Architecture When A Man's Home Really Is His Castle July 31, 2009 • From whimsical to threatening, mock medieval castles are scattered throughout the U.S. They are monuments to wealth, theatricality, eccentricity and the Gothic revival in architecture. But what inspires people to build them? When A Man's Home Really Is His Castle Listen · 12:50 12:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111365770/111436515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Architecture Bull Run Castle: Medieval Madness In Suburban Virginia July 31, 2009 • John Roswell Miller decided he wanted a castle in 1979, so he built Bull Run in Loudoun County, Va. The eccentric estate has drawn "vampires" and people offering to pay to be trapped in its dungeon. Miller, who sold the castle three years ago, takes NPR on a virtual tour.
Art, Science Converge In Museum Displays July 31, 2009 • Creating realistic and accurate museum exhibitions requires close collaboration between artists and scientists. Ira Flatow talks with exhibit designers about what is involved in recreating animals and environments that disappeared long ago. Art, Science Converge In Museum Displays Listen · 41:40 41:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111421084/111421063" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Architecture American Castles July 31, 2009 • Interactive: Explore some of the many castles across the United States with this interactive map.
Architecture For Sale: Frank Lloyd Wright 'Trophy House' In L.A. July 30, 2009 • Frank Lloyd Wright's classic Ennis House, built in 1924, now is on the market in Los Angeles with an asking price of $15 million. The three nonprofit agencies that oversee the house agree that maintaining it is a financial challenge, prompting them to look for a buyer with deep pockets. For Sale: Frank Lloyd Wright 'Trophy House' In L.A. Listen · 4:34 4:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106888026/111359256" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tim Hamilton/Hill and Wang Books Reimagining 'Fahrenheit 451' As A Graphic Novel July 30, 2009 • Ray Bradbury's 1953 classic has been adapted for a new medium. Graphic novelist Tim Hamilton reimagines the book in a classic comic book visual style. Reimagining 'Fahrenheit 451' As A Graphic Novel Listen · 4:40 4:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106929166/111388864" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Photographer Shulman Had An Eye For The Modern July 17, 2009 • Julius Shulman's images cast modern architecture in a vivid light, including his iconic "Case Study House No. 22," a nighttime portrait of a modern glass house jutting out from a cliff over the Los Angeles skyline. He died Wednesday at 98, just two weeks after his last assignment. Photographer Shulman Had An Eye For The Modern Listen · 5:49 5:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106740880/106754402" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Neil Gaiman, Taking A Look Back At Batman July 15, 2009 • A new graphic novel from DC Comics is "part coda, love letter and summation of Batman's raison d'etre," says writer Neil Gaiman, who talks with Neal Conan about his latest effort in the comic-book genre: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader. Neil Gaiman, Taking A Look Back At Batman Listen · 17:14 17:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106615648/106647131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Adventures In The Art World: 'American Painter' July 15, 2009 • Assistant to a celebrity painter, whom she also sleeps with, Emma has stopped making her own art. Written by Jeff Koons' former assistant, The American Painter Emma Dial is a riveting inquiry into the creative impulse and a knowing portrait of the art world.
All Tech Considered Amateur Photographers Get Thrill Displaying Work July 13, 2009 • Every summer, Charlottesville, Va., hosts an annual Woodstock of sorts for photography lovers and practitioners called the Look3 Festival of the Photograph. One of the most popular exhibits — YourSpace — celebrates the achievements of everyday photographers. Amateur Photographers Get Thrill Displaying Work Listen · 2:55 2:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106469087/106561658" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photojournalist Penetrates North Korea July 11, 2009 • One of the toughest places for intelligence officers to penetrate is North Korea. One journalist, Tomas van Houtryve, has been in and out of North Korea twice, capturing rare images of everyday life in the secretive nation. Photojournalist Penetrates North Korea Listen · 5:44 5:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106513978/106514289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews David Lynch: A Detailed Look At A 'Dark Night' July 11, 2009 • Fifty of the filmmaker's photographs are on display in Los Angeles, paired with the music that inspired them: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Dark Night of the Soul. David Lynch: A Detailed Look At A 'Dark Night' Listen · 9:30 9:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106483154/106507564" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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