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Local NaNoWriMo authors near halfway point

Local authors and contestants in the Journal-World’s National Novel Writing Month contest are inching closer to that final goal of a 50,000-word novel by the end of November....

Strong performances, direction make “Menagerie” worth looking into

Maybe it was easy. After all, the work of Tennessee Williams is compelling, and “The Glass Menagerie” is a beautiful play. But regardless of how easy or difficult it is to bring Williams’ classic to life, the creative team at University Theatre pulls it off brilliantly...

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Poet and anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary

"Like all art, most poetry is awful," says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else's. "The Poet's Corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean..."

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Behind the Lens: Many factors contribute to why photos don’t appear in the paper

For two years in the mid-1950s, Swiss photographer Robert Frank traveled across the country taking photographs.

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Transcendent deli: Filmmaker examines mystique behind family’s famed eatery

From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. Just a white and reddish-brown shack in a residential neighborhood. But for many Kansans, it’s a landmark as significant as the state Capitol or Allen Fieldhouse.

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Net Worth: Accidental cult following helps remodel untidy ‘Room’

“Nobody knows anything.” That cautionary maxim attributed to screenwriter William Goldman (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) is among the most oft repeated in Hollywood.

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"I Think We Are Making Progress," an interview with Eric Dobbins and Lee Piechocki

A podcast preview of "I Think We Are Making Progress," the new show opening Nov. 13 at Wonder Fair. The salon style show features 25 artist from Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City...

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Digital Canvas: East meets Midwest in Asian video exhibit, “Extra/Ordinary”

The newest exhibit at the Spencer is an exploration of Asian art that’s more YouTube than Louvre, examining the commonplace through video, a medium that has itself become commonplace...

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Recipe for change: Film battles policies of industrial food giants

When the phrase “food fight” leaves the lips of the hero of a children’s movie, it always comes with a few exclamation points and waste — lots of lobbed mashed potatoes, smashed tomatoes and flying slices of pizza.

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Season's greetings: Photographer’s book explores Kansas nature

Mike Blair once nearly was run over by a moose.

‘Glass Menagerie’ to open at KU

Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “The Glass Menagerie” comes to the University Theatre stage starting Saturday.

Behind the Lens: ‘Deals’ on cameras may depend on accessories

With the holidays approaching, you might be looking to buy a new camera. When possible, I shop at camera stores or retailers that have models I’m interested in on display.

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Western Union: 'Only Good Indian' explores cultural history through revisionist drama

“It’s revisionist in that it’s told from the point of view of Native Americans,” says Lawrence film director Kevin Willmott. “There’s not a white surrogate in the film to make the story ‘OK.’ I want people to experience the story from the point of view of the people it’s about. That still is a huge challenge in America” ...

Catching some air

The Lied Center’s Performing Arts 3to5 program took preschool children to the stage again on Monday and Tuesday.

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‘Building of distinction’: New book explores KU’s Spooner Hall

Even before he walked in, Kansas University architecture professor Barry Newton could tell Spooner Hall was special.

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