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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

NASA launches a SoundCloud, Sleater-Kinney sets the stage for a comeback, and “Bradley Pitts” sits “Between Two Ferns.”

Quentin Tarantino

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New Movie Releases: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘Anna Karenina’

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Angelina Jolie

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New movies: ‘Moneyball,’ ‘Dolphin Tale,’ ‘Abduction,’ ‘Killer Elite’

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The far-reaching influence of ‘Moneyball’

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This weekend, a film adaptation of Michael Lewis’s book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” is opening in theaters. Cory Schwartz, vice president of statistics for Major League Baseball Advanced Media, talks about the book’s enduring influence.

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Movies: ‘Green Lantern,’ ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins,’ ‘Tree of Life’

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This weekend, movie goers have a wide range of options to choose from. Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer voice their opinions. Rafer is a film critic for Newsday, and Kristen is a culture producer for the Takeaway.

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Green Living in New Orleans

The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was a wasteland after a levee breach sent a wall of water crashing through thousands of homes. Now the neighborhood has a promising sign of rebirth with a green housing project. Meet the Green family living in a green h

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Rebuilding It Right

Environment

In the Lower Ninth Ward, Melba Leggett lives in what she calls “the #4 Brad Pitt house.” In Gentilly, Ommeed Sathe says the community is hoping a strip mall will help bring back residents. And trumpeter Troy Sawyer describes how he ended up in the Habitat for Humanity Musicians’ Village. Produced by Eve Troeh.

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