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Copenhagen On Alert After Shootings Leave 3 Dead

A gunman shot through the windows of a cafe in Copenhagen Saturday, targeting an event focused on free speech. Host Indira Lakshmanan and Thomas Falbe discuss the latest developments in Denmark.

Before ISIS attacked it, the northern Iraqi town of Snuny had a population of nearly 150,000 — a mix of Kurdish Muslims and Yazidis, who belong to a religious ethnic minority in this region. Only about 10,000 have returned after Kurdish fighters reclaimed the city.

ISIS May Be Gone, But Life Has Yet To Return To Normal In Northern Iraq

The remote town of Snuny was recently liberated from ISIS. But aside from Kurdish and Yazidi militia men, very few people have ventured back. There are no services, and the ISIS threat is still real.

A woman looks at flowers placed near the headquarters of the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, on Feb. 7. Islamist extremists stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper,Â killing 12 people in January.

After Paris Attacks, Voltaire's 'Tolerance' Is Back In Vogue

The writer's classic 18th-century work took aim at intolerance in the Catholic Church. Now it's flying off the shelves as the French seek answers following deadly shootings by Islamic extremists.

The recipe for guacamole in musician Jack White's concert rider is more like a guacamole salad. But chef Martin Morales says it's pretty good.

For Musician Jack White, Any Old Guacamole Just Won't Do

Jack White is a meticulous musician, so it's no surprise that his homemade guacamole has to be well crafted, like his music. And Peruvian chef Martin Morales thinks White has a pretty good recipe.

'La La La' I Can't Hear You

Every answer is a word or name of three or more syllables in which an interior syllable is an accented "la." Also: The answer to last week's puzzle.

Q&A: Exit Interview With A Nationally Known School Leader

The average tenure for large-district superintendents is 3 1/2 years. Joshua Starr hit it on the nose.

Actor Tony Revolori, who plays Zero Moustafa in <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel,</em> paints on a mustache. The movie was full of fake mustaches — but most were made of human hair and silk, rather than paint.

At 'The Grand Budapest,' A Banquet Of Beards And Melange Of Mustaches

Nearly every male actor in The Grand Budapest Hotel has some kind of facial hair. In charge of each follicle — real or fake — was Oscar-nominated hair and makeup designer Frances Hannon.

David Cross makes his directorial debut with the dark comedy <em>Hits.</em>

Filmmaker David Cross Says It's No Wonder We All Want Fame

The Arrested Development actor makes his directorial debut with the film Hits, which explores how easy it is to become famous in our celebrity-obsessed culture.

In <em>Still Alice</em>, Columbia University professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) learns she has early onset Alzheimer's disease after experiencing several disturbing lapses of memory.

In 'Still Alice,' Director Couple Tells A Story That Mirrors Their Own

Just before Richard Glatzer and his husband, Wash Westmoreland, took the film on, Glatzer was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. By the time filming began, he was using an iPad to communicate.

Canadian Politicians In Hot Water For Their Tweets

The country's official languages are English and French. An investigation by the commissioner of Official Languages finds that some cabinet members broke the law by not tweeting enough in French.

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