Arts

'Zoobiquity': What Humans Can Learn From Animal Illness

11:05am April 24, 2013

Animals and humans have a lot in common, including some of the health problems that plague them. In her book Zoobiquity, Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz explores how studying animal illness — from cancer to sexual dysfunction — can help us better understand human health.

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Piedmont Environmental Alliance Hosts 8th Piedmont Earth Day Fair

9:49am April 24, 2013

by David Ford

It's time once again to pay tribute to Mother Earth and for the Piedmont Environmental Alliance that means running the 8th annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair: Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 10:00am - 5:00pm at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem.

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Newsreader in front of television camera.

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For TV Networks, Stiff Competition To Be 'Top Of The Morning'

3:05pm April 23, 2013

by NPR Staff

Shows like Good Morning America and the Today show can have a big impact on a broadcast network's image and bottom line. NPR's David Greene speaks with media reporter Brian Stelter about Top of the Morning, his new book about the high-stakes world of morning TV.

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The Friedkin Connection by William Friedkin.

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Friedkin, Who Pushed Film Forward, Looks Back

1:08pm April 23, 2013

by Susan Stamberg

In his memoir The Friedkin Connection, the legendary director of films like The Exorcist and The French Connection recounts his journey from a poor Chicago neighborhood to the apex of Hollywood success.

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Delurk Gallery's New Exhibit Highlights Four Local Artists

11:16am April 23, 2013

by David Ford

There are lurkers on the internet who view content from outside the community and refuse to engage. The artist run Delurk Gallery invites the passive observers among us into the conversation with dynamic artists, fresh new exhibits monthly, and mentorship programs for young and old alike.

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What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like?

10:08am April 23, 2013

by Shankar Vedantam

Most Americans think of prejudice as animosity toward people in other groups. But two psychologists argue that unconscious bias — often in the form of giving some people special treatment — is the way prejudice largely works in America today.

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A portrait is projected on the walls of a building as part of a project promoting art through re-evaluating urban spaces and buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 22.

In Gritty Sao Paulo, Artists Take To The Streets

9:52pm April 22, 2013

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil's largest city is more about business than art. But a new crop of creators — who work in media as different as crochet, graffiti and poetry — is trying to change that by sprucing up public spaces.

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Robert Redford directs and stars as Jim Grant in The Company You Keep, a film about retired radicals living out nervous lives in hiding.

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Redford: An Entertainer Who Looks To Inform

9:52pm April 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

Oscar-winning director and actor Robert Redford is back in theaters with The Company You Keep, a look at aging American counterculture revolutionaries. He spoke with NPR's Robert Siegel about his career, his passion for journalism and how a thoughtful teacher helped encourage him.

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Jazzen

12:20pm April 22, 2013

by David Ford

Jazzen is guitarist/bassist Scott Marvill and keyboardist Eric Mowery.

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UNC School of the Arts' John Mauceri Conducts Final Concert as Chancellor

10:29pm April 21, 2013

by David Ford

On June 30, 2013 world-renowned conductor, educator, John Mauceri will step down as UNC School of the Arts Chancellor, but he's certainly going out with a bang.

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