Technology Sundance Takes on Online Video May 29, 2008 • If anyone has the creativity to make eye-grabbing online video, it ought to be the Sundance Channel and the Independent Film Channel. And yet TV critic Andrew Wallenstein says their first efforts online are kind of embarrassing. Sundance Takes on Online Video Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90947924/90947903" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Photo Exhibit Shows Happy People Under Nazi Rule May 28, 2008 • A recent exhibition of photographs in France has proved controversial. The exhibit deals with the Nazi occupation of Paris, but its pictures were of apparently happy people going about their lives as normal — not a country under brutal military occupation. Photo Exhibit Shows Happy People Under Nazi Rule Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90889550/90889531" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Whistling Earle Hagen Dies at 88 May 28, 2008 • A prolific composer of TV and movie music, he was best known for the infectious whistle that marks the beginning of the Andy Griffith Show. Whistling Earle Hagen Dies at 88 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90889554/90889792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National A Real-Life Archaeologist Talks About Treasure May 26, 2008 • Ever wonder what being Indiana Jones in real life is actually like? Fred Hiebert talks about his life as an archaeologist. He also talks about the amazing objects featured in a new National Gallery of Art exhibit entitled Afghanistan: Hidden Treasure. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90829880/90829861" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Renowned Photojournalist Capa Dies at 90 May 24, 2008 • Photojournalist Cornell Capa died Friday at the age of 90. Capa founded the International Center of Photography in New York City, one of the world's foremost museums of photography. He spent more than 20 years as a photographer for Life magazine. Renowned Photojournalist Capa Dies at 90 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90805099/90805080" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture At Velvet Museum, Get in Touch with Kitsch May 22, 2008 • There are no velvet ropes at the Velveteria in Portland, Ore., where visitors can rub velvet — or velveteen — art, including portraits of Jesus, Elvis, Liberace and Michael Jackson. At Velvet Museum, Get in Touch with Kitsch Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90541936/90713753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Robert Rauschenberg, Art World's Tender Titan May 17, 2008 • The art world lost a provocative visionary this week. NPR staffer Bettina Wiesenthal-Birch lost a friend.
Echoes of 1968 Marking the French Social Revolution of '68 May 13, 2008 • Forty years ago, millions of French workers joined protesting students in a general strike that paralyzed the country and nearly brought down the government. A few weeks later, the May 1968 protests fizzled out, but French society was radically changed. Marking the French Social Revolution of '68 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90330162/90394691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign May 11, 2008 • The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked. Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90348208/90359645" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Character Charlie Brown: Authenticity and Honesty May 10, 2008 • Charlie Brown was born in 1950, at a time of cautious optimism about America's global role after World War II, and about the average guy's day-to-day prospects back in the states. Charlie Brown: Authenticity and Honesty Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90344033/90344047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Miami Arena May Regain Shine as Architectural Gem May 5, 2008 • A coalition including preservationists and architects are lobbying to get the Miami Marine Stadium, abandoned since Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, restored to its former glory. The structure is a world-renowned example of Modernist architecture. Miami Arena May Regain Shine as Architectural Gem Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90085416/90199423" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video Dutch Artists Collaborate on Monster Paintings May 2, 2008 • The Dutch art collective Antistrot — seven artists who create single works together — opened their first U.S. solo show at a gallery in New York. The BPP visited the group's studio last week to record the artists finishing their latest giant canvas. Dutch Artists Collaborate on Monster Paintings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90126936/90126901" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note' Fresh Air April 28, 2008 • In the Japanese anime series Death Note, high school student Light Yagami is in possession of a super-powered notebook that allows him to kill anyone, simply by writing down the victim's name. Critic-at-large John Powers offers a commentary. Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89999028/90000486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Author Interviews Photographer's Peripatetic Life Is a Family Affair April 27, 2008 • National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt didn't let motherhood put her career on hold. In a new book, the award-winning photographer shares how she managed motherhood and global adventure during her 30-year career at the magazine. Photographer's Peripatetic Life Is a Family Affair Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89924908/89979974" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture How 'Dallas' Changed the World April 27, 2008 • Big oil, big buildings, big hair — the TV series Dallas made its glittering debut 30 years ago this month. Neither its namesake city nor TV has been the same since. Longtime Dallas TV critic Ed Bark discusses the show, the city and "Who Shot J.R.?" How 'Dallas' Changed the World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89984954/89984926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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