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Not My Job: How Much Does Producer Norman Lear Know About Learjets?

11:19am July 02, 2016

There was a time in the 1970s when the most-watched TV shows all had one thing in common: They were produced by Norman Lear. We've invited him to play a game that has nothing to do with any of that.

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The Architecture Project Behind Obama's Chicago Presidential Library

8:52am July 02, 2016

The Obama Foundation named Tod Williams and Billie Tsien as the architects of the presidential museum and library. Scott Simon talks to Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin.

Back in the 1950s and '60s, Carmen Herrera was making art, but her male counterparts were getting all of the attention. Now, at 101, she's still hard at work, and finally getting some long overdue recognition.

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Overlooked But Undeterred, A 101-Year-Old Artist Finally Gets Her Due

8:39am July 02, 2016

by Karen Michel

Carmen Herrera was making art in the '50s and '60s but her male counterparts were getting all of the attention. Now, she's still hard at work and finally getting some long overdue recognition.

Learn To Make Korean Food With A Charming Graphic Cookbook

7:00am July 02, 2016

by Tove Danovich

Robin Ha's Cook Korean! uses brightly colored illustrations to break down the process of making dishes like acorn jelly salad or kimchi stew.

Creativity progressing through one image of a cow

The People Vs. Coloring Books: The Verdict Is In

6:57am July 02, 2016

by Steve Drummond

Coloring books are everywhere. Some kids and parents love them. Even grown-ups are getting in on the fun. But do they have any educational value?

De Havilland's career spanned more than five decades. Thanks to a lawsuit she filed against Warner Bros., she even has a landmark judicial ruling named after her — the de Havilland law limits the terms studios can impose up on actors.

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100 Years Of Olivia De Havilland Handling Sexism, Her Sister, And Scarlett O'Hara

7:54pm July 01, 2016

by Bob Mondello

An appreciation of Olivia de Havilland — Gone With the Wind's last surviving cast member — on her 100th birthday.

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Credibility Concerns Overshadow Release Of Gay Talese's New Book

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Paul Farhi of the Washington Post about Gay Talese's new book, The Voyeur's Hotel. The credibility of the book, which follows a self-proclaimed sex researcher who bought a hotel to spy on his guests through ventilator windows, has been called into question after Farhi uncovered problems with Talese's story.

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For Filmmaker Brian De Palma, It All Started With Alfred Hitchcock

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel uses a new documentary about film director Brian De Palma to talk to him about his career highs and lows, techniques, and how deeply he has been influenced by Alfred Hitchcock.

Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in The Legend Of Tarzan.

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Can You Really Rebuild Tarzan Out Of Whole (Loin) Cloth?

2:19pm July 01, 2016

by Chris Klimek

The Legend Of Tarzan tries to reinvent the story as an indictment of colonialism, but it lacks the wit or liveliness of the Tarantino revisionist histories it seems to be trying to emulate.

A Personal History Of L.A. Punk: 'It Was A Free-For-All For Outcasts'

1:41pm July 01, 2016

John Doe, Exene Cervenka and Dave Alvin of the band X discuss punk's early days. "Anybody could belong to punk that wanted to be there," Cervenka says. Originally broadcast May 2, 2016.

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