'Leave No Trace' Stays With You
Will (Ben Foster) and daughter Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie) live off the grid — until the authorities find them — in a grounded, sharply observed film from the director of Winter's Bone.
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Goodbye To Harlan Ellison, 'America's Weird Uncle'
Our critic Jason Sheehan says he's a little surprised that the legendary sci-fi writer passed away peacefully at home. It should have been an attack by alien space bears, or an argument with gravity.
Remembering Former Poet Laureate Donald Hall
Hall, who died on Saturday, wrote about farm work and his wife, poet Jane Kenyon, in the 1993 memoir Life Work. He and Kenyon spoke to Fresh Air in 1996, and Hall was interviewed again in '02 and '12.
'Leave No Trace' Follows A Father And Daughter Off The Grid
Director Debra Granik's new film is based on a true story about a veteran suffering from PTSD who lives secretly in a municipal forest with his teenage daughter.
Casino Comeback: 'Atlantic City's Best Days Are In Front Of It'
Legendary gambling destination Atlantic City, N.J. has had a tough few years. Now, it wants to re-make itself to offer more: shows, spas, a local beach and dining.
Shedding Light On Claude Debussy's Music
Claude Debussy's music continues to be described as "impressionistic", even though the composer himself hated the term. Debussy just wanted to be known as a French composer.
François Clemmons: From Mozart to Mister Rogers
AMA heads to the Nantucket Film Festival with François Clemmons. Known for his role as Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he reflects on his life and the film Won't You Be My Neighbor?
'A Very English Scandal' Is Veddy, Veddy Fun, Indeed
The stars of Paddington 2 (Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant) reunite, under ... very different circumstances, for a 3-episode Amazon mini-series about a gay relationship that shocked the U.K. in the '70s.
Jeff Smith: How Much Entrepreneurial Potential Lives Inside Our Prisons?
After serving a year in prison, Jeff Smith realized his fellow inmates were just as business savvy as many on the outside. He now works to help inmates harness those skills when they leave prison.
Regina Hartley: Why We Shouldn't Overlook The "Scrapper" With The Atypical Resume
Regina Hartley grew up a self-described scrapper, with far fewer opportunities than her peers. Now the VP of Human Resources at UPS, she says she knows the value of candidates who faced adversity.