Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs
Three questions for the bronze medal winner about people stealing other people's ideas or products.
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Classic Literature Meets Modern Teen Drama In 'By The Book'
In Amanda Sellet's charming young adult romance, a teenage bookworm transfers to the local public high school and discovers that the literary classics she lives by aren't quite a match for real life.
'Her Gift To The Beatles Was Immeasurable': Photographer Astrid Kirchherr Dies At 81
"I was just amazed how beautiful these boys looked. And being a photographer then, it was a photographer's dream," Kirchherr told NPR about the first time she saw the Beatles.
WATCH: Missouri Penguins Enjoy 'Morning Of Fine Art' At Local Museum
The birds were allowed to waddle through the galleries of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Both the museum and the Kansas City Zoo, which is home to the penguins, have been closed due to the pandemic.
Tanglewood Has Canceled Its 2020 Live Season
The famed Massachusetts music festival — the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra — has canceled all of its live events due to the coronavirus.
Crass Warfare: 'The Great' Casts A (Vodka) Gimlet Eye On Privilege
Loosely (very loosely) based on the early life of Russia's Catherine the Great, Hulu's 10-episode historical comedy-drama is arch, witty, twisty and knowing.
'Fresh Air' Remembers Comedian And Actor Jerry Stiller
Stiller, who died May 11, was part of a comic duo with his wife Anne Meara and later played George Costanza's father on Seinfeld. He spoke to Fresh Air in '93. In '10, Ben Stiller spoke about his dad.
Hulu Takes On Catherine The Great In A Series That's More Funny Than Factual
A new, 10-part miniseries follows the exploits of the Russian empress who rose to power in a coup against her own husband. The Great is shrewdly entertaining — if not exactly historically accurate.
In 'She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power,' True Strength Is In Being Yourself
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have rebooted the classic 1980s cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power. The new version updates characters from the old show to reflect a more diverse audience for kids.
What The 1918 Flu Pandemic Can Tell Us About The COVID-19 Crisis
John Barry, author of the 2004 book, The Great Influenza, draws parallels between today's pandemic and the flu of 1918. In both cases, he says, "the outbreak was trivialized for a long time."