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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs.
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Two genre novels offer entertainment -- and plenty of wry social commentary
Dan Fesperman's spy caper Pariah follows a disgraced comic-politician who's recruited by the CIA. The Dancing Face, by Mike Phillips, is a crime caper that confronts the spoils of colonialism.
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How Attorney General Pam Bondi has reshaped the Justice Department to suit Trump
The New Yorker's Ruth Marcus says Bondi has presided over the DOJ's most convulsive transition of power since Watergate, aggressively reversing policies, investigating Trump's foes and firing staff.
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With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee puts a hip-hop spin on Kurosawa's 1963 classic
Lee's new film centers on a music mogul who faces a moral dilemma when kidnappers mistakenly hold his friend's son ransom instead of his own: Will he risk it all to save a child who isn't his?
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'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth
Growing up with immigrant parents, first in Canada and then in the U.S., Yang was "obsessed" with pop culture and Saturday Night Live. Now he's up for an Emmy for his performances on the venerated sketch series.
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Fresh Air Weekend: An author asks ChatGPT for advice; Inside Condé Nast's decline
Vauhini Vara examines how tech is helping and exploiting us in Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age. Michael Grynbaum explores the heyday, and decline, of magazines like Vogue and Vanity Fair.
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Glorious and messy, 'Highest 2 Lowest' is a Spike Lee joint of the first order
Denzel Washington plays a New York City music mogul whose teenage son becomes the target of a kidnapping plot. The movie is a remake of the 1963 Akira Kurosawa classic, High and Low.
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Novelist Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic
In 2023, Mallon spoke about his novel, Up With the Sun, which is based on the life of a little-known actor who was gay and closeted. His new book is The Very Heart of it: New York Diaries, 1983-1994.
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Remembering jazz singer Sheila Jordan
Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene in Detroit and New York City. Originally broadcast in 1981 and 1988.
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'The Last of Us' actor Pedro Pascal says he wouldn't want to survive an apocalypse
The Chilean-born actor has faced countless on-screen challenges, including cosmic battles and cartel kingpins. He's nominated for an Emmy for his role on the HBO series, The Last of Us.
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A dogged reporter takes on a mysterious cabal in 'The Diary of Lies'
Philip Miller's sinister thriller is set in a Great Britain that's lost its bearings. But even when she's terrified, fictional journalist Shona Sandison will always risk everything to get the story.
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'Alien: Earth' delivers scares and thrills as it considers the evolution of humanity
Noah Hawley's TV prequel to the original Alien film feature first-class action and visuals — and a stunning season finale that provides both closure and exciting possibilities for the future.
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Musician Charley Crockett blends R&B with cowboy songs and outlaw ballads
Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day.
