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Film critic Andrew Sarris popularized the auteur theory in this country. That's the idea that the greatest films are the result of a director's singular vision. Sarris died Wednesday at the age of 83.

The 54-year-old artist says officials have lifted the strict bail conditions imposed after his release from detention last year. But he says he is not allowed to leave China and that he was prevented from attending a hearing this week on his tax evasion case.

Much of what is in the materials has been previously reported, but their release offers the most detailed looks so far into his claim that he acted in self defense. He writes that "in fear for my life," he shot the teenager.

Even though its members started out as the L.A. punk band The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx isn't faking it. They play with just right amount of passion and pathos, strum as if they've studied the masters and don't look out of place in those pants and little jackets. Watch a fun set at the NPR offices.

Top stories include watching the Supreme Court for its remaining rulings, including health care; and a Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan.

The video will make you angry. Middle school students in Greece, N.Y., taunted Karen Klein so cruelly that she cried. The only good thing to come out of the incident: An online campaign has raised $140,000 — and counting — for the victim.

Despite the upheavals the Egyptian political system and the return of protests in Tahrir Square, The New Republic's Eric Trager says a second revolution is not in the offing.

The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 but issued a narrow decision about the vagueness and timing of the decency rules, not their First Amendment implications.

Our evolutionary history is inscribed on our very skin. The explanation for why diverse skin colors evolved over time makes not only for good anthropology, but also for applied knowledge that may help us keep intact our Vitamin D health.

How do you avoid morphing into an evil taskmaster when encouraging your child to practice? Try applying positive peer pressure or stepping back gracefully, successful parents say.