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From The Newsroom: Strides For The GED, Speed Writing A Novel

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:Dallas’ downtown public library unveiled plans today to make it the first in Texas with an official GED testing center. That will let 3,000 more students take the high school equivalency test each year.And the secret of writing a novel in 30 days.

The Big Screen: Lone Star Film Fest Preview

The Lone Star Film Festival opens in Fort Worth next week. And among the 30 movies playing are a couple with serious Oscar buzz. This week, we talk to festival director Alec Jhangiani for a preview.

Tiny Particles, Big Impact

This hour, we’ll talk to SMU physicist Thomas E. Coan about his current study of neutrinos, which may help scientists explain the origins of matter and how the universe functions.

“All the World’s a Stage…” as Benedict Cumberbatch celebrates a lifetime of British drama

This was definitely worth the wait. UK audiences have been teased recently on the BBC’s Facebook page that there was a new Benedict Cumberbatch project in the works. With the simple phrase of “Benedict Cumberbatch filming something special for BBC One and BBC Two” much of the UK went into orbit. Last night, the ‘project’ […]