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On The Oscars Red Carpet, The Clothes Tell The Stories

9:14pm March 04, 2018

The showrunners behind this year's event designed it to be protest-free, making it the first awards show in a while where fashion might be the primary topic of conversation on the red carpet.

Actor Doug Jones, left, and director Guilermo del Toro attend the Vulture Festival LA Presented by AT&T in November. The two have worked together on a number of movies, including Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

Arts

'Shape Of Water' Creature Actor Doug Jones Understands The Monsters

6:57pm March 03, 2018

by Mallory Yu

Jones says he was the "goofy kid" who everyone teased or made fun of. He has used that experience to build a successful career playing all manner of beasts and fiends.

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Barbra Streisand, on stage with her dog, Samantha, who was cloned to create Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett.

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Cloning A Beloved Pet May Be A Tempting Idea, But There Are Pitfalls

1:22pm March 03, 2018

by Scott Simon

Barbra Streisand's story of cloning her late dog, Samantha, prompted NPR's Scott Simon to muse on the ways cloning falls short, and the alternatives to trying to re-create a beloved pet.

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What To Expect From The 90th Academy Awards

4:20pm March 02, 2018

Pop Culture blogger Linda Holmes and film critic Bob Mondello talk about what to expect during Sunday's Oscar Telecast and why there's not a clear winner for Best Picture by now.

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Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' Returns With 'Robbin' Season'

8:02pm March 01, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Donald Glover's award-winning show returns to FX with a title that hints at its story — 'Atlanta Robbin' Season'. Because, as a character notes "everybody's gotta eat" and based on the trailer it looks like some robbing will go on.

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Barbra Streisand plays with her dog Samantha near her son, Jason Gould (left), and husband, James Brolin, in Paris in 2007. Samantha died last year, but Streisand now has clones of the dog.

Send In The Clones: Barbra Streisand Reveals Fluffy Canine Copies

1:14pm February 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In an interview with Variety magazine, the legendary singer/filmmaker dropped a bombshell: Two of her three coton de tulears are clones of a favorite canine who died last year.

Indian Bollywood actor Sridevi gestures during a news conference at the Karanataka Gold Festval in Bangalore, in 2006.

India Pays Final Respects To Bollywood Superstar Sridevi

7:16am February 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Tamil Nadu-born Sridevi Kapoor was considered one of India's first female film superstars, with a career spanning five decades. She died over the weekend at age 54.

June Jo Lee's interest in food anthropology inspired her husband Philip Lee to create a publishing company that would bring books about good food to kids.

Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

2:48pm February 27, 2018

by Lela Nargi

Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.

Mae Whitman as Annie, Christina Hendricks as Beth, and Retta as Ruby in the NBC comedy Good Girls.

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'Good Girls' Can't Live Up To Its Very Good Cast

5:00am February 26, 2018

by Linda Holmes

The NBC series Good Girls, which follows three moms who turn to crime to support their families, has a terrific cast. Unfortunately, it can't master a consistent tone.

A still from the Netflix series Ugly Delicious.

World News

Chef David Chang Dishes On The 'Ugly' Side Of 'Delicious' Food

10:00am February 24, 2018

by Jeremy Hobson

David Chang's show, Ugly Delicious, delves into how various cultures approach comfort foods that have complicated back stories. "There's no universal truth about any food," says the chef.