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Creative Coincidences: Cage On Cunningham

Fresh Air

Composer John Cage was Merce Cunningham's life partner and longtime collaborator. Cage, who died in 1992, was a pioneer of electronic music and compositions involving chance and randomness.

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Performing Arts

Merce Cunningham: A Life In Movement

Fresh Air

"One of the great iconoclasts in 20th-century art," Merce Cunningham revolutionized modern dance, pioneering abstract movement with his partner John Cage. Cunningham died July 26 at the age of 90.

Merce Cunningham: A Life In Movement

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Architecture

When A Man's Home Really Is His Castle

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

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Art & Design

Art, Science Converge In Museum Displays

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

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Movies

On Hollywood's Strong, Self-Hating Women

Fresh Air

Two summer movies — The Proposal and The Ugly Truth — perpetuate misogynist stereotypes of rabid career women in need of a man. What does it mean that they were created by women?

On Hollywood's Strong, Self-Hating Women

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Thursday

In 'Lorna's Silence,' Choices That Speak Volumes

It's supposed to be strictly business when Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) marries Claudy (Jeremie Renier) for the sake of his EU citizenship — but affection gets in the way, and the situation gets ever more complicated. Christine Plenus/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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Movies

In 'Lorna's Silence,' Choices That Speak Volumes

An immigrant marries for the sake of citizenship in the latest from the Brothers Dardenne. But when her husband is threatened by his demons — and her own deal with the devil — she faces an agonizing decision.

A Writer Who Can Fit Your Entire Life On A Postcard

All Things Considered

A Writer Who Can Fit Your Entire Life On A Postcard

Michael Kimball has been writing people's life stories in 600 words or less since April 2008. The writer, who lives in Baltimore, says he was inspired to start the postcard project on his blog by a friend who was curating a performance art festival. Kimball tells NPR the exercise has changed him.

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Movies

Eric Bana: He's Here To Bring The 'Funny'

Fresh Air

The actor appears in the new comedy Funny People as well as the drama The Time Traveler's Wife, due out soon. He got his start doing standup and sketch comedy in Australia.

Eric Bana: He's Here To Bring The 'Funny'

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Movies

'Cove' Director Surfaces Deep (And Dark) Secrets

Fresh Air

Director Louie Psihoyos talks about his new documentary film The Cove, an expose of dolphin abuse in Japan. Former Flipper trainer Ric O'Barry joins the conversation.

'Cove' Director Surfaces Deep (And Dark) Secrets

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'The Cove': A Stirring Crusade Against A Grim Trade

Diver Mandy-Rae Cruikshank is part of an Ocean's Eleven-style team assembled to gather evidence of dolphin abuse in Japan. Oceanic Preservation Society hide caption

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Movies

'The Cove': A Stirring Crusade Against A Grim Trade

Fresh Air

Louie Psihoyos' new film graphically — and movingly — documents the sale and slaughter of dolphins captured by Japanese fishermen. David Edelstein says the movie could be a game-changer for the industry.

'The Cove': A Stirring Crusade Against A Grim Trade

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