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The Salt

An Abstract Look At The Food We Eat()  

Carrot

June 9, 2013 Photographer Ajay Malghan takes familiar foods and makes them look foreign. He says it's a statement on genetically modified food. But if you want to just appreciate it as abstract art, that's OK too, he says.

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The Picture Show

Photo Staff Firings Won't Shake Pulitzer Winner's Focus()  

Ballerinas at practice

June 7, 2013 The Chicago Sun-Times made a surprise announcement last week: It fired its entire photography staff. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White spent decades working there. He shares what this news means for him personally and for the future of photojournalism.

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The Boomerang Graffito (Or Bad, Bad, Luther B!) ()  

A figure carved into the rock at the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, circa 1856-1860.

June 7, 2013 Be really careful when you carve your name onto an ancient Egyptian temple. Not because it's wrong (which it is), but because sometimes the temple comes back to haunt you. The true story of Luther Bradish, an American spy who didn't keep his secret.

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TED Radio Hour

Framing The Story()  

"I think stories are necessary, just as necessary as food and love. It's how we make meaning of our lives." — Chimamanda Adichie

June 7, 2013 Stories ignite our imagination, let us leap over cultural walls and cross the barriers of time. They affirm who we are, and allow us to experience the similarities between ourselves and others. In this hour, TED speakers explore the art of storytelling — and how good stories have the power to transform our perceptions of the world.

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Andrew Stanton: What Are The Clues To A Good Story? ()  

Andrew Stanton on the TED stage in 2012.

June 7, 2013 Filmmaker Andrew Stanton, responsible for Toy Story and WALL-E, shares what he knows about storytelling — starting at the end and working back to the beginning.

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Tracy Chevalier: How Do You Find A Story In A Painting?()  

June 7, 2013 When Tracy Chevalier looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them. She shares three stories inspired by portraits, including the one that led to her best-selling novel Girl With a Pearl Earring.

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