Review 'Chicago 10' Re-Animates a Protest Story February 29, 2008 • Forty years ago, another presidential race was focused on an unpopular war. The 1968 Chicago convention riots — and the "Chicago Seven" tried in their wake — are the subject of an unorthodox documentary. 'Chicago 10' Re-Animates a Protest Story Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/36510288/87809170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology 'Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents February 29, 2008 • Recently, a judge ordered some leaked documents concerning the Swiss bank Julius Baer to be removed from a Web site. But, instead of hiding the documents from public view, the judge's action drew more attention to them. The episode is the latest example of a phenomenon known as the "Streisand Effect." 'Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87809195/87809174" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Summary Judgment: Film Romance and Ridiculousness February 29, 2008 • Mark Jordan Legan rounds up what critics are saying about new releases. Up for review are The Other Boleyn Girl, Semi-Pro, and Chicago 10. Summary Judgment: Film Romance and Ridiculousness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87802444/87802417" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Taking the Measure of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' Fresh Air February 29, 2008 • Fresh Air's film critic reviews The Other Boleyn Girl, a costume drama from director Justin Chadwick. Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson play sisters battling for the affection of England's King Henry VIII. Taking the Measure of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87797213/87797212" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Movies Color, Pageantry Can't Save 'Boleyn Girl' February 29, 2008 • Morning Edition's film critic reviews The Other Boleyn Girl. The movie is based on Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel, set in 16th-century England. At that time, Henry VIII was king — and Anne Boleyn was looking to replace his queen. Color, Pageantry Can't Save 'Boleyn Girl' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87792394/87792360" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Just Browsing for Art in Los Angeles February 29, 2008 • Here's the perfect job: spending someone else's money. And if you're an art lover, and get to spend their money on works of art, well, that just might be bliss. Tag along on a shopping trip with an art adviser and her swimsuit-model client. Just Browsing for Art in Los Angeles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19167839/87792591" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Chicago 10' February 28, 2008 • The story of anti-war protesters on trial in 1969, retold with an inventive mix of archival footage and motion-capture animation. Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo and other stars play Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and their compatriots.
Review 'The Other Boleyn Girl' February 28, 2008 • Sisters Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) compete for the love of Henry VIII. For all the intrigue, Justin Chadwick's film is essentially a well-upholstered soap opera.
Review 'Semi-Pro' February 28, 2008 • The owner, coach and star player of a '70s pro basketball team struggles to keep the team from going under. Insipid comedy doesn't measure up to earlier Will Ferrell films.
Music Interviews 'Passing Strange' a Real Rock Musical February 28, 2008 • He calls himself a rock 'n' roll "lifer." With his band The Negro Problem, he's toured around the world, putting out albums of what he calls "Afro-Baroque cabaret" music. And now the musician known as Stew has written himself into a Broadway musical. 'Passing Strange' a Real Rock Musical Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87767899/87775200" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Grace's Wedding Defies Weather February 28, 2008 • It's been a cold, snowy winter in Chicago, so the sight of strolling musicians and horse-drawn carriages is more than a bit out of place. But they're there and for an unusual reason. Grace's Wedding Defies Weather Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87766881/87766851" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Reviewed: A Biography of the 'Queen of Trumpet' Fresh Air February 28, 2008 • Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews Mark Miller's High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow. It's a biography of jazz singer and musician Valaida Snow, aka "Little Louis." Reviewed: A Biography of the 'Queen of Trumpet' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87764425/87764424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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For Grant Pick, People Were the News February 28, 2008 • The legendary Chicago journalist found stories in places most reporters looked away from. Now his son has edited an anthology of his late father's work, called The People Are The News: Grant Pick's Chicago Stories. Listen to our interview with Grant Pick's son John and his former colleague Alex Kotlowitz Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87384288/87351288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries William Buckley's Conservative Legacy February 27, 2008 • Author and conservative innovator William F. Buckley died Wednesday morning at 82. Alex Chadwick talks with New York Times columnist David Brooks about the death of his friend. William Buckley's Conservative Legacy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/64431288/64408288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews 'Father of Christian Rock' Dies February 27, 2008 • Guitarist, singer and songwriter Larry Norman died earlier this week. Norman is sometimes called the father of Christian rock, but his long-haired look and hard-rock approach made him something of an outsider to mainstream religion. 'Father of Christian Rock' Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/64442288/64411288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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