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Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton reunite on new duet

This Sept. 4, 2013 photo shows country music artist Kenny Rogers at The Hot Seat in Nashville, Tenn. Rogers' latest album, "You Can't Make Old Friends," was released on Oct. 8.

Three decades after their unforgettable team up on "Islands in the Stream," Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton have a new duet out on Rogers' latest album.

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Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers. featuring Edie Brickell at Raleigh, NC's Red Hat Amphitheater stage Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013.

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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

A season of Cumberbatch starts with 'Fifth Estate'

It was the day before shooting began on "The Fifth Estate" when Benedict Cumberbatch, as he was trying on blond wigs for the last time, heard back from Julian Assange, the man he was to play.
CELEBRITIES

Once Upon a Time's Goodwin and Dallas to marry

Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas' fairy tale extends beyond their day jobs.

CELEBRITIES

AP Source: Dead 2-year-old Peterson's son

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson mourned the death of his young son Friday, while words of support poured in from all corners of the sports world.
ARTS & CULTURE

Carolina Ballet scores with 16th annual all-Balanchine program

Challenging choreography tests company to perform at highest level.
BOOKS

Short Takes

Reviews in brief: Billy Crystal writes about his lengthy career; Karima Bennoune chronicles moderate Muslims’ fight against religious extremists
BOOKS

Short Takes

Reviews in brief: Billy Crystal writes about his lengthy career; Karima Bennoune chronicles moderate Muslims’ fight against religious extremists
BOOKS

Lee Smith’s new book, ‘Guests on Earth,’ takes up the story of Zelda Fitzgerald and her fateful stay at Highland Hospital in Asheville.

Lee Smith’s new novel, “Guests on Earth,” is the memoir of a fictional character whose experience not only intersects but also in many ways resembles the real life of Zelda Fitzgerald, illuminating “the very thin line between sanity and insanity.”
ARTS & CULTURE

Bookstores celebrate Lee Smith’s 45 years of publishing, and her new novel, “Guests on Earth,” comes out this week

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and Algonquin Books have designated the week of Oct. 21 as Celebrate Lee Smith Week, with booksellers poised to highlight Smith’s body of work with in-store displays, online promotions and signed-book giveaways.
ARTS & CULTURE

Russia’s mysteries on display at N.C. Museum of History

Two NC Museum of History exhibits, on Russian porcelain and iconography, mirror several centuries of the vast country’s history.
HAPPINESS IS A WARM TV BLOG

Raleigh’s Justin LeBlanc advances to ‘Project Runway’ finals

Raleigh’s Justin LeBlanc, a graduate of and professor at N.C. State, advanced to the finals of the “Project Runway” competition in Thursday night’s episode, which also included a trip to Raleigh by Tim Gunn.