Arts

'Whose Streets?' Follows Unrest In Ferguson, Mo., After Michael Brown's Death

5:47pm August 09, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis about their new film, Whose Streets?. It focuses on the protest movement that sprung up after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in 2014.

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A Physician Explores 'A Better Path' To The End Of Life

2:15pm August 09, 2017

by Terry Gross

Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, author of Extreme Measures, discusses the ethics of using medical assistance to hasten death. Zitter is the subject of the Netflix documentary Extremis.

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TV Adaptation Of Stephen King's 'Mr. Mercedes' Is An Engaging Cat-And-Mouse Thriller

12:22pm August 09, 2017

by David Bianculli

The 10-part series, available on DirecTV's Audience network, centers on a killer who uses his car as a murder weapon. TV critic David Bianculli says Mr. Mercedes draws you in and doesn't let go.

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Bruce Springsteen, performing at New York City's Madison Square Garden in November 2013.

Bruce Springsteen Is Headed To Broadway For An Intimate Series Of Performances

10:31am August 09, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Boss has announced a limited, intimately scaled music-and-words show at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, running in October and November.

Books
Arts

Raunchy But Sweet, 'Mrs. Fletcher' Is One For The Ages

10:00am August 09, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Tom Perrotta's new novel about a divorced mom and her college-aged son addresses some serious issues with dark humor. The result is uncompromisingly obscene, but still somehow good-natured.

The Book of Emma Reyes Edited By Daniel Alarcon

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In 'Emma Reyes,' Life Through A Child's Clear Eyes

7:00am August 09, 2017

by Lily Meyer

As an adult, the Colombian painter Emma Reyes lived in Paris and befriended Frida Kahlo. But in a series of autobiographical letters, she describes a childhood of grinding misery and poverty.

John Boyega plays security guard Melvin Dismukes in Detroit.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Detroit'

6:00am August 09, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

With its intense and unsettling depictions of police brutality in the summer of 1967, Detroit got under the panel's skin in different ways.

'The Bachelorette' Concludes Landmark Season As Rachel Lindsay Gives Final Rose

7:24pm August 08, 2017

by Eric Deggans

The season finale of ABC's The Bachelorette aired on Monday night. This season featured the first African-American star, Rachel Lindsay, and a multi-racial cast of suitors for her hand in marriage.

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How The 'Battling' Kellogg Brothers Revolutionized American Breakfast

4:38pm August 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

A century ago, two brothers took the world by storm with their mass-produced boxed cereal. Medical historian Howard Markel chronicles the contentious relationship between the creators of Corn Flakes.

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., wrote a new book, in secret, criticizing President Trump and Republicans who have not stood up to him in defense of conservative values.

Jeff Flake Has Taken On Trump And The GOP, But Will It Matter?

4:37pm August 08, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The GOP has "given in to the politics of anger—the belief that riling up the base can make up for failed attempts to broaden the electorate," the senator says. "These are the spasms of a dying party."