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Afternoon Delight: Wayne vs. John

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Flaming Lips covering “I Am the Walrus?” Don’t mind if I do.

Looking Forward to 2012: Julia Dyer and a Film Two Decades in the Making

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This week, we’re taking a look at people in North Texas arts worth keeping an eye on in 2012. Today, we talk with Julia Dyer about her upcoming film, The Playroom.

Wednesday Morning Roundup

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Today in the roundup: Television brings big bucks to town, the year in local music and the importance of conducting.

Afternoon Delight: The Year in Pop

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DJ Earworm takes the year’s biggest hits and mashes them up into one extended track. If you didn’t get enough of Nicki, Katy, Rhianna, et. al., here’s a little bit more.

Tuesday Morning Roundup

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Today in the roundup: The year in classical music, Texas’ female arts patrons and Fort Worth’s rockabilly royalty.

Afternoon Delight: Movies 2011

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See how many movies you can pick out in this montage of scenes from 2011 films.

This Week in Texas Music History: John Hardee

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a talented musician who traded in the nightclubs for the classroom.

Friday Morning Roundup

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Today in the roundup: A local producer’s 20-album 2011, the year in theater and holiday essays.

The Big Screen: ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ a Chat With Steven Spielberg

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This week, Stephen Becker of KERA’s Art&Seek and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News discuss The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. And they talk to Steven Spielberg about the pair of movies he has out this week – Tin Tin and War Horse.

Afternoon Delight: Sprawl II

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Enjoy the strangeness that is the video for “Sprawl II” by Arcade Fire.