Art & Design Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity? May 31, 2007 • Art theft has turned into a global industry that experts believe now fuels everything from terrorism to drug-running. At least one art sleuth puts art crime (including stolen antiquities and forgeries) behind only drug and arms-trafficking as the third-most-lucrative criminal activity in the world ($2 to $6 billion a year). Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588693/10588694" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Knocked Up' May 31, 2007 • A rising-star TV reporter has a one-night stand with a guy who won't grow up; Judd Apatow's comedy is a kind of Peter-and-Wendy-get- preggers story for the 21st century.
Review Music Reviews Amy LaVere, Throwing 'Anchors & Anvils' Fresh Air May 31, 2007 • Anchors & Anvils is the jazzy, torchy, after-a-breakup second album by singer, actress and stand-up bassist Amy LaVere. Jim Dickinson, who's worked with Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and the Replacements, produced the disc. Amy LaVere, Throwing 'Anchors & Anvils' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10576937/10576940" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Apatow and Rogen: From 'Virgin' to 'Knocked Up' Fresh Air May 31, 2007 • Judd Apatow worked on the cult-favorite TV comedy Freaks and Geeks, but you'll know him as writer-director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Now he's back with Knocked Up; we talk to Apatow and to Knocked Up star Seth Rogen. Apatow and Rogen: From 'Virgin' to 'Knocked Up' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10576926/10576935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day A Distinctive Ode to Destructive Freedom May 30, 2007 • Mando Diao departs from rock 'n' roll formula on "Good Morning, Herr Horst," adopting haunting chord progressions punctuated by klezmer rhythms. Below the song's whimsical melody and rhythm lies a dark message about the opportunities that come with squalor. 'Good Morning, Herr Horst' by Mando Diao Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10521401/10521636" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day Heartfelt Emotion in an Orchestral Arrangement May 29, 2007 • The songs of Canadian songwriter Barzin Hosseini present an ideal marriage of alt-country and slow-paced soundscapes. When his beautifully hypnotic "My Life in Rooms" is over, it continues to linger in the air like a sepia-toned daydream. 'My Life in Rooms' by Barzin Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10453374/10453891" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Interviews Satellite Party Is Latest Mission for Farrell May 29, 2007 • Singer Perry Farrell and his new band, Satellite Party, have taken up a noble cause. They aim to save the world, but the way they plan to do it is a little offbeat. They plan to meet their lofty goal by throwing parties. Satellite Party Is Latest Mission for Farrell Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10512495/10512496" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World M.F. Husain in the Center of India Art Controversy May 29, 2007 • Artists in India say they're being subjected to the worst campaign of politically inspired censorship in years. One of the most famous, M.F. Husain, is in the middle of the controversy. M.F. Husain in the Center of India Art Controversy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10438377/10510523" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Dion the Wanderer, Back in 'Blue' Fresh Air May 29, 2007 • Singer and songwriter Dion says that his latest project was inspired by a visit to Fresh Air. The acoustic CD, Bronx in Blue, has Dion exploring the blues music he heard during his youth. Dion the Wanderer, Back in 'Blue' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10511110/10511113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Hearing Voices The Impossibility of the Perfect Photograph May 28, 2007 • Independent producer Jake Warga has always dreamed of taking the perfect photo. He tells this story from his recent trip to Ethiopia, where he tried — in vain — to duplicate a shot he saw in National Geographic Magazine. The Impossibility of the Perfect Photograph Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10498868/10498873" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Coming Distractions: Summer Film Highlights May 28, 2007 • The summer movie season is about to move beyond ogres, web-slingers and pirates to wizards, wiseacres and Willis. Wedged in between, there's some serious fare, too. Bob Mondello offers a lightning roundup. Coming Distractions: Summer Film Highlights Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10482568/10484572" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Prof Touts World War II Child Art Find May 28, 2007 • Working on a hunch and rumors, a retired professor has found what he calls a "gold mine." It is a collection of paintings made by young children at a shipyard daycare center during World War II. Prof Touts World War II Child Art Find Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496281/10496282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game May 28, 2007 • Tony-winner Charles Nelson Reilly has passed away at the age of 76. His acting and directing successes were overshadowed for many by his regular appearances as an outsized personality on TV game shows. Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496289/10496290" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five May 28, 2007 • Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Mick Jagger, Eleanor Roosevelt, Barry White and Luciano Pavarotti. Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10376467/10379226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memorable Moments 2007 Bird's Eye Photographer Shoots from His Cessna May 28, 2007 • Aerial photographer Michael Collier captures radiant landscape images of the Earth from a single-engine airplane, all the while steering the aircraft with his feet. Bird's Eye Photographer Shoots from His Cessna Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10408149/10410100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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