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Louis C.K. Reflects On 'Louie,' Loss, Love And Life

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Louis C.K. has written for The Late Show with David Letterman, The Chris Rock Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

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Louis C.K., born Louis Szekely, is a writer, actor, producer, director and star of the FX series Louie.

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In the FX TV series Louie, comic Louis C.K. plays a divorced father of two struggling to balance his comedy career with being a single dad. The show, which has just been picked up for a third season, is often based on events that have happened to C.K. in his own life.

11:37 am

Mon December 12, 2011

Michael C. Hall: Playing A Killer Role On 'Dexter'

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Michael C. Hall plays Dexter Morgan, a forensics expert for the Miami Police Department who harbors a deep secret: He's a serial killer who channels his murderous impulses by hunting other serial killers.

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Originally published on Mon December 12, 2011 10:00 am

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On Dec. 18, the Showtime drama Dexter presents its sixth-season finale. The show stars Michael C. Hall — who played the repressed mortician David Fisher on HBO's Six Feet Under — as Dexter Morgan, a serial killer who kills other serial killers, and who also works for the Miami police as a blood-spatter expert.

10:04 am

Mon December 12, 2011

Losing Virginity: Olive Oil's 'Scandalous' Industry

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Originally published on Mon December 12, 2011 10:30 am

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Extra-virgin olive oil is a ubiquitous ingredient in Italian recipes, religious rituals and beauty products. But many of the bottles labeled "extra-virgin olive oil" on supermarket shelves have been adulterated and shouldn't be classified as extra-virgin, says New Yorker contributor Tom Mueller.

10:02 am

Sat December 10, 2011

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Test Kitchen,' Dustin Lance Black

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Christopher Kimball offers several suggestions for making your fries deliciously crispy.

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

10:17 am

Fri December 9, 2011

Spies Like Them: 'Tinker, Tailor' And Other Odd Ilk

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Operative Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) goes undercover in Hungary to find out more about a possible Russian spy within the the UK's secret intelligence agency.

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The head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, "Control" (John Hurt) is forced out of the agency after he personally sends Jim on a covert mission.

By David Edelstein

Most people will find the first 20 minutes of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy difficult to follow — I did, and I've read John le Carre's novel and seen the haunting 1979 BBC miniseries starring Alec Guinness, although decades ago.

The movie is chopped up into short scenes featuring people we don't know working for a circus — what? — and for someone called "C," and talking about a woman called Karla? Meanwhile, the star, Gary Oldman, doesn't say a word for the first 18 minutes.

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10:39 am

Tue December 13, 2011