Arts

Arts

Literary 'It Couple,' Both Best-Selling Authors, Work Side By Side

2:07pm September 01, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs married in 2013. The next few weeks will see the release of Tim Burton's adaptation of his book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and her book Furthermore.

Queue Listen Now

Arts

Actress Sarah Paulson Worked To 'Get It Right' As O.J. Simpson Prosecutor

1:38pm September 01, 2016

Paulson, who has been nominated for an Emmy for her role in the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson, says she set out to portray Marcia Clark in a "truthful way."Originally broadcast March 10, 2016.

Queue Listen Now

Mike Hudson's team starts pulling apart an old barn on the shady side because the temperature is approaching 90 degrees in Malta Bend, Mo. The pieces of the barn will be sold as reclaimed barn wood.

Your Dilapidated Barn Is Super Trendy. Just Ask HGTV

10:40am September 01, 2016

by Kristofor Husted

Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

Queue Listen Now

Kim Su-an plays a little girl trying to get to her mother on an ill-fated train.

S. Korea's Hit Zombie Film Is Also A Searing Critique Of Korean Society

8:25am September 01, 2016

by Elise Hu

The film's themes reflect the strains of modern Korea: distrust of government and institutions, disdain for corporate leaders and a sense everyone's in it for themselves.

Queue Listen Now

Old-school villains like Dynasty's Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan (Joan Collins) could always be counted upon to bring some melo- with the drama.

Arts

Where Did TV's Villains Go? Monsters, Anti-Heroes And Alexis Colby Carrington

11:13pm August 31, 2016

by Glen Weldon

TV has a bad guy problem. The rise of morally ambiguous anti-heroes like Tony Soprano has pushed chewier, more melodramatic villains aside. What we gained in nuance, we lost in sheer, hiss-worthy fun.

Queue Listen Now

Encore: Glen Campbell Documents Farewell Tour In 'I'll Be Me'

4:28pm August 31, 2016

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me follows the country singer's goodbye tour and his decline from Alzheimer's disease. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to director James Keach and Campbell's wife, Kim Campbell.

The cover of Marvel's Civil War II features Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a boxing ring.

Can A Canadian Prime Minister Be An Action Hero? Marvel Comics Thinks So

11:04am August 31, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Justin Trudeau has had a varied career — bouncer, snowboard instructor, Canada's prime minister. Now he's a Marvel Comics action hero.

Queue Listen Now

The Nix by Nathan Hill (Emily Bogle/NPR)

Books
Arts

'The Nix' Is A Vicious, Sprawling Satire With A Very Human Heart

10:26am August 31, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

Historical events both real (the 1968 Democratic Convention, Occupy Wall Street) and imagined come to life in this novel. Reviewer Jason Sheehan says it will make you laugh and break your heart.

Curioddity by Paul Jenkins (Emily Bogle/NPR)

Books
Arts

'Curioddity' Needs More Curiosity, More Oddity

7:00am August 31, 2016

by Jason Heller

Award-winning comic book writer Paul Jenkins tries his hand at the novel with Curioddity, but this quirky tale of imagination and innocence regained is smothered in smirking self-consciousness.

Check Out This 1999 Profile Of The Late, Great Juan Gabriel

7:20pm August 30, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Juan Gabriel stayed true to his roots, even when it wasn't easy. This Los Angeles Times piece takes a look at why that was.