Culture 'Child Prodigy' Film Revives Question: What Is Art? October 31, 2007 • My Kid Could Paint That follows the painting and controversy over four-year-old Marla Olmstead's abstract works. Some critics believe her parents encouraged, if not altered, her work. 'Child Prodigy' Film Revives Question: What Is Art? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15811817/15823212" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books The Painfully Minute Details of Kevin Smith October 31, 2007 • The filmmaker and author of My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith reveals what else he's been up to, besides documenting every minutia of his life. The Painfully Minute Details of Kevin Smith Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15799869/15799841" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Jill Sobule Sings Her Halloween Horror October 31, 2007 • The musician presents a musical essay on what the singer considers a scourge of modern Halloween: tarty costumes. Jill Sobule Sings Her Halloween Horror Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15799891/15799845" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats The Man Who Met 'Real' Vampires October 31, 2007 • Eric Nuzum, author of The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula, toured Transylvania and even drank his own blood in hopes of understanding the fascination with vampires. The Man Who Met 'Real' Vampires Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15799886/15799844" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Humor & Fun 'Thriller' Sparks Global Dance Fest October 31, 2007 • Michael Jackson's Thriller has inspired dancing zombies ever since its release 25 years ago. One dancer pays homage by hosting a Thriller dance fest. Zombies from Ireland to China took part setting a record for the largest simultaneous Thriller dance. 'Thriller' Sparks Global Dance Fest Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800083/15800017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New 'Tales from the Crypt' October 31, 2007 • After more than 50 years, EC Comics' legendary flagship title returns with an all-new Tales from the Crypt, narrated by the original Crypt Keeper, Old Witch and Vault Keeper. The first complete volume, featuring four, 20-page tales in the EC Comics tradition, is out for Halloween. New 'Tales from the Crypt' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800045/15799488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Poet on Call From Poetry to Web: Tools of Youthful Rebellion October 30, 2007 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu hears that Internet startups are like rock bands — a dream of powerless youth. Once upon a time, stand-up comedy served the same purpose. And before that, it was poetry. But today's Web sites are part of the mainstream, he says, and the rebellion is blunted. From Poetry to Web: Tools of Youthful Rebellion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785024/15785004" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Jerry Seinfeld, Learning to Bee on the Big Screen Fresh Air October 30, 2007 • Jerry Seinfeld last sat down with Fresh Air in September 1987, before his TV series made him an international celebrity. Now he's back, and in a big way: Bee Movie, the animated comedy he's written and produced for DreamWorks, opens this Friday. He talks to Fresh Air guest host Dave Davies about the project. Jerry Seinfeld, Learning to Bee on the Big Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15771045/15778810" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Books Kevin Smith's 'Boring-Ass Life' October 30, 2007 • The writer, director, actor and comics lover talks up his new book, which he calls an "uncomfortably candid diary." Kevin Smith's 'Boring-Ass Life' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766493/15766465" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From Our Listeners Saggy Pants Songwriter Sort of Says He's Sorry October 30, 2007 • Dooney Da' Priest's rap song "Pull Your Pants Up" is meant to shame young men in Dallas from wearing saggy britches because the style makes them look like they're gay. Saggy Pants Songwriter Sort of Says He's Sorry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766499/15766461" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Gone Baby Gone' Star Casey Affleck Fresh Air October 29, 2007 • Gone Baby Gone, a new film based on the Dennis Lehane novel, stars actor Casey Affleck as a blue-collar private investigator drawn into a child-abduction case. The film is directed by Affleck's movie-star brother, Ben Affleck. 'Gone Baby Gone' Star Casey Affleck Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15727285/15727300" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Switch in Time Shift Fools Clocks October 29, 2007 • The United States is still on daylight-saving time, despite what your clock might tell you. Congress moved the date for changing to next weekend, but many preset clocks on cell phones and public displays rolled back an hour by themselves. Switch in Time Shift Fools Clocks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15721570/15721556" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roomba Fans Fall Hard for Robot Vacuums October 29, 2007 • People are growing attached to their Roombas, giving the robotic vacuums names and dressing them in funny clothes. Roomba Fans Fall Hard for Robot Vacuums Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15721606/15721563" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dilbert Meets Star Trek at 'Office' Convention Debut October 27, 2007 • The first Office Convention debuts in Scranton, Pa. That town is the setting for the NBC comedy The Office, a mockumentary about the branch office of a fictional paper manufacturer. Dilbert Meets Star Trek at 'Office' Convention Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15691322/15691267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Chuck Close Celebrated in Dance and Print Fresh Air October 26, 2007 • Artist Chuck Close is the subject of a new book and a portrait in dance. He has been called "the most methodical artist that has ever lived in America" and the "reigning portraitist of the Information Age." Chuck Close Celebrated in Dance and Print Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15660759/15660755" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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