Culture Actor Cuts Himself on Stage August 31, 2007 • An actor in Shakespeare's Julius Caeser got a little too realistic on a stage in Aspen, Col. The character Brutus, played by Ken Hudson Reed, was using a real knife and cut himself in the leg. He nearly passed out before he excused himself from the stage. Actor Cuts Himself on Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14075166/14075174" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Film Chronicles Teacher's Fight for Respect August 28, 2007 • The Education of Ms. Groves, a four-part documentary, follows a sixth-grade schoolteacher as she struggles to gain respect from her new students in Atlanta's public school system. Monica Groves talks about the documentary and the challenges she faced in the classroom. Film Chronicles Teacher's Fight for Respect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13993695/13993686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fringe Fest 'Jihad' Musical Touches Explosive Topics August 24, 2007 • While audiences at the Edingburgh Arts Festival praise the politically incorrect plot and lyrics of 'Jihad: The Musical,' some Muslims fear that the play undermines their attempts to disconnect from the terrorist stereotype. Fringe Fest 'Jihad' Musical Touches Explosive Topics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13923077/13940576" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music The Accordion World Cup August 18, 2007 • This week, young musicians from around the world gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the world cup of accordion playing. Host Debbie Elliott gets a demonstration of the amazing technique of one of the contestants, Grayson Masefield, 19, of Auckland, New Zealand. The Accordion World Cup Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12903578/12903579" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Branagh Returns with 'As You Like It' on HBO August 18, 2007 • Kenneth Branagh has directed his fifth screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play. But this time it's going straight to cable, with a premier on HBO. Kevin Kline, Alfred Molina and Bryce Dallas Howard star in Branagh's As You Like It. Branagh Returns with 'As You Like It' on HBO Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12899547/12899550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Puccini's 'The Girl of the Golden West' August 17, 2007 • Full-bore, Italian "verismo" meets the American frontier, in Puccini's Girl of the Golden West, from Glimmerglass Opera. Minnie is a golden-hearted woman serving a Deadwood-style mining camp as everyman's sister, teacher, mother and sweetheart — until a mysterious stranger comes to town, and she falls in love with the wrong guy. Roger Honeywell with "Ch'ella mi creda libero" at Glimmerglass Opera. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12819446/12853469" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Hundreds of Channels, but Where's the Artsy Stuff? August 16, 2007 • Years ago, both Bravo and A&E served up opera, ballet and more fine-arts programming. But the divas and dancers have long since ceded airtime to reality shows and Law and Order reruns. So what makes the new owners of Ovation TV think they can make a go of an arts-focused cable channel? Hundreds of Channels, but Where's the Artsy Stuff? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12840949/12841596" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Broadway Gives Its Regards to Preschoolers August 12, 2007 • Two kids' TV shows shine the lights of Broadway into the eyes of tiny tots. Both Johnny and the Sprites and Wonder Pets feature jaunty songs and wholesome stories written by some of Broadway's top talent. Broadway Gives Its Regards to Preschoolers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12608896/12609658" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture At the Concert Hall, a Symphony for Space Invaders August 5, 2007 • Symphony orchestras typically perform repertoire from acknowledged masters of classical music. But one internationally touring multimedia concert replaces Mozart with ... Mario Bros.? When Video Games Live comes to town, the melodies — and the audiences — are different. At the Concert Hall, a Symphony for Space Invaders Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12478692/12480650" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Penelopiad' Opens on Stage August 4, 2007 • A new play that reworks one of literature's great myths has had its world premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is an adaptation of her book by the same name. 'Penelopiad' Opens on Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12503692/12503695" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up July 31, 2007 • Glance at reports of drunken-driving charges and lurid tabloid coverage and it's easy to see 21-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan as just another bad-girl celeb. But some in Hollywood defend her as a real talent, battling child-star demons. Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370596/12370597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Reality TV Brings Broadway New Stars, Patrons July 24, 2007 • An American Idol-style contest to choose the stars of Broadway's latest Grease revival wasn't exactly a ratings smash. But hefty advance ticket sales means that the NBC series may have been a success in a different way: as a marketing gimmick. Reality TV Brings Broadway New Stars, Patrons Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12136308/12184029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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One-Man Play Explores Specter of Slavery July 23, 2007 • In Emergence-See!, a sunken slave ship from the past magically surfaces alongside the Statue of Liberty. Star and author Daniel Beaty portrays the reactions of 43 black characters to this inescapable symbol of slavery. One-Man Play Explores Specter of Slavery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12172158/12181355" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Shakespeare Favorite Undergoes Another Adaptation July 22, 2007 • Shakespeare's Hamlet is among his most well-known and oft-performed plays. Every director has his or her version of Hamlet - host Liane Hansen speaks with Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and actor Jeffrey Carlson, who plays the title role, in this most recent adaptation of the Bard's work. Shakespeare Favorite Undergoes Another Adaptation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12155255/12155256" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Outrageously Entertaining: 'Slings & Arrows' July 21, 2007 • Slings & Arrows, a highly regarded Canadian series, followed the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a Shakespeare troupe. Repeated on the Sundance Channel, the show is now available on DVD. Outrageously Entertaining: 'Slings & Arrows' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12144988/12144991" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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