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Italian food, once considered cheap peasant food, now appears at three-star Michelin restaurants and on menus around the world.

How 'Italian Food' Became A Global Sensation

Twenty years ago, Italian food was regarded as cheap, peasant food. Now it's served on menus worldwide and considered to be one of the healthiest cuisines. Esquire Magazine's food critic John Mariani chronicles the story of pizza, macaroni and red sauce in How Italian Food Conquered the World.

'The King's Speech' Leaves Theaters And Is Replaced By Asterisks

The King's Speech will be re-released on April 1 as a PG-13 film with a critical scene re-edited. It's a sad statement on Hollywood's treatment of profanity and young audiences.

Andrew Rannells (center) and Josh Gad are two missionaries out of their depth in Northern Uganda in <em>The Book of Mormon </em>-- a new musical comedy from the creators of <em>South Park</em> and one of the men behind <em>Avenue Q.</em>

On Broadway, A 'Mormon' Swipe At ... Everything

The guys behind South Park teamed with a co-creator of the smutty puppet musical Avenue Q to write a musical about Mormon missionaries in Uganda. Will theater ever be quite the same?

A Racial Rant Inspires An Internet Balladeer

When an Asian-bashing video caused a stir on YouTube, Jimmy Wong responded in song.

<strong>The Other Side: </strong>Like most of his films, director Tony Gatlif's <em>Korkoro</em> thrums with the music of the Roma people. Set in Nazi-occupied France, the movie follows 15 Gypsies, including Taloche (James Thierree), as old prejudices metastasize into systematic persecution.

'Korkoro': Freedom's Music, Amid The Din Of War

Tony Gatlif's drama of Roma persecution in Vichy France thrums with the sights and sounds of Gypsy culture — but standard war-movie tropes blunt the impact of its story.

An orphaned Palestinian girl (Freida Pinto) is one of four women whose lives are a lens on the Middle East in <em>Miral.</em>

'Miral': For Schnabel, A Muse Run Amok In Israel

The artist-filmmaker looks at the modern Middle East conflict through the eyes of three generations of Palestinian women. Critic Mark Jenkins says the movie strives for evenhandedness, but empty stylistic flourishes and an unfocused narrative lessen its impact.

A Yemeni anti-government protester shows his arm bearing the Arabic writing "24 hours left for your departure," referring to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during a demonstration Sanaa.

As Yemeni President, Military Face Off, Opposition Plans 'Friday Of Departure'

Amid reports that the country's top general and its president will step down, opposition leaders are planning another mass rally in the nation's capital.

<strong>Electric Wimpaloo:</strong> Zachary Gordon (left) and Devon Bostick are battling brothers in an uninspired installment of the kid-favorite franchise.

A Second 'Wimpy Kid,' Strictly By The Numbers

The new installment in a film franchise based on the widely loved kids' books, Rodrick Rules may pass muster with Wimpy Kid fans who don't have much moviegoing under their belts — but to film-literate parents, it'll seem rote and uninspired.

Friendly Skies

Exhausted from being up all night, KC squeezes her way up the crowded aisle of Dulles's ancient, space-age mobile lounge. She has never needed to sit down so badly, and yet this morning there is standing room only. She straightens her little blue flight attendant scarf and hopes she doesn't look as bad as she feels.

<strong>Young Laborers:</strong> Most of the garment workers in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory were young, immigrant women. On March 25, 1911, the New York City building caught fire, and 146 workers lost their lives in one the country's worst workplace tragedies.

A Somber Centennial For The Triangle Factory Fire

On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers — mostly young, immigrant women — lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City. On the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, people around the country are remembering the victims, and the labor legacy they inspired.

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