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Phil Plait: How Can Mistakes Lead To Scientific Advancement?

9:18am May 24, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

When it comes to scientific research, mistakes are not only part of—but also crucial—to the process. Phil Plait explains how small setbacks can play a critical role in making big discoveries.

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Jon Bowers: Can Striving For Perfection Help Us Learn From Our Failures?

9:18am May 24, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Everyone makes mistakes, but sometimes mistakes have big consequences. Jon Bowers argues that we should always strive for perfection—knowing we will fail and we have to learn from those failures.

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New research confirms what we've been hearing for years: Cooking from scratch and eating "real food" is healthier than consuming the highly processed foods that make up the majority of calories in the American diet. The problem is that knowing this doesn'

OPINION: Why Ditching Processed Foods Won't Be Easy — The Barriers To Cooking From Scratch

7:00am May 24, 2019

Though a new study shows that eating unprocessed food is healthier, home-cooked meals require resources that food experts take for granted, such as money and time, the authors of a new book argue.

Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei starred as Archie and Edith Bunker in ABC's re-creation of All in the Family and The Jeffersons, a live event staged in front of a studio audience and broadcast in TV's prime time.

Arts

'All In The Family' And 'The Jeffersons' Revival Delivers Nostalgia — For What?

5:58pm May 23, 2019

by Eric Deggans

ABC's two-hour live special re-created classic episodes of celebrated sitcoms with famous actors — and original creator Norman Lear. TV critic Eric Deggans found it both triumphant and bittersweet.

A handsome, dim-bulb soccer star (Carloto Cotta) takes extreme measures to return to his former state of glory in Diamantino.

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'Diamantino': Portuguese Satire About Soccer, Nationalism And Cloning Scores Goal

5:05pm May 23, 2019

by Danny Hensel

Driven by a standout performance by Carloto Cotta, this Portuguese satire "sizzles with a comic energy rare for a movie with such blunt and weighty political commentary."

Shining? Sure. Shimmering? Yep. Splendid? Um ....: Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and Jasmine (Naomi Scott) in the latest live-action adaptation of the 1992 animated Disney film.

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'Aladdin': A CGI World, Neither Whole Nor New

5:00pm May 23, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Though some elements generate fresh sparks, the remake "mostly has the beat-for-beat quality of the live-action Beauty and the Beast, the current standard-bearer for pointlessness."

Booksmart is the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde, starring Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever.

Arts

'Booksmart' Is A Wise And Warm Summer Comedy

5:00pm May 23, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Director Olivia Wilde and leads Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever do wonderful work in a film about two high-school best friends who have one night to reverse course.

Books
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These 'Empty Words' Are Full Of Life

7:00am May 23, 2019

by Lily Meyer

The late Uruguayan novelist Mario Levrero was known for his gleeful weirdness. Empty Words follows a writer who tries to cure his block by writing boring nothings — and it's anything but boring.

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'Nuking The Moon' Looks At Intelligence And Military Schemes That Didn't Make It

6:03pm May 22, 2019

Nuking the Moon is a new book that chronicles the history of unusual confidential military projects.

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Jakob Dylan (left) and Tom Petty in a still from Echo in the Canyon.

One LA Community Where Folk And Rock Converged

6:03pm May 22, 2019

Singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan and director Andrew Slater talk about the documentary Echo In The Canyon about music from Laurel Canyon in LA that went on to influence a later generation.

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