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National Book Awards: the 2011 fiction nominees
Five novels vie tonight for the 2011 National Book Award title,
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'This Is 40': A mixed bag, but a fun one (+trailer)
'This Is 40' features the return of supporting characters from director Judd Apatow's film 'Knocked Up.'
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Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis in 'The Campaign': movie review
The shticks of Ferrell and Galifianakis are all too familiar in this toothless satire.
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Tony Awards put Broadway's booming box office on display
The Tony Awards showed theater's freshness and creativity, but rampant Hollywood stars and high ticket prices are making Broadway less accessible to the masses, say critics.
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Culture Cafe
Tony nominations: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' lead the pack'Once,' the musical based off the Oscar-winning film, garnered the most Tony nominations of any musical, while the Peter Pan origin story 'Peter and the Starcatcher' earned the most for a play.
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Chapter & Verse
National Book Award winners include at least one upset victoryAlthough many expected popular novel "The Tiger's Wife" to win, Katrina saga "Salvage the Bones" took the 2011 National Book Award for fiction.
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National Book Awards: the 2011 fiction nominees
Five novels vie tonight for the 2011 National Book Award title,
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Julianne Hough stars in 'Footloose' remake: movie review
Julianne Hough is put out front in 'Footloose' remake as the partying preacher's daughter in a town that has outlawed teen dancing.
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Culture Cafe
'Prohibition' – so much more than gangsters and flappersThis Sunday (8 to 10 p.m. EDT) Ken Burns turns his prodigious research efforts and illuminating camerawork loose on America's failed attempt to sober up.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes: movie review
The apes are smarter in this latest "Planet of the Apes" movie, but it can't save the limp dialogue.
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Top Picks: Randy Newman, President Nixon opera, Queen at 40, and more
Composer Randy Newman releases his second compilation album, 'Nixon in China' opera airs on PBS, the late Freddy Mercury's legacy, Queen, turns 40, and more recommendations.
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Decoder Wire
The (not so) secret history of the White House Easter Egg RollOnce held on Capitol Hill, the White House Easter Egg Roll drew 30,000 to the president's South Lawn on Monday morning.
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Betty White scores Emmy win for 'SNL' hosting gig
Betty White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as 'Saturday Night Live' host.
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Emmy nods: Conan O'Brien gets his day as TV landscape evolves
Emmy Award nominations released Thursday tapped Conan O'Brien's short-lived stint on NBC's Tonight Show, as well as a handful of shows from non-broadcast networks.
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Inspirational physicist Stephen Hawking honored at big-time New York gala
British physicist Stephen Hawking was honored at a gala in New York on Wednesday evening.
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NASA's next big-ticket telescope showcased in New York City
A mockup of the James Webb Space Telescope, billed as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, took center stage at New York's World Science Festival.
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The Jay Leno Show and the rise of political humor
Jay Leno's new show debuts tonight and features a Washington-based political correspondent.
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Tough choices for the Tonys
A year of strong dramas, tragedies, and farce made for a tight race.
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Broadway measures the mood and pulls out dark revivals
Fall theater opens with classics such as Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and Miller's 'All My Sons,' plus a little light relief in 'Billy Elliot' and 'Shrek.'
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Tubegazing: The Car of the Future
Will tomorrow's vehicles resemble something from 'The Jetsons'? A PBS show by the hosts of radio's 'Car Talk' aims to find out.
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