What A Classic '50s Western Can Teach Us About The Hollywood Blacklist
Author Glenn Frankel says the 1952 film High Noon was inspired by the toxic political climate of the time. Originally broadcast Feb. 21, 2017.
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3 Harlem Renaissance Novels Deliver An Ingenious Take On Race
Novelists Nella Larsen, Wallace Thurman and George S. Schuyler forged their art in what W.E.B. Du Bois famously called the "double-consciousness" of African-Americans.
For 'Heaven's Gate' Podcast Host, The Cult Story Hits Close To Home
When he first heard about the 1997 Heaven's Gate mass suicide, Glynn Washington says, "It felt like that was something that my group could have done."
'The Hazel Wood' Has Few Uses For Enchantment
In Melissa Albert's dark take on fairy tales, 17-year-old Alice has spent her entire life on the run from her family legacy: a terrifying mythical world created by her grandmother, a famous author.
How Filmmaker Warren Miller Impacted The Extreme Skiing Film Industry
Pioneering outdoor filmmaker Warren Miller died last week at 93. NPR's Kelly McEvers and Ari Shapiro look back on his life and the early impact he had on the extreme skiing film industry.
'May It Last' Brings The Avett Brothers From North Carolina To HBO
Judd Apatow is one of the directors of a new documentary airing on HBO that follows the recording of a Grammy-nominated album from the North Carolina band.
Boozing With The Bard: How The Masses Find Common Ground With Shakespeare
From a theater company where audiences drink along with the actors to a book of cocktails inspired by his plays, alcohol has long been "a great provoker" in making the Bard's work more relatable.
'Flats Are For Quitters': RuPaul Talks Drag, 'All Stars' And Identity Politics
Guest judges on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars include designer Marc Jacobs and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
A Plucky English Heroine Amid New York's Super-Rich In 'Still Me'
Author Jojo Moyes has penned a third story about the idealistic young Louisa Clark, thrusting her protagonist into Manhattan's upper-upper-class while juggling romance back home (and abroad).
U.S. Travel Industry Worries As International Visits Decline
Data suggest that the U.S. share of global travel has been declining since 2015. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to David DuBois, part of the recently launched Visit U.S. Coalition.