Culture Matthew Perry, Going Uncomfortably 'Numb' Fresh Air April 30, 2007 • The star of Friends and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is featured in the new film Numb; he plays a screenwriter plagued by feelings of anxiety, detachment and panic. The story is based on an autobiographical script by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo), who also made his directing debut with the film. Matthew Perry, Going Uncomfortably 'Numb' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9914919/9914994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Don't Do Windows? Maybe 'DoMyStuff' Does April 30, 2007 • The Web site DoMyStuff.com allows people to post any task they can't do or don't want to do, from grocery shopping to washing windows. People willing to do the work bid on projects. Don't Do Windows? Maybe 'DoMyStuff' Does Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9910498/9910499" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Music The Lingering Mystery of 'Wildfire' April 29, 2007 • Michael Martin Murphey's "Wildfire" was one of the biggest songs of the '70s, and remains his signature tune. Despite its popularity, Murphey says "Wildfire" remains something of a puzzle to listeners — and to him as well. The Lingering Mystery of 'Wildfire' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9903577/9903578" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Rybczynski on America's Love Affair with the Town April 28, 2007 • Architect Witold Rybczynski is known for his books exploring the most basic questions of the man-made environment. His latest book is called Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville. Rybczynski on America's Love Affair with the Town Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9899336/9899339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Olympia Dukakis, Finding Clarity 'Away From Her' April 28, 2007 • In a new film about love and Alzheimer's, the disease that claimed her mother, the Oscar-winning actress co-stars as a hard-edged woman who has "kind of given up on life" — until she meets a man caught in a crisis of his own. Olympia Dukakis, Finding Clarity 'Away From Her' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9861983/9886012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture John Fugelsang: 'All the Wrong Reasons' April 28, 2007 • The son of a former priest and a one-time nun, John Fugelsang says he wasn't sure if he should have been born. He's turned funny stories from his life into a one-man show, All the Wrong Reasons. It's at the New York Theater Workshop until May 6. John Fugelsang: 'All the Wrong Reasons' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9896359/9896360" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture In 'Public Places,' Lives of Quiet Desperation Fresh Air April 27, 2007 • French filmmaker Alain Resnais is best known for his nonlinear art films — but 20 years ago he began adapting plays; his latest picture, Private Fears in Public Places, is based on a 2004 dark comedy by the British writer Alan Ayckbourn. In 'Public Places,' Lives of Quiet Desperation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9879476/9879484" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Valenti: 'A Giant Voice of Reason' April 27, 2007 • Jack Valenti died Thursday at the age of 85. He was the former president of the Motion Picture Association of America, and an influential person in American culture for decades. Valenti: 'A Giant Voice of Reason' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9870463/9870464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food The Food Revolution of Alice Waters' Chez Panisse April 27, 2007 • With her famed Berkeley, Calif., restaurant, Alice Waters helped give rise to a new cuisine based on locally grown, seasonal ingredients. Waters and her biographer look back at her offbeat and memorable eatery, Chez Panisse. The Food Revolution of Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9848900/9848915" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Unexpected Adventures 'In the Land of Women' April 25, 2007 • Jonathan Kasdan's debut feature brings a refreshing human touch to what could be clichéd material about looking for love and finding a way through life. Maybe that gift runs in the family: His dad wrote and directed The Big Chill. Unexpected Adventures 'In the Land of Women' Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9823362/9833812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Rock Shots: Behind the Bands, Behind the Lens April 24, 2007 • Tom Wright traveled as a road manager with the Rolling Stones, the Faces, the Who and other bands from the late '60s through the early '80s. But Wright is also a photographer — so while he was collecting indelible experiences in those decades, he was also collecting extraordinary images. Rock Shots: Behind the Bands, Behind the Lens Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9599650/9801129" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews Donny Osmond: Making Old New Again April 24, 2007 • Love Songs of the '70s finds Osmond casting his gaze back to beloved — some might say reviled — hits, including "I Can See Clearly Now," "How Deep Is Your Love," and a song Barry Manilow made famous: "Mandy." Donny Osmond: Making Old New Again Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9786175/9786367" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Long View Hugh Hefner on a Life Less Ordinary April 23, 2007 • Before he was Hef, Hugh Marston Hefner was the son of a couple from Nebraska, growing up on Chicago's Westside, at a time when it was still prairie. Today, a reality show chronicles the lives of Hefner's three blonde live-in girlfriends. Hugh Hefner on a Life Less Ordinary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9728008/9728023" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries The Passing of Actor Roscoe Lee Brown April 21, 2007 • Roscoe Lee Brown, the award-winning film, stage and TV actor, died from cancer last week in Los Angeles after more than 40 years as an entertainer. The Passing of Actor Roscoe Lee Brown Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750971/9750972" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Playwright David Rabe Leaves the Stage Behind April 21, 2007 • Playwright David Rabe is renowned on Broadway having created powerful plays, including a Tony Award winner But it has been more than five years since one of Rabe's plays has opened in New York. Playwright David Rabe Leaves the Stage Behind Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750931/9750932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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