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Review

'Capote' Plumbs a Legend

Fresh Air

Capote, the new film about Truman Capote, details the writer's life at the time around his breakthrough book, In Cold Blood. The film, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, tells the story of how Capote came to tell of the murder of a Holcomb, Kan., family.

'Capote' Plumbs a Legend

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Movies

Stretching the Senses in 'Touch the Sound'

German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer's new documentary features Evelyn Glennie, a deaf percussionist. The director says that just as Glennie feels the sound, he wants his viewers to see it.

Stretching the Senses in 'Touch the Sound'

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Movies

Fall Movies Feature Real People, Real Voices

Movies on broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and writer Truman Capote sound authentic. David Strathairn does Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. Philip Seymour Hoffman is Capote.

Fall Movies Feature Real People, Real Voices

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Music News

New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered

In November 1957, an unprecedented lineup of jazz artists performed at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, including Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. The recordings from that night were once lost, but were rediscovered earlier this year.

New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered

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Pop Culture

Honoring James Dean, 50 Years after His Death

Actor James Dean died in a car crash on a rural road in central California 50 years ago this Friday. He was just 24, and even though he had only acted in three movies he was considered a superstar. His death may have served to add to his legend.

Honoring James Dean, 50 Years after His Death

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Performing Arts

Preacher-Artist Gertrude Morgan, Remixed

Sister Gertrude Morgan -- folk artist, preacher, nurse -- made a distinctive album of gospel music in 1970. Philadelphia DJ King Britt has created a tribute to the New Orleans musician.

Preacher-Artist Gertrude Morgan, Remixed

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Author Interviews

Joan Didion Survives 'The Year of Magical Thinking'

A little more than a month before her 40th wedding anniversary, Joan Didion's beloved husband — novelist John Gregory Dunne — died unexpectedly. Didion has written a book about his death, The Year of Magical Thinking.

Joan Didion Survives 'The Year of Magical Thinking'

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Wednesday

Performing Arts

Broadway's Latest Frontier: Las Vegas

Every decade or so, it seems that Las Vegas reinvents itself -- remember when it became "family friendly" in the 1990s? Now Las Vegas is the center of a new entertainment trend. New York-based reporter Jeff Lunden checks it out.

Broadway's Latest Frontier: Las Vegas

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Tuesday

Obituaries

Don Adams, Missed by THAT Much and So Many

Don Adams, known for TV eternity as Agent 86 on the 1960s series Get Smart!, has died at age 82. Adams played Maxwell Smart, a clueless secret agent who puzzled villains and his boss with his confusing explanations and farcical combat style.

Don Adams, Missed by THAT Much and So Many

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Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures: Mrs. Parmeter's Klan Quilt

A blue-and-white quilt at a Washington state museum has an unusual and mysterious story behind it. Made in 1928, the quilt includes cloth from discarded Ku Klux Klan masks.

Hidden Treasures: Mrs. Parmeter's Klan Quilt

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'Fresh Air' Turns 20

Philip Roth Discusses His Latest Accolade

Fresh Air

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth has been a favorite of readers since his memoir Goodbye, Columbus emerged to help define the culture of postwar America. Now the Library of America is releasing Roth's books — a rare step for a living author.

Philip Roth Discusses His Latest Accolade

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Monday

Movies

A Paternal Bond in 'About My Folks'

Fresh Air

Peter Falk and Paul Reiser star as father and son in the new film The Thing About My Folks. Reiser, who wrote the screenplay, based it partly on conversations with his own father. The well-traveled Falk remains best known for his role as Columbo; Reiser wrote and starred in the sitcom Mad about You.

A Paternal Bond in 'About My Folks'

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Scorsese Does Dylan: 'No Direction'

Fresh Air

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new three-and-a-half-hour documentary about Bob Dylan called No Direction Home by director Martin Scorsese. It's available on a two-disc DVD and will be shown on PBS as part of the American Masters series.

Scorsese Does Dylan: 'No Direction'

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