Review Movies Jim Jarmusch, Pushing Style To Its 'Limits' April 30, 2009 • The director's latest is the ultimate Jim Jarmusch joint: a story that isn't really a story, with characters who aren't really characters, a movie hyper-aware of its own status as a movie. Nathan Lee says it's dazzling. (Recommended)
Review Movies A Mother's Struggle To Find 'Home' — And Self April 30, 2009 • Mary Haverstick's drama about a mother struggling to reinvent herself stars Marcia Gay Harden and her actual daughter — both appealing. But the film's virtues don't extend beyond the anecdotal.
University of Wyoming Professor Missing In Japan April 30, 2009 • Poet and professor Craig Arnold is a volcano enthusiast. Three days ago, he went missing on a Japanese island where he had gone to see a local volcano. He has visited many volcanoes around the world and written poems and essays about them. His colleague Peter Parolin talks about Arnold's life and passions. University of Wyoming Professor Missing In Japan Listen · 4:03 4:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103675357/103678471" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Painter Ernie Barnes Dies At 70 April 30, 2009 • Barnes was most famous for paintings that appeared on the television series Good Times and on the cover of the Marvin Gaye album I Want You. The football player turned painter influenced a crop of black artists. Painter Ernie Barnes Dies At 70 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103674706/103675334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Jean Shin, Turning Trash Into Artistic Treasure April 30, 2009 • Pill bottles, losing lottery tickets, broken umbrellas, long-forgotten trophies: Most of us consider these objects detritus waiting for garbage collection. Jean Shin collects them, transforms them and asks us to see them as something else. On Friday, her art goes on display in Washington. Jean Shin, Turning Trash Into Artistic Treasure Listen · 6:29 6:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103674782/103699040" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids April 30, 2009 • In Britain, die-hard Lord of the Rings fans have put together a 40-minute film "inspired by" the Peter Jackson trilogy. It looks gorgeous. It's free to download starting May 3. And it's totally unauthorized. High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids Listen · 3:03 3:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103673352/103675964" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Gabriel Byrne And The Art Of Listening Fresh Air April 30, 2009 • Actor Gabriel Byrne is so convincing and sympathetic in his role as a psychoanalyst on the HBO series In Treatment that people have started telling him their problems. Gabriel Byrne And The Art Of Listening Listen · 39:34 39:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103651864/103651863" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Against The Grain New Lows In TV Advertising April 30, 2009 • These days, TV is filled with raunchy ads and shows targeting teens. When nothing is off-limits, when nothing is sacred, when nothing offends, then nothing is, well, sacred. Who wants a world where nothing is sacred?
Anika Noni Rose: From Secretary To Princess April 29, 2009 • The co-star of the new HBO miniseries The No. 1 Ladies' Detectives Agency, earned a Tony for her work in the play Caroline, or Change and drew critical acclaim for her portrayal of "Maggie the Cat" in a recent Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Soon she'll be the voice of Disney's first black princess. Anika Noni Rose: From Secretary To Princess Listen · 8:19 8:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103618269/103621948" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Bea Arthur's Memories Of Stage And Screen Fresh Air April 28, 2009 • Fresh Air host Terry Gross remembers the star of Broadway's Mame and TV's Maude, who died April 26, with excerpts from a 2007 interview. Bea Arthur's Memories Of Stage And Screen Listen · 11:34 11:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103569002/103569052" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Playwright Finds Humor In Torture April 27, 2009 • Christopher Durang's satirical play is called Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them. His protagonist is a young woman who suspects that her new husband may be a terrorist. Durang talks about how he managed to write a funny play about torture. Playwright Finds Humor In Torture Listen · 17:14 17:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103540640/103540637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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TV Shows 'On The Bubble' Face An Uncertain Future April 27, 2009 • This is the time of year when TV executives decide which shows should continue into the fall season, and which should be canceled. While poor ratings can help doom a series, a host of other factors contributes to the decision. TV Shows 'On The Bubble' Face An Uncertain Future Listen · 2:59 2:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103534370/103540809" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Charting The Career Of 'Iron' Mike Tyson (Part 2) Fresh Air April 27, 2009 • Journalist Elmer Smith continues his assessment of the ups and downs of the boxing champ's career. Charting The Career Of 'Iron' Mike Tyson (Part 2) Listen · 9:14 9:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103533104/103533103" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Talking 'Tyson' With Filmmaker James Toback Fresh Air April 27, 2009 • In his new documentary, the director of Two Girls and a Guy turns his camera on Mike Tyson — who's been his friend since the former boxer was 19. Talking 'Tyson' With Filmmaker James Toback Listen · 28:21 28:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103532642/103533568" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Charting The Career Of 'Iron' Mike Tyson (Part 1) Fresh Air April 27, 2009 • Journalist Elmer Smith first met Mike Tyson when the future heavyweight champion was just turning 18. Smith, who worked as a boxing writer, a general sports columnist and a general news columnist, went on to cover the ups and downs of the boxer's career. Charting The Career Of 'Iron' Mike Tyson (Part 1) Listen · 7:22 7:22 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103530639/103530638" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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