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'The Killing': 'Twin Peaks' Meets '24' On AMC

Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos star in The Killing, a new AMC drama based on a Danish miniseries. Chris Large/AMC hide caption

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'The Killing': 'Twin Peaks' Meets '24' On AMC

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The new AMC drama The Killing tells the story of the murder of a young girl from three different perspectives. TV critic David Bianculli says the show is "AMC's most depressing series yet" — and explains why it reminds him of The X-Files, 24 and Twin Peaks.

'The Killing': 'Twin Peaks' Meets '24' On AMC

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Twitter Offers New Dimension To Live TV

A number of celebrities have taken to live-tweeting while their pre-taped shows air — including Survivor host Jeff Probst, Mark Cuban on ABC's "Shark Tank," and Anthony Bourdain on Travel Channel's "No Reservations." The audience that has already sprung up on Twitter to turn watching their favorite show into a communal event can now interact directly with one of the people they're tweeting about. It restores the value of watching TV programming live as it airs at a time when secondary options from Hulu to iTunes to DVRs are draining the value of commercials.

Twitter Offers New Dimension To Live TV

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Movie Mutants Give A Face To Our Nuclear Fears

Radioactive monster Godzilla stomps through a city and eats a commuter train in a scene from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, directed by Ishiro Honda and Terry O. Morse. The 1956 film was a re-edited version of the 1954 Japanese film Gojira, directed by Honda. Embassy Pictures/Getty Images hide caption

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Movie Mutants Give A Face To Our Nuclear Fears

Within the first few days of the threefold tragedy in Japan, Wikipedia trend-spotters noticed a startling spike in searches ... for "Godzilla." The radioactive monster is just one on-screen incarnation of human anxiety in a nuclear age.

Movie Mutants Give A Face To Our Nuclear Fears

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Nuclear Radiation: Filmmakers Try To Make The Invisible Visceral

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Rebuilding Japan

Nuclear Radiation: Filmmakers Try To Make The Invisible Visceral

Last summer, as the Gulf oil spill was finally being brought under control, I found myself thinking about Hollywood disaster movies — and how they differ from real-world disasters. In the last few weeks, as tragic events have played out in Japan, I realized I'd left something out: the menace that can't be seen.

Nuclear Radiation: Filmmakers Try To Make The Invisible Visceral

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Timothy Olyphant: 'Justified' In Laying Down The Law

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Timothy Olyphant: 'Justified' In Laying Down The Law

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Actor Timothy Olyphant stars in the FX series Justified as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a present-day lawman with Wild West instincts. Olyphant also starred in HBO's Deadwood as sheriff Seth Bullock.

Timothy Olyphant: 'Justified' In Laying Down The Law

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: A PSA About Not Dating That Ethan Hawke Guy
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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: A PSA About Not Dating That Ethan Hawke Guy

On this week's round-table podcast, we talk about Rebecca Black, the lesser-known works of Elizabeth Taylor, the things we once loved and no longer love, and the things that are making us happy this week.

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Muffin Top Makes It Into 'Oxford English Dictionary'

Muffin top joined the lexicon years ago. Now, it is among the newest words recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary. The self-proclaimed "last word on words" defines muffin top as the top part of a muffin, as well as, "a protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers."

Muffin Top Makes It Into 'Oxford English Dictionary'

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Russian President Meets His Favorite Rock Band

When Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was a high school disc jockey, he had to get permission from a Communist youth league to play songs by the British rock band Deep Purple. Before a recent concert in Moscow, Medvedev invited the band to his home.

Russian President Meets His Favorite Rock Band

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Ambitions Meet Quiet Noir In 'Mildred Pierce'

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Ambitions Meet Quiet Noir In 'Mildred Pierce'

Kate Winslet stars in the new HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce, a remake of the classic Joan Crawford film about an ambitious woman capable of anything — even murder. Director Todd Haynes discusses his version of the film on Morning Edition.

Ambitions Meet Quiet Noir In 'Mildred Pierce'

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Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty Standards

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. The screen icon became a 12-year-old sensation in the movie, "National Velvet". She went on to star in 53 films, winning two Oscars for her work. In Tell Me More's occasional "Beautyshop" conversation, guest host Farai Chideya looks back on the Taylor's life and discusses a new survey on changing notions of beauty in America. Weighing in are Latoya Peterson, editor of Racialicious.com; Galina Espinoza, editorial director of Latina magazine, and Marcia Dawkins, visiting scholar at Brown University.

Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty Standards

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