had it as his pr

Sketch Artist Captures 'Something Unusual' At Senate Trial

12:15pm January 25, 2020

Art Lien, a courtroom artist who normally covers the Supreme Court, has been sketching the Senate proceedings. "I'm looking for color," he says — such as sleeping senators and fidget spinners.

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Pain Drives The Creation Of A Sanctuary In 'Remembrance'

10:00am January 25, 2020

by Denny S. Bryce

Rita Woods' ambitious novel spans 200 years and multiple storylines — it's a complex story of loss and survival that doesn't always work. But Woods creates memorable characters readers can relate to.

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'Interior Chinatown' Puts That Guy In The Background Front And Center

7:54am January 25, 2020

by Scott Simon

Charles Yu's new novel follows a TV actor who often gets stuck playing generic Asian men. Yu says he was inspired by shows that set episodes in Chinatown — but keep Asian actors in the background.

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'Night Theater' Is An Intriguing But Uneven Drama

7:00am January 25, 2020

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Vikram Paralkar's novel takes place over one eventful night at a clinic in a small Indian village, where three murdered people confront a doctor; if he can treat their wounds, they'll live again.

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Latinx Critics Speak Out Against 'American Dirt'; Jeanine Cummins Responds

11:45am January 24, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Latinx writers and critics are speaking out against Jeanine Cummins' new book American Dirt, calling its depiction of the migrant experience inauthentic and harmful. We asked Cummins to respond.

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Actress Annabella Sciorra described in detail the alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein during his trial on Thursday.

Actress Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her

10:24pm January 23, 2020

She is the first of six women expected to testify at his trial that Weinstein raped or sexually assaulted them. "I said, 'No, no,' but there was not much I could do at that point," Sciorra said.

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Rosalind (Michelle Dockery) and Mickey (Matthew McConaughey) in The Gentlemen.

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A Drug Kingpin Worries Over His Imminent Regicide In 'The Gentlemen'

6:25pm January 23, 2020

by Chris Klimek

Guy Ritchie returns to the genre he made his bones on, and the film's "rigorous and largely circular" plot is fun; more fun than McConaughey's undercooked performance, anyway.

Michael Chabon attends the premiere of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard in Hollywood, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2020.

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'First, Last And Always, I Am A Fan': Michael Chabon Steers Latest 'Star Trek'

6:16pm January 23, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The Pulitzer prize-winning author says he never had the "chutzpah" to dream of writing for Star Trek. But now, he's showrunner and executive producer on Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access.

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In 'Sexual Citizens,' Students Open Up About Sex, Power And Assault On Campus

5:54pm January 23, 2020

by Ailsa Chang

Profs. Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan asked more than 150 undergrads about their sex lives — what they wanted out of sex, how troubling encounters unfolded, and how misunderstandings led to assault.

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An alien force adjusts reality's tint for Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and family in Color Out Of Space.

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No Love, Little Craft In Pulpy Body-Horror Flick 'Color Out Of Space'

5:00pm January 23, 2020

by Mark Jenkins

In this loose, grisly adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story, a family undergoes a series of mutations while Nicolas Cage gets increasingly unhinged; the result is "a gory mess."