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Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'On his centennial, tributes pour in for a man who made complex social issues deceptively simple through song and championed the downtrodden.
- Top Picks: New works by da Vinci, the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, and more
Dion releases new songs, StoryCorps tells the tale of a couple who met because of a wrong e-mail address, filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman explains why Black History Month should be a relic of the past, and more top picks.
Charles Dickens at 200How would the social reformer who gave us Oliver Twist and Tiny Tim have viewed the 'Occupy' movement and Arab Spring? A look at Dickens's enduring legacy.
- Top Picks: SiriusXM's 'The Loft,' Maggie Smith on 'Downton Abbey,' and more
Time for Kids' new book shows kids how to solve science mysteries, Karimba's new CD makes listeners want to get up and dance, Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical 'Phantom of the Opera' records a performance for its anniversary, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Blu-ray, Michael Feinstein's musical journey, and more
Lena Dunham's film 'Tiny Furniture' is a lively movie with sharp dialogue, PBS examines a little-known civil rights activist, film critics rank a list of the greatest movies ever, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: A breakout British star, bears in the wild, and more
The best of the 'Thin Man' series get re-released, a board game that everyone wins is available for family time, 2012 myths are debunked, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Examining the Wild West, an opera on Anne Boleyn, and more'Moneyball' features a great performance by Brad Pitt, jazz duo Charlie Haden and Hank Jones release a beautiful collection of hymns and spirituals, a video shows breathtaking views of Ho Chi Minh City and the traffic inside it, and more top picks.
- Fantasy goes dark
As new franchises replace 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' a grimmer, more apocalyptic tone haunts the story line.
Teaching on the runLife lessons from a 100-mile expedition in the Indian desert.
