Science Out Of The Box Levitation Toys Really Test Brain Power March 28, 2009 • Remember playing with dolls or action figures, using your imagination to create fantastic worlds in your own bedroom? These new toys also use the power of the mind - they're controlled by brain waves. Levitation Toys Really Test Brain Power Listen · 4:47 4:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102472655/102473155" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Jill Scott, Sleuthing With HBO's 'No. 1 Ladies' March 27, 2009 • Renee Montagne interviews the singer and star of the new HBO miniseries The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency — and Alexander McCall Smith, author of the books that inspired the show. Jill Scott, Sleuthing With HBO's 'No. 1 Ladies' Listen · 6:40 6:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102380865/102416502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Sean Penn Signs On For 'Three Stooges' Role March 26, 2009 • It's no joke: The studio MGM says double Oscar winner Sean Penn will play Larry in the Farrelly brothers' big-screen update of The Three Stooges. Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly.
Review Movies From France, A 'Kiss' Of No Little Consequence March 26, 2009 • Love stories intertwine in Shall We Kiss, a lighthearted, gently moving film by writer-director Emmanuel Mouret. The raciest action takes place off-screen, but virtuoso acting provides ample thrills.
Screen Time: Study Parses How, When We Watch March 26, 2009 • The Nielsen-funded Council for Research Excellence found that most of us spend more than eight hours a day in front of a screen of some sort — and younger-end baby boomers logged more than any others, including teens. Screen Time: Study Parses How, When We Watch Listen · 3:14 3:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102387001/102390594" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Ink-Stained Wretch: A Hero For The Times? March 24, 2009 • Do you rue the demise of the daily newspaper? Wouldn't it be wonderful if a tattered superhero could come to the rescue, battling the evil Internet Wiz and his dastardly Hand-held Device? Well, keep reading ... but remember, it's just a comic-book fantasy.
Humor & Fun Video Game Grad Programs Open Up The Industry March 23, 2009 • By focusing on games as a medium for artistic experimentation and collaboration, graduate programs in video game design are bringing change to an industry once known for its monoculture. Video Game Grad Programs Open Up The Industry Listen · 4:57 4:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102246406/102260546" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Jason Segel: The Best Man For The Job Fresh Air March 23, 2009 • Actor Jason Segel stars as an obnoxious best man in the new "bromantic" comedy I Love You Man. Segel also wrote and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Jason Segel: The Best Man For The Job Listen · 38:57 38:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102232289/102241615" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Life After 'Battlestar Galactica' March 21, 2009 • The television show is more than sci-fi swashbuckling. It's about human rights and terrorism, about the nature of conflict and what it means to be human. In fact, the show's themes are so relevant to what's happening in the world today that a screening and discussion panel was organized this week at the United Nations. Life After 'Battlestar Galactica' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102205790/102205759" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Actor John Cullum, Beating The Broadway Clock March 20, 2009 • He's best known for TV roles on Northern Exposure and ER, but the Tony Award winner has worked in theater for 50 years. These days, he's really working — performing in two plays each night, six nights a week. Actor John Cullum, Beating The Broadway Clock Listen · 6:48 6:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102116610/102207494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War At The U.N., 'Battlestar' Troops Talk Ethics Of War March 20, 2009 • The acclaimed sci-fi drama grappled with issues that plague real-world leaders. As the show neared its end, cast and producers asked how fiction can offer wisdom on profoundly tough choices. At The U.N., 'Battlestar' Troops Talk Ethics Of War Listen · 4:37 4:37 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102116629/102185925" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture The Writer Who Gave 'Willy Wonka' His Ending March 20, 2009 • The film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was plenty strange. But the tale of how the ending for the movie was written is every bit as weird. Screenwriter David Seltzer tells the story. The Writer Who Gave 'Willy Wonka' His Ending Listen · 5:39 5:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102163130/102163077" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Looking Forward: How Will Lives Change? March 20, 2009 • Joel Kotkin, who studies metropolitan development and urban planning, talks about how people might be arranging their lives in the coming five years. And author Jamais Cascio outlines where technology might take us. Looking Forward: How Will Lives Change? Listen · 8:18 8:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102163085/102163067" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Religion 'Big Love' Shows Sacred Rite, Stirs Controversy March 19, 2009 • A recent episode of Big Love outraged many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by dramatizing a ritual that they believe should be secret. HBO issued an apology, but aired the show and continues scheduled rebroadcasts. 'Big Love' Shows Sacred Rite, Stirs Controversy Listen · 30:18 30:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102119413/102127106" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Critic's Favorite Final Episodes March 18, 2009 • The final episode of Day to Day will air Friday. That has critic Andrew Wallenstein thinking back on memorable TV-show endings. He shares his favorites. A Critic's Favorite Final Episodes Listen · 3:46 3:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102050694/102050671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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