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'The Fear Index' Trades In Thrills
Dr. Alex Hoffman is a billionaire genius who invented a form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets. When the security of his mansion is breached, though, he is thrown into a web of paranoia and violence.
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How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System
Whitey Bulger was the crime boss of South Boston while being protected by the FBI as a confidential informant. Former FBI agent Robert Fitzpatrick's new memoir chronicles his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to bring Bulger down.
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NASCAR's Waltrip: Why It 'Will Never Be The Same'
NASCAR Hall Of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip has a new book, Sundays Will Never Be the Same. Waltrip discusses his long and successful career as a driver and his time afterward in the announcer's booth. Host Rachel Martin also speaks with Waltrip about the day his longtime friend and rival Dale Earnhart died in a crash.
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How 'Hugo' Turned From Book To Film
Before Hugo was the hit film directed by Martin Scorsese, it was a children's book called The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. Host Rachel Martin speaks to screenwriter John Logan, whose script for the film has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Cezanne Sold To Qatar For A Record Price
Last year, the oil-rich Gulf nation of Qatar quietly purchased a painting by Paul Cezanne for more than $250 million, the highest amount ever paid for a work of art. Rachel Martin talks with Alexandra Peers, who recently wrote about the sale in Vanity Fair.
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A Tale Of Two Centuries: Charles Dickens Turns 200
The beloved storyteller was born on Feb. 7, 1812. He had little formal education, but his novels made him famous in his own time, and continue as classics in ours. His two-dozen works of fiction have never gone out of print.
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Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Anti-Tic
Each clue contains at least one seven-letter word. Rearrange the letters in that word to answer the clue.
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Filmmakers Die In Helicopter Crash In Australia
National Geographic confirms the deaths of award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight. The pair reportedly set off to film a documentary when they crashed.
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Actor Gary Oldman Plays Not My Job
Gary Oldman, who just got his first Academy Award nomination for his performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, answers three questions about Up with People ? a horde of wholesome, smiley young people who performed four Super Bowl halftime shows back in the day.
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Producers Pitch Dream Reality Shows
Two thousand people who make reality television gathered this week for a convention in Washington, D.C. No appearances from Snooki or Padma, but there were representatives from Celebrity Wife Swap, Deadliest Catch and Rocket City Rednecks. Hundreds of producers vied for the chance to pitch network executives their ideas for new shows.
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Why Would Lady Gaga Hang Around Lancaster, Pa.?
Pop star Lady Gaga has recently been spotted in Lancaster County, Pa. Guest host David Greene looks into the rumors of what she's up to.
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Director Ti West Talks Slow Horror, 'The Innkeepers'
Known to many devoted genre fans for his methodical horror movies, the director of The House of the Devil and Trigger Man talks with Neda Ulaby about his influences and his newest film.
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Media 'Miracle': The 'Big' Story Of Three Whales
In 1988, journalist Tom Rose was sent to Barrow, Alaska, to cover the dramatic rescue of three gray whales. His book has been adapted into a movie called Big Miracle ? but the real miracle is how this event became a news story at all.
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This One's For The Chicken: A Super Bowl Party With A Purpose
Over the years, Stephen Thompson's Chicken Bowl has grown into a heated battle in its own right, with contests mirroring the thrilling heroics of the Super Bowl.
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Veteran Stage, Film Actor Ben Gazzara Dies At 81
Ben Gazzara has died at the age of 81. The actor known for his brooding tough-guy presence died of pancreatic cancer Friday in New York. Gazzara made his big break into film with his role as an accused killer in Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder.
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