Anastasia Tsioulcas

Anastasia Tsioulcas appears in the following:

Charges are dropped against Adnan Syed, subject of true crime podcast 'Serial'

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Baltimore prosecutors dropped all charges against Adnan Syed who spent 22 years in jail for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. His case was featured in the hit podcast Serial.

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Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, the subject of 'Serial' podcast

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Adnan Syed served 22 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. His conviction was overturned last month. Prosecutors have decided not to retry Syed.

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Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

Friday, October 07, 2022

In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.

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Murder conviction is overturned for Adnan Syed of 'Serial' podcast

Monday, September 19, 2022

Adnan Syed, the man who was convicted in 2000 of killing his girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has had his conviction overturned.

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Adnan Syed, subject of 'Serial' podcast, is released after his conviction is vacated

Monday, September 19, 2022

Syed was 18 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Lee was murdered in 1999 when she was also 18.

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Irene Papas, celebrated Greek actress from 'Zorba' to 'Iphegenia,' has died

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

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Photographer William Klein, famous for street scenes but also fashion, has died

Monday, September 12, 2022

The influential American-born photographer, filmmaker, painter and graphic designer died Saturday in his adopted city of Paris.

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Bernard Shaw, longtime CNN anchor, has died at 82

Thursday, September 08, 2022

During the era that many viewers learned to watch CNN during breaking news, Shaw was its first chief anchor, reporting on stories from the shooting of President Reagan to the bombing of Baghdad.

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There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

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Classical musicians with ties to Plácido Domingo arrested in Buenos Aires

Friday, August 19, 2022

Musicians who have been publicly linked to Plácido Domingo and other major artists have been arrested in connection to an alleged Argentine crime ring, or are still wanted by police.

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Plácido Domingo linked to criminal ring in Argentina, prosecutors say

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Media in Argentina have broadcast audio recordings of police wiretaps that prosecutors say includes the voice of the famed singer making plans for a sexual encounter arranged by the crime ring.

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For this 89-year-old Gullah Geechee chef, cooking is about heart

Monday, August 15, 2022

Emily Meggett has spent decades caring for her community and family with her delicious, traditional Gullah Geechee food from South Carolina. Now, she's sharing that cuisine with the world.

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Warner Bros. kills off 'Batgirl' movie, $90 million in

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

Sorry, DC universe fans: the movie, which starred 'In The Heights' actress Leslie Grace in the title role, will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max.

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Claes Oldenburg, creator of Pop Art on a giant scale, has died at age 93

Monday, July 18, 2022

The Swedish-born, New York City-based artist was famed for his gargantuan renditions of prosaic objects — a lipstick, a clothespin, a cherry perched on a spoon — installed as public art.

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R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The R&B star was convicted in New York last year of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, sex trafficking and racketeering.

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Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88

Monday, June 27, 2022

The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung by clips and could never be presented the same way twice.

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An Arab American singer reframes music about the Crusades

Monday, June 20, 2022

A new project conceived by Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman recasts baroque music that by turns demonizes and exoticizes Arabs and Muslims.

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A father's recipe that crossed three continents

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Papa's recipe traveled over generations from Greece to Egypt and back again. It will never mean the same thing to the people who randomly find it online, but it will still be delicious.

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Leading Hollywood directors, writers and producers sign a pledge about onscreen guns

Monday, June 13, 2022

Shonda Rhimes, Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Lawrence are among the 200 movie and TV producers, directors and writers who are pledging to revisit the use of guns in their storytelling — but not to omit them.

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The debut of 'Omar,' a thoroughly American opera

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

Composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels have brought a true story to the opera stage: the life of Omar Ibn Said, a Senegalese Muslim scholar who was enslaved and brought to the Carolinas.

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