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'Art Beat' With Sean Rameswaram

November 24, 2010
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(Nov. 24-27) CARLOS THE JACKAL If you find yourself yearning for something epic to fill up your free time over the holiday weekend, you can spend 319 minutes with Carlos at the AFI Silver in Silver Spring. The DOCUMDRAMA darling of this year's Cannes Film Festival definitively portrays notorious international terrorist Carlos the Jackal while illustrating the evolution of modern terrorism. Carlos screens today through Saturday.

(Nov. 24-Jan. 23) CHARGED PORTRAITS And for more stunning portraiture there's Commissure at Baltimore's Contemporary Museum through late January. Ben Gest focuses on everyday people getting lost in their thoughts while doing everyday things. The photographer uses skewed perspectives and super sized prints to hone in on his subjects' emotions.

(Nov. 24-Dec. 11) THRIFTY ART And for a skewed perspective on clothing, there's Derick Melander's latest creation at the University of Maryland's Stamp Gallery in College Park through Dec. 11. The sculptor has artfully stacked over 1,500 pounds of second hand threads as a physical record of all the people who have passed through them.

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Arts & Culture

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China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.

Food

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

Politics

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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify

Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says. She is accused of closely scrutinizing conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status.

Technology

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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