Art & Culture

NY Police Chief Admits Giving Interview for Controversial Film

At least two American Muslim organizations are calling for the resignation of New York City's police commissioner and his spokesman for their involvement with a film criticized as anti-Muslim propaganda.

Artists React To Mexico's Drug War With Music And Poetry

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Astrid Hadad performs in Mexico

Nada Surf, 'The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy'

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Nada Surf's new album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, comes out Jan. 24.

Beyblades: A New Spin Puts An Old Toy Back On Top

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It's toy season. For boys, one of the hottest items on the market this year builds on an ancient concept: the spinning top.

10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2011 Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards®. Forty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category.

Sorting Through Statuettes: A Skeptic's Guide To Surviving Awards Season

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Brad Pitt won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his work in Moneyball and in Terrence Malick's Tree Of Life, in which he plays an authoritarian father.

Pujols Has 'Greatest Night' Ever, Cards Lead World Series 2-1

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Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his third home run of the game — tying a World Series single-game record — Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. His team beat the Texas Rangers 16-7 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Academy announces winners of 2011 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships

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Jacob Estes (1998) wrote and directed "The Details," which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film of Bragi Schut’s 2003 Nicholl-winning script "Season of the Witch" was released earlier this year. Anthony Jaswinski (1997) wrote “Vanishing on 7th Street,” also released earlier this year.

Pictured here is a scene from "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," co-written by 1996 fellow Ehren Kruger. Kruger also penned "Arlington Road," "The Ring" and the forthcoming "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."

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The Bippolo Seed And Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss

Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV: Sino-Franco Encounters in Arts and Culture.

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