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Names and faces

Posted: August 11, 2009 at 4:40 a.m.

On paper and on screen, "Julia" is stealing the show from "Julie." Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child in Julie & Julia, which opened over the weekend, has helped return the late chef's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, published nearly 50 years ago, to the top of best-seller lists.

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