Baby Alpaca In The Kitchen: Waiting For Florence On The Farm
As Hurricane Florence hits North Carolina, Amanda McKee's only concern is for her animals at 1870 Farm outside Chapel Hill.
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For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind
The Turtles All The Way Down author says OCD "starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have." Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2017.
A Child's Best Interest Is The Subject Of Complex Debate In 'The Children Act'
A new — and nuanced — legal drama features Emma Thompson as a family court judge trying to determine whether a minor can be forced to undergo a blood transfusion against his will.
Matt And Kim: How To Go Outside And Not Die
Indie pop duo Matt and Kim talk about why their latest album, Almost Everyday, is a departure from their earlier work. Then, they play a game called "How To Go Outside And Not Die."
Here Are The 2018 National Book Award Longlists, Featuring A Fresh Category
Fifty nominated books now remain in contention for prizes in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature — and, in a fresh twist to the annual slate, translated literature.
'Forever': A Couple's Comfortable Coexistence Comes To A Crossroads
Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen play a reasonably happy couple whose relationship undergoes a series of big changes in this low-key, 8-episode meditation on love, life and roads not taken.
'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Is A Fascinating And Frustrating Collage
First-time filmmaker RaMell Ross' camera captures fleeting moments in the lives of two black young men in rural Alabama, and refuses to supply us with context. We grow to care about them anyway.
After A Promising Start, 'The Predator' Loses The Scent
Director/co-writer Shane Black's attempt to infuse snappy dialogue and dark humor into the alien-hunter franchise works until it, suddenly, doesn't. Blame a mess of a script and cheap-looking effects.
In The Wan, Airless 'The Children Act,' A Judge Shows Poor Judgment
Emma Thompson stars as a British High Court judge who becomes embroiled in the life of a teenager brought before her, for reasons about which "it's hard to tell and harder to care."
Michael Che And Colin Jost On 'SNL,' Hosting The Emmys And Hating Twitter
The SNL head writers have different attitudes toward co-hosting the Emmy awards Monday night. Jost admits to being nervous, but Che says, "It's comedy! ... There's nothing to be afraid of."