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Kurt Vonnegut: Still Speaking To The War Weary

Author Kurt Vonnegut, shown in 1979 in New York City, died in 2007 at age 84. Marty Reichenthal/AP hide caption

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Books

Kurt Vonnegut: Still Speaking To The War Weary

Vonnegut's blend of anti-war sentiment and satire made him one of the most popular writers of the Vietnam era, and his words still resonate with a new generation fighting abroad. On Thursday, the Library of America will republish four of the late author's novels, including Slaughterhouse-Five.

Kurt Vonnegut: Still Speaking To The War Weary

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'The End Of Anger' In The Black Middle Class
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Author Interviews

'The End Of Anger' In The Black Middle Class

In 1994, Ellis Cose surveyed successful, middle-class African-Americans and uncovered an often unspoken rage. Now, 17 years later, he's discovered a major change in that community: They've become one of the most optimistic groups in America. He reveals his findings in The End Of Anger.

'The End Of Anger' In The Black Middle Class

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Fangtastic Voyage: 'True Blood' Vampires Live On

The cast of True Blood lounges in the bayou of Louisiana, where the show is set. The vampire soap's fourth season begins June 26. HBO hide caption

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Television

Fangtastic Voyage: 'True Blood' Vampires Live On

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The third season of HBO's vampire soap True Blood is now out on DVD. TV critic David Bianculli says the show's success proves that vampires — more than werewolves, zombies or witches — will turn out to be the most durable media monsters of all.

Fangtastic Voyage: 'True Blood' Vampires Live On

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Margaret Cho Breaks Barriers In World Of Comedy

Comedian and actress Margaret Cho stops by for a Wisdom Watch conversation to talk about her life and how her personal background has influenced her career. Cho is now shooting the Lifetime TV series Drop Dead Diva and producing Yellow, an album about rage, age and ethnicity.

Margaret Cho Breaks Barriers In World Of Comedy

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'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind

Author Interviews

'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind

Fresh Air

Neuroscientist David Eagleman says everything we think, do and believe is determined by complex neural networks battling it out in our brains. In Incognito, he explains what scientists are learning about this hidden world of cognition.

'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind

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Actress-Activist Shabana Azmi Leads Indian Film's Avant-Garde

Identity Crisis: Shabana Azmi stars in playwright Girish Karnad's Kennedy Center production of Broken Images, about a Hindu short-story writer who wonders if she has betrayed her language and identity by writing an English best-seller. Courtesy of the Kennedy Center hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Actress-Activist Shabana Azmi Leads Indian Film's Avant-Garde

For more than 40 years, Indian actress, activist and sometime politician Shabana Azmi has paved the way for independent, socially conscious Indian cinema. The actress discusses Indian cinema, gender roles and art as activism.

Actress-Activist Shabana Azmi Leads Indian Film's Avant-Garde

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Monday

Pop Culture

Has 'Run' Run Amok? It Has 645 Meanings ... So Far

One three-letter word does much of the heavy lifting in the English language. The little word "run" — in its verb form alone — has 645 distinct meanings. Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, explains the rise of "run" and the decline of a formerly rich word, "set."

Has 'Run' Run Amok? It Has 645 Meanings ... So Far

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Keith Richards' 'Life' With The Rolling Stones

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Music Interviews

Keith Richards' 'Life' With The Rolling Stones

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The guitarist opens up about his music, his legendary journeys on the road with The Rolling Stones and his occasionally contentious relationship with lead singer Mick Jagger in his memoir, Life.

Keith Richards' 'Life' With The Rolling Stones

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Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads
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Critics' Lists: Summer 2011

Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads

Some of the best summers are those filled with journeys, reunions and good food — three themes that factor prominently in the books recommended by our independent booksellers.

Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads

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