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4/3/2013 1:36 PM | Mark Memmott | NPR |
Jay Leno (left) and Jimmy Fallon at the Golden Globe Awards in January. Next year, Fallon will be taking Leno's place on The Tonight Show, NBC says.

Here's the official word, courtesy of NBC News' tweets:

— "JUST IN: Jay Leno will depart NBC's 'Tonight Show' in Spring 2014; Jimmy Fallon to replace, NBC says."

— "MORE: 'Tonight Show' will return to New York City in 2014; Lorne Michaels will be executive producer."

4/3/2013 12:51 PM | Margot Adler | NPR |
William Klein/'William Klein ABC'/Abrams

Try to put him in a box and he'll find his way out. Still working at nearly 85 years old, William Klein has gone rogue in at least four different fields: abstract painting, photography, filmmaking and commercial copy writing.

4/2/2013 8:18 AM | JEFF LUNDEN | NPR |
Nora Ephron's final play, Lucky Guy, tells the story of controversial New York columnist Mike McAlary, played by Tom Hanks. (Also pictured: Peter Gerety as John Cotter).

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Several years ago, when Nora Ephron handed Tom Hanks an early draft of Lucky Guy, her play about tabloid journalist Mike McAlary, he had a pretty strong reaction.

3/30/2013 3:10 PM | TOM MOON | NPR |
Phil Ramone in the studio in the 1980s.

In the course of his five-decade career, Phil Ramone helped create enduring masterworks by Bob Dylan, Stan Getz and Paul Simon. He produced big-hit records for Billy Joel, Chicago, Kenny Loggins, Barbra Streisand and top-shelf stars from every corner of the music world, while cultivating a reputation as a sound guru and difficult-talent whisperer.

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