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Colleen Atwood: To Design The Costume, Understand The Character

Atwood says that her artistic side was always nurtured, particularly by her two grandmothers. Above are Atwood's sketches for characters from the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Warren Holder/20th Century Fox hide caption

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Colleen Atwood: To Design The Costume, Understand The Character

Before Atwood was an Oscar-winning designer, she was a 17-year-old mom working in a French fry factory. Atwood says knowing all different kinds of people helps her in her work today.

Colleen Atwood: To Design The Costume, Understand The Character

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'Deepwater Horizon' Honors The Sacrifice Without Sacrificing The Action

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'Deepwater Horizon' Honors The Sacrifice Without Sacrificing The Action

Deepwater Horizon is the tense and terse story of the Gulf oil rig explosion that became the biggest man-made ecological disaster in history.

'Deepwater Horizon' Honors The Sacrifice Without Sacrificing The Action

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For Rosh Hashana, A Matzo Ball Soup By Way Of Mexico

Matzo ball soup is a classic recipe straight from Eastern Europe. But not all Jews from the region came to the New World via Ellis Island, as reflected in this jalapeño-inflected family recipe from chef Pati Jinich. Copyright Ellen Silverman hide caption

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For Rosh Hashana, A Matzo Ball Soup By Way Of Mexico

Matzo ball soup is a classic straight from Eastern Europe. But not all Jews from the region came to the New World via Ellis Island, as this jalapeño-inflected recipe reflects.

For Rosh Hashana, A Matzo Ball Soup By Way Of Mexico

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Lutheran Minister Preaches A Gospel Of Love To Junkies, Drag Queens And Outsiders

Fresh Air

Nadia Bolz-Weber was a standup comic who opened up a church with a mission to "remind people that they're absolutely loved." Her memoir is Accidental Saints. Originally published Sept. 17, 2015.

Lutheran Minister Preaches A Gospel Of Love To Junkies, Drag Queens And Outsiders

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'American Honey' Trains Its Lens On Traveling Magazine Crews

Fresh Air

Andrea Arnold's new movie about a teenage girl who takes up with an unusual group of salespeople won a the Jury Prize at Cannes this year. Critic David Edelstein calls it a "wonderful" film.

'American Honey' Trains Its Lens On Traveling Magazine Crews

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The Sweet Success Of Bananas Foster Has An Unsavory Past

Workers unload bananas in New Orleans. Bananas Foster, one of New Orleans' favorite desserts, is a lasting legacy of an oft-forgotten chapter in the city's history: the banana trade, which spawned banana republics. Arnold Genthe/Library of Congress hide caption

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The Sweet Success Of Bananas Foster Has An Unsavory Past

One of New Orleans' favorite desserts is a lasting legacy of an oft-forgotten chapter in the city's history: the banana trade, and its infamous practices.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

The gang discusses a new Western remake starring Denzel Washington, as well as a beloved British TV import starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Plus, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

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A Swedish Curmudgeon Wins Hearts, On The Page, And Now On Screen

Rolf Lassgård, left, stars as a grouchy widower in A Man Called Ove, which opens Friday in U.S. theaters. Music Box Films hide caption

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A Swedish Curmudgeon Wins Hearts, On The Page, And Now On Screen

Move over, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — a grumpy man may soon take your place as America's favorite fictional Swede. The film adaptation of the best-seller A Man Called Ove is now coming to the U.S.

A Swedish Curmudgeon Wins Hearts, On The Page, And Now On Screen

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