Neda Ulaby

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What Are Those Parabens Doing In My Tortilla?

Friday, August 08, 2014

When I invited people over for brunch not long ago, the last thing I expected was a wander into the murky world of food preservatives. It started off so simply — with enchiladas, in fact. Enchiladas are my go-to brunch dish, mostly because a little store near me stocks incredible ...

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'Boondocks' Creator Asks, 'What Would Black Jesus Do?'

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Aaron McGruder's Black Jesus premieres Thursday night on Adult Swim, and it features a Christ who drops f-bombs and drinks 40s. So is it sacrilege or subversive? Some biblical scholars weigh in.

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Mystery Writer Evokes The Sights, Sound And Grime Of 1970s New York

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Lawrence Block published the first book of his Matthew Scudder mystery series in 1976. He says when it came to crime fiction inspiration, "the city never failed me. It always provided something."

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Silent Film Fans Make Some Noise To Help ID Forgotten Treasures

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Deep in the archives of the Library of Congress' Culpeper, Va., film preservation center lie thousands of movies in cool, climate-controlled vaults. Hundreds are a century old or older, and unidentified. Their titles have been lost over the years and the library knows little about them, so it started inviting ...

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For These Vegans, Masculinity Means Protecting The Planet

Monday, July 21, 2014

A group of men in New York are challenging the stereotype that eating meat signifies manliness. Instead, they say that manhood can be proven by caring for the planet, not dominating it.

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Rainbow Rowell Does Romance With A Subversive (Read: Realistic) Twist

Monday, July 07, 2014

The author's female leads are plus-sized, and sometimes, instead of falling in love, they are just trying to stay in it. Her new book, Landline, opens with a marriage on the verge of collapse.

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In 'Snowpiercer,' A Never-Ending Train Ride And A Society Badly Off Track

Sunday, June 29, 2014

After a climate change disaster, a train must circle the globe for its passengers to stay alive. The science fiction fable was inspired by a French graphic novel and directed by a South Korean auteur.

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Cory Still ♡s Topanga As A New Generation 'Meets World'

Friday, June 27, 2014

The popular '90s TV show Boy Meets World is getting a reboot, but this time Cory and Topanga are the grown-ups, and their 13-year-old daughter is the one stumbling toward adulthood.

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The Human Heart And Its Rhythmic Magnificence

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Rhythm comes in different forms from music and poetry to those inside our bodies. There's art based on the most primal rhythm of all: the beating of the human heart.

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'I Kinda Stole The Show': Laverne Cox And The Path To Prestige Television

Friday, June 06, 2014

Actress Laverne Cox has had huge success on Orange is the New Black. But breaking into acting as a tall trans woman of color wasn't a simple thing by any means.

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John Green's 'Stars' Shines Bright On The Silver Screen

Thursday, June 05, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars hits cinemas this week, causing mass outbursts of tears. Author John Green based the character on a real-life girl with cancer — and his own feelings of growing up an outsider.

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With Possible Theme Park, 'Hunger Games' May Live Beyond Final Film

Friday, May 30, 2014

The movie studio Lionsgate is exploring the possibility of a theme park based on The Hunger Games films and books.

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'Normal Heart' Teaches New Generation About The Early Years Of AIDS

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Why would Ryan Murphy, one of TV's hottest and most prolific producers, decide to adapt a 30-year-old play about the forming of an AIDS service organization for HBO? Because he thought the story of the outbreak of AIDS was being forgotten.

Murphy is the creative mind behind the shows Glee ...

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In Pricey Cities, Being A Bohemian Starving Artist Gets Old Fast

Thursday, May 15, 2014

When even a tiny garret in a major city is crushingly expensive, the ideal of the "starving artist" has shifted since the days when poverty was held up as ennobling.

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Hard 'G' Or Soft, The GIF Takes Its Place As A Modern Art Form

Friday, May 09, 2014

A new exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image is showcasing reaction GIFs, those little animated images people employ online when words fail them. Cue the dramatic chipmunk!

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Lurid Meets Literary In 'Penny Dreadful,' An All-Star Gothic Revue

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Showtime's new psychological thriller re-imagines classic Victorian boogeymen like Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and Count Dracula all lurking in London's darkest corners, discussing romantic poetry.

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On Television, More Transgender Characters Come Into Focus

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Now that it's more common to see gay characters on TV, is the medium turning to transgender people for fresh stories? NPR's Neda Ulaby looks at TV's crop of transgender and "gender fluid" characters.

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NSA Coverage Garners Pulitzers For Post And Guardian

Monday, April 14, 2014

Winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday. The Washington Post and The Guardian were among the notable winners, commended for together breaking the news of NSA surveillance programs.

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Coming Out In Basketball: How Brittney Griner Found 'A Place Of Peace'

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

At 23, Griner is one of the best female basketball players in the world — and now she's also an author. In a new memoir, she discusses being bullied as a kid and coming out as a lesbian in college.

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