Art & Design Munch's Masterpieces Said to Be Recovered August 31, 2006 • Norwegian police are reporting the recovery of two paintings that they believe are Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and "Madonna." The paintings were stolen from an Oslo museum in a daylight raid in 2004. Police recovered the paintings this afternoon. They "believe these are the originals," but are awaiting expert authentication. Munch's Masterpieces Said to Be Recovered Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5744855/5744856" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Movies You Can't Stop Watching August 31, 2006 • You know what's going to happen. You know what the characters will say before they say it. Ah, the thrills of watching the same movie over and over and over. Here are some of the multiple-view movies submitted by Talk of the Nation cineastes.
Technology DJ Diplo Podcasts: 'NPR for the Streets' August 31, 2006 • Philadelphia-based DJ Diplo calls his recent podcasting project, Mad Decent Radio, a sort of "NPR for the streets" -- a collection of local music and interviews from cities on his tour. DJ Diplo Podcasts: 'NPR for the Streets' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5743393/5743394" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day Homey Intimacy, Soaked in Strings August 31, 2006 • Often recalling the rustic delicacy of Iron and Wine — if it were soaked in strings and robbed of some of its stark clarity — Horse Feathers' music radiates homey intimacy, as Peter Broderick fleshes out Justin Ringle's voice and guitar with all manner of warmly unamplified instrumentation. 'Hardwood Pews' by Horse Feathers Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5737243/5737306" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Actor Glenn Ford Dies at 90 August 31, 2006 • Actor Glenn Ford died Wednesday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 90. Ford starred in some of the most charming films of mid-century America: The Teahouse of the August Moon, Don't Go Near the Water and Pocketful of Miracles, for which he won a Golden Globe as best actor. Actor Glenn Ford Dies at 90 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5742167/5742168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design 'Jazz Life': Images of a Golden Era of Music August 30, 2006 • Photographer William Claxton began making a name for himself in the 1950s, taking photos of some of the world's top jazz artists. Then got the opportunity of a lifetime — he was commissioned to document the American jazz scene at a moment when the genre was at its height. 'Jazz Life': Images of a Golden Era of Music Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5734230/5736691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day Three Decades of Pop Music, Colliding at Once August 30, 2006 • "In the Clouds" practically bursts with infectious energy, spilling over with disco beats and Vocoder-enhanced backing vocals, while singer Aaron Bruno unleashes a mean falsetto, evoking a younger and hipper Barry Gibb. The result is a fun, sexy anthem that shimmies with a cool confidence. 'In the Clouds' by Under the Influence of Giants Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5732930/5732935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Law Complaints Rise Against Kinkade Art Company August 30, 2006 • Federal investigators are contemplating a case against painter Thomas Kinkade and his company. The investigation stems from charges filed by former dealers of the painter, who charge that Kinkade's company used its family-values rhetoric to induce them into opening galleries -- but ruined them financially through unfair business practices. Melissa Block talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Kim Christensen. Complaints Rise Against Kinkade Art Company Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5738217/5738218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day Futuristic Funk That Draws on the Past August 29, 2006 • On an itchy masterstroke, I.G. Culture leads a group called Quango, channeling George Clinton's Mothership Connection by exhuming "Frantic Moment," an obscure 1977 gem from Parliament-Funkadelic's late guitarist, Eddie Hazel. 'Frantic Moment (Original Cover)' by Quango Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5727049/5727054" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Impact of War 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq August 29, 2006 • Scots have long formed a disproportionate percentage of the British military. Now a play is depicting the soldiers' recent work in Iraq, where the famed Black Watch regiment has been deployed for three years. Black Watch, based on interviews with returning soldiers, suggests a crisis in the British military. 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5732408/5732409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Getty Exhibit Explores Rubens-Brueghel Bond August 29, 2006 • A new exhibition at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles explores the close partnership between two great 17th-century painters, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder. X-ray and infrared studies of the paintings have allowed curators to travel back in time and see the division of labor on the collaborations. Getty Exhibit Explores Rubens-Brueghel Bond Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5725581/5725592" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Teen Photographers Take Aim at 'My New Orleans' August 29, 2006 • Six New Orleans teenagers are digitally documenting the strange, new face of their hometown. Michel Varisco, their photography students at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts/Riverfront, an arts conservatory, began the project in the spring. When school started in August, the students went out to capture new images for this NPR photo gallery.
Review Song Of The Day AM Radio Gets a Modern Sheen August 28, 2006 • The Texas band Midlake has changed its sound dramatically on The Trials of Van Occupanther, transforming its poppy, keyboard-driven music into a deeper, '70s-influenced folk-pop experience. But there's also a refreshingly modern touch to "Roscoe." 'Roscoe' by Midlake Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5713293/5713302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music News Dylan's 'Modern Times' Are A-Changing August 28, 2006 • Bob Dylan is 65, an age at which many people expect to slow down. The revered songwriter is doing the opposite. In the last two years, he's launched his own weekly satellite radio program, the Theme Time Radio Hour. This week brings a CD called Modern Times, the first new songs Dylan has released in five years. Dylan's 'Modern Times' Are A-Changing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5725823/5725824" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed August 28, 2006 • In the past eight months, a video of a young guitarist playing a modern version of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major has become a sensation on the Internet. The video has been viewed on YouTube.com more than 7.6 million times -- but nobody knew the identity of the guitarist. Recently, that changed. Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5725826/5725827" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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