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Arts

'The Wager' chronicles shipwreck, mutiny and murder at the tip of South America

5:00am May 02, 2025

David Grann discusses his book about an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of Patagonia. Martin Scorsese is slated to direct the film adaptation. Originally broadcast in 2023.

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James Govan (left) with producer and engineer Mickey Buckins in the studio.

Music & Culture

The Soul Singer Who Never Quite Made It

by Ed Ward

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Bruce Springsteen's 18th album is titled High Hopes.

Music & Culture

Uneven But Vital, Bruce Springsteen Has 'High Hopes'

by Ken Tucker

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Books
Arts

Chang-rae Lee Stretches For Dystopic Drama, But Doesn't Quite Reach

by Maureen Corrigan

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Before protesting in The Square, Khalid Abdalla (left) acted in such films as The Kite Runner, Green Zone and United 93.

Arts

Three Protesters, One 'Square': Film Goes Inside Egypt's Revolution

by John Powers

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Watch an interactive of the Supreme Court justice narrating her personal family photos. (Above: Sotomayor, 1959)

Books
Arts

As A Latina, Sonia Sotomayor Says, 'You Have To Work Harder'

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In Saving Mr. Banks, Emma Thompson plays Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers, who, Thompson says, hated the whole idea of having her book made into a film.

Fresh Air Weekend: Emma Thompson, Gary Shteyngart, 'Babylon' And 'Detective'

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Yellow leaves color a path as a person walks into the distance.

Books
Arts

Empty Nester In 'The Woods': A Modern Dantean Journey

by Maureen Corrigan

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Arts

Not-So-Cheery Disposition: Emma Thompson On Poppins' Cranky Creator

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Music & Culture

Kenny Clarke, Inventor Of Modern Jazz Drumming, At 100

by Kevin Whitehead

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IFC's The Spoils Of Babylon follows a sister (Kristin Wiig) and adopted brother (Tobey Maguire) caught up in a passionate romance.

Arts

On TV This Week: 'Babylon' Has Good Fun, 'Detective' Is The Real Deal

by David Bianculli

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Pussy Riot members Yekaterina Samutsevich (left), Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass-walled cage in a Moscow court on Oct. 10, 2012.

The 'Pussy Riot' Arrests, And The Crackdown That Followed

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Gary Shteyngart's work has been translated into 26 languages.

Books
Arts

'You Can't Be This Furry' And Other Life Lessons From Gary Shteyngart

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