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Remembering John Mahoney, The Tony Award-Winning Actor And 'Frasier' Star

4:04pm February 09, 2018

Mahoney, who died Sunday, was born in Britain and didn't start acting until he was 37. He went on to appear in films like Say Anything and Barton Fink. Originally broadcast 1990.

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Clint Eastwood Celebrates Old-Fashioned Heroism In 'The 15:17 To Paris'

4:04pm February 09, 2018

by David Edelstein

In 2015, three Americans on a Paris-bound train stopped a terrorist attack in progress. Eastwood recreates the incident — and audaciously casts the real-life heroes as themselves — in his new film.

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A photo released by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court shows an oil painting of an unidentified man, likely a former court justice, painted by an unknown artist, which hangs in the court's collection of images of retired justices in Boston.

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Do You Know This Justice? Massachusetts High Court Wants You To Help ID Him

3:22pm February 09, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

There's a portrait of a mystery man hanging in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He may have been a judge between 1780 and 1820. Maybe. Officials are appealing to the public for any insights.

Contestants Paul Nicholsen and Heather Hurley prepare for their first game on NPR's Ask Me Another at The Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

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Paradigm Shift

1:51pm February 09, 2018

We've changed one letter in a movie or TV title, and imagined what the new plot might be. Based on our new synopsis, can you guess what our version would be called?

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Ophira Eisenberg hosts NPR's Ask Me Another at The Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

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The Tourists' Guide To Washington D.C.

1:51pm February 09, 2018

During our Washington road show, a group of AMA producers interviewed tourists at famous memorials and monuments. Based on clips from those interviews, our contestants try to guess the landmark.

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Chris HadfieldÂ appears on NPR's Ask Me Another at The Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

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Chris Hadfield: Ground Control To Major Trivia

1:51pm February 09, 2018

We blast off to D.C. with astronaut Chris Hadfield! He talks about the challenges of spending five months in space, gives tips on playing space guitar, and plays a game about winter sports.

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