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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is shown walking amongst a group of people and wearing a green dress and khaki jacket while speaking on the phone.
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Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen
Arts, Culture & Media
Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin
Commander David Bowman (Keir Dullea) in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
American Icons
American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part Two
Actor Gary Lockwood on set with director Stanley Kubrick during the filming of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
American Icons
American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part One
Commander David Bowman (Keir Dullea) in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
American Icons
American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part Two
Actor Gary Lockwood on set with director Stanley Kubrick during the filming of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
American Icons
American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part One
Tom Hanks & Remixing Spring Winners
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American Icons: The Disney Parks
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American Icons: The Disney Parks
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Arts, Culture & Media
First Listen: Tom Hanks as Walt Disney
Arts, Culture & Media
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
bangkok
Global Politics
Police: Refugee family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months
Biggest liar
Lifestyle
Why are we so bad at spotting cons?
Somali troops march against Al Shabaab
Conflict
Al-Shabaab’s ‘water terrorism’ is yielding results and tragedy in Somalia’s civil war
Arts, Culture & Media
Check out these four ‘must see’ foreign films of 2013
Barkhad Abdi, a first-time actor who plays the lead pirate in "Captain Phillips."
Arts, Culture & Media
How a childhood in Somalia helped one guy co-star with Tom Hanks in ‘Captain Phillips’
Arts, Culture & Media
Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie
Tonys Preview: Remembering Nora Ephron
How Obama’s Campaign Video Stacks Up, Politically and Cinematically
Aha Moment: Jonathan Safran Foer on Joseph Cornell