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As legend has it, women's film careers are "cursed" by winning the best supporting actress Academy Award. (From left) winners Marisa Tomei in 1993, Jennifer Hudson in 2007 and Mira Sorvino in 1996.

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What's Behind The Best Supporting Actress Curse? Plain, Old, Unmagical Sexism

4:54pm February 24, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

As legend has it, winning that Oscar is a career killer. But film critic Amy Nicholson says it actually has everything to do with the kinds of roles available to women.

The Indecisive Chicken combines the recipes and life stories of eight women from communities across India who now live in Dharavi, a teeming Mumbai slum. Sarita Rai, from a village in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, contributed a recipe for phara

Cookbook Explores Recipes From India's Most Famous Slum

4:06pm February 24, 2016

by Priti Salian

The Indecisive Chicken combines the recipes and life stories of eight women from communities across India who now make their home in Dharavi, a teeming slum featured in Slumdog Millionaire.

Is the English spelling system irrational?

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Changes To French Spelling Make Us Wonder: Why Is English So Weird?

3:46pm February 24, 2016

by Geoff Nunberg

As the French debate spelling changes to their language, linguist Geoff Nunberg suggests that Americans take a closer look at some of the quirks of English.

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'Hap And Leonard' Creator Needed To 'Burn Bridges' To Make It As A Writer

1:29pm February 24, 2016

Joe R. Lansdale grew up poor in east Texas and worked as a janitor and in a potato field before finding success as a writer. Honky Tonk Samurai is the latest book in his mystery series.

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'The Onion's' Scott Dikkers Would Have Written A Funnier Headline

12:42pm February 24, 2016

by Sean Bueter

The saying goes that “dying is easy; comedy is hard.” But humorist Scott Dikkers makes writing satire look effortless.

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Sandy Powell's sketches for the film Carol.

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Sketch To Impress: How An Oscar-Winning Designer Costumes The Stars

12:23pm February 24, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

British costumer Sandy Powell already has three Oscars and is in the running for two more. Cinderella's gown was "probably the most terrifying thing" she's created. "The expectations were so high."

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A View Of The Present From The Future At SECCA

10:45am February 24, 2016

by David Ford

There's an unusual exhibition going on at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem.

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A Reference Guide To Reference In 'You Could Look It Up'

8:36am February 24, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and directories take on a life of their own in Jack Lynch's new book — a history of reference systems that becomes an examination of the nature of lexicography itself.

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Caleb Caudle Releases New LP "Carolina Ghost"

8:15am February 24, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

Winston-Salem native son Caleb Caudle has been making a big impact on the Americana music scene the past few years.

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'We've Already Gone This Far' Counts The Cost Of War

7:36pm February 23, 2016

by Michael Schaub

Patrick Dacey's debut story collection follows the people of a fictional Massachusetts town hit hard by war, weather and economic turmoil. Critic Michael Schaub praises Dacey's emotional honesty.