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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Salt

Comfort And Joy: Making The 'Morning Edition' Julia Child Thanksgiving

Julia Child's reassembled Thanksgiving turkey.

November 21, 2012 America's Test Kitchen host Chris Kimball and Renee Montagne cook up a Julia Child-inspired Thanksgiving feast of roast turkey and mashed potatoes. And we remember that she would say, if things go wrong in the kitchen, just keep on going. And have a glass of wine.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Heidi: The Little Girl Who Changed Football Forever

The 1968 film Heidi, starring Jennifer Edwards, was based on a best-selling children's book about an 8-year-old Swiss orphan.

November 17, 2012 On Nov. 17, 1968, the New York Jets had taken a two-point lead over the Oakland Raiders with 50 seconds left on the clock. But before the final whistle blew, the stadium faded out and the Swiss Alps faded in for fans watching the game in their living rooms.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Media

Conservative Media Caught in the Blame Game

November 12, 2012 Some Republicans say Romney's loss is partly the fault of conservative media that kept overstating the candidate's real strength.

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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Monday, November 05, 2012
Saturday, November 03, 2012

The Two-Way

They're Furry And Furious: Puppets Protest At The U.S. Capitol

A marcher with a puppet of Bert, the Muppet character from Sesame Street, shouts during The Million Muppet March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The bipartisan rally was organized to show support for public broadcasting following Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding to PBS.

November 3, 2012 Hundreds of puppet-loving protesters march on Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for federal financing of public broadcasting.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Katey Sagal, Holding Court On 'Sons Of Anarchy'

Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow in Sons of Anarachy on FX.

October 31, 2012 The actress plays Gemma, the fierce matriarch of the biker gang in the FX series. She's best-known for playing the acerbic Peg Bundy on the long-running show Married With Children.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012

Monkey See

Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele cooperate to impersonate President Obama in Comedy Central's Key and Peele.

October 29, 2012 Elizabeth Blair finds that presidential impersonations came and went and then came back again, but it's not always easy to find just the right angle on a sitting president — or a challenger.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

'Sábado Gigante' Celebrates 50 With Lots Of Variety

Mario Kreutzberger, aka Don Francisco, has served as host of Sábado Gigante since the show's debut in 1962. The variety show will mark its 50th anniversary on Saturday.

October 26, 2012 For 50 years, Spanish-speaking TV viewers have tuned into the weekly variety show Sábado Gigante. Since 1962, host Don Francisco has commanded a festive live audience in Miami, with celebrity interviews, musical performances, goofy sidekicks and scantily clad dancers.

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How We Watch What We Watch

The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'

Yale graphic design critic Jessica Helfand says the phenomenon she calls "short attention span theater" is amplified by the digital gadgets many people now carry.

October 26, 2012 Digital gadgetry and on-demand media are changing the way we watch TV. Why wait for next week's episode when you can download a whole season from Netflix? Graphic design critic Jessica Helfand wants to harness that impatience and come up with more compelling short-form media.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

All Tech Considered

Watching TV Online Often Exposes Slow Bandwidth

In much of America, the availability of online video is often frustrated by slow broadband speeds. In this 2011 photo, Valerie Houde waits for a dial-up Internet connection in East Burke, Vt.

October 25, 2012 There are more ways than ever to watch TV programs on the Internet, from Netflix and Amazon to Hulu. But many viewers discover that watching TV on the Web can be frustrating, as their favorite show might suddenly stop and stutter, the victim of a lack of bandwidth.

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Arts & Life

In honor of National Martini Day, we decided to dig into the drink's muddled past.

The Martini: This American Cocktail May Have An International Twist

In honor of National Martini Day, we decided to dig into the drink's muddled past.

The American pop artist has a new show at the Museum of Modern Art through Aug. 5.

The Art Of Life: Claes Oldenburg At MOMA

The American pop artist has a new show at the Museum of Modern Art through Aug. 5.

How did we get all the way to <em>World War Z</em>?

The 25 Movies To Which 'World War Z' Is A Sequel, Probably

How did we get all the way to World War Z?

Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book.

Book News: Kim Jong Un Reportedly Gave 'Mein Kampf' As Gifts

Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book.

Maggie O'Farrell's new novel follows a troubled Irish Catholic family in London during a heat wave.

A Family's Secrets And Sorrows Surface In 'Heatwave'

Maggie O'Farrell's new novel follows a troubled Irish Catholic family in London during a heat wave.

What do you do with something that seems designed only to offend?

Bait And Twitch: 'Vice' Magazine, Suicide Glamour, And Not Staying Quiet

What do you do with something that seems designed only to offend?

When good, apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and velvety skins.

Stalking The Elusive, Worthy Apricot

When good, apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and velvety skins.

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