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Wednesday

Music News

Faces Retrospective Recalls Rock Excess

When it comes to sex, booze and rock 'n' roll, the group Faces didn't just follow the cliché, they helped invent it. The hard-rocking, hard-drinking band helped propel the career of Rod Stewart. Ashley Kahn reports.

Faces Retrospective Recalls Rock Excess

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Music Interviews

Queen Latifah: From Hip-Hop to Big Band

Fifteen years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut, All Hail the Queen, Queen Latifah has a new CD of jazz, soul and pop standards covering artists as diverse as Dinah Washington and Al Green.

Queen Latifah: From Hip-Hop to Big Band

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Tuesday

Media

In Heated Season, Politics Infuse Pop Culture

Media watchers say recent book and film trends suggest a "perfect storm" of politically motivated popular culture, which has been building for years. Books from the left and right top best-seller lists, while films like Fahrenheit 9/11 draw box-office crowds. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary.

In Heated Season, Politics Infuse Pop Culture

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Gretchen Berland, MacArthur Genius Award Winner

Gretchen Berland uses experience from her previous career of making documentaries to compose video projects on health-care topics. She has won a $500,000 "genius award" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Gretchen Berland, MacArthur Genius Award Winner

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National

A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners

The MacArthur Foundation announces this year's winners of "genius grants," $500,000 awards — with no strings attached — that recognize exceptional creativity. The 23 recipients include a ragtime pianist and a human rights activist. NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Michele Norris speak with five of the winners.

A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners

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World

Troops Encouraged to Write of War Experiences

Prominent authors such as Tom Clancy are holding workshops at military bases, in an effort to encourage military personnel -- especially those who've served in Iraq and Afghanistan -- to record their thoughts about war and peace. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Troops Encouraged to Write of War Experiences

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Monday

Pop Culture

'Tonight Show' a Survivor after 50 Years

Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show for almost 30 years and made it look easy. NPR's Kim Masters talks with two veteran talk show producers who say it's a lot tougher than it looks. Today is the 50th anniversary of the show.

'Tonight Show' a Survivor after 50 Years

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Sunday

Saturday

Movies

Shirley Chisholm's Presidential Run, on Film

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shola Lynch, director of a new documentary, Chisholm '72 - Unbought and Unbossed. The documentary follows Brooklyn Rep. Shirley Chisholm as she criss-crosses the country during her 1972 presidential campaign.

Shirley Chisholm's Presidential Run, on Film

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