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• Ryan Gosling’s ‘How To Catch A Monster’ Sees Strong Sales

  Sierra/Affinity has sold 20 international markets for Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, fantasy drama “How to Catch a Monster.” Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan...

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• Cannes Film Review: ‘Le Demantelement’

  A film whose measured pace and minimal conflict seem better suited to pastoral living than arthouse viewing.

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• Michelle Obama's bangs: Still hanging in there, for now, anyway

  Are reports of the demise of Michelle Obama's bangs premature? Sweep them far enough to the side, and bangs can seem virtually invisible in a certain light -- and when the first lady worked...

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• Bookshelf: Books on New York History and Sweet-Tooth Outlets

  In “City of Ambition,” Mason B. Williams explores what drove a patrician Democrat and a street-smart Republican to revive New York City from the Great Depression.    ...

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• Crime Scene: After Many Miles in a Chevy Van, a Rough Gig in a Place Called Brooklyn

  After winning over a Webster Hall crowd, the band Wild Cub said on Facebook: “Thank you New York. You gave us two sold out shows in one week, we gave you half our equipment.”  ...

• Movie Review: ‘Valentino’s Ghost,’ a Documentary by Michael Singh

  Michael Singh’s documentary “Valentino’s Ghost” looks at the intersection of Western politics in the Middle East and Hollywood’s depiction of Arabs.   &...

• Taylor Mead, Bohemian and Actor, Dies at 88

  Mr. Mead collaborated with Andy Warhol in the 1960s to make several curious films.        

• Playlist: CDs From Deerhunter, Patty Griffin and Bobby McFerrin

  This week, Bradford Cox barks on Deerhunter’s “Monomania”; Patty Griffin’s “American Kid” is an elegy for her father; and Bobby McFerrin takes a playful yet devotional...

• Television Review: ‘North America,’ a Discovery Channel Nature Series

  The Discovery Channel’s seven-part series “North America” is a visually stunning look at the fauna of the continent, accompanied by some silly historical and pop-cultural references...

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