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Culture news and reviews from The International Herald Tribune, the world's daily newspaper online.
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France's unsolved mystery of the poisoned bread
In his new book, "Le Pain Maudit," the author Steven L. Kaplan looks at the affair of the poisoned bread in Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, in 1951 when more than 300 people fell sick after eating bread.
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South Korean movie industry places hopes in a 'kimchi western'
The "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" revives the genre of "Manchurian westerns," which were popular in South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Judd Apatow, Christian Bale, Britney Spears
A round-up of the day's celebrity news.
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R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador
Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador.
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Come hear Uncle John's orchestra
When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra warms up a week from Friday, the musicians will be clad in their usual summer attire: White dinner jackets and bow ties for the men, white tops and black skirts or slacks for the women.
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'Dark Knight' star denies assault
Christian Bale, Warner Brothers' latest Batman in its smash hit "The Dark Knight," denied allegations of assault made against him by his mother and sister.
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George Michael: Onstage in the U.S., if not on the air
In George Michael's grown-up persona, frankness and vulnerability mix with dance beats and the old sex-symbol charm.
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Jane Mayer: 'The Dark Side'
In her new book, Jane Mayer describes the U.S. war on terror as a "political battle cloaked in legal strategy, an ideological trench war" waged by a small group of true believers.
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Celebrations in cinema by a longtime aficionado of point and pliés
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is honoring Dominique Delouche, a filmmaker whose documentaries celebrated great ballet dancers.
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Lost in the new Beijing: The old neighborhood
A construction boom tied to the Olympics is threatening two types of housing in China's capital.
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