Arts

It's an A+ idea to watch a B-list '90s romantic comedy this weekend

7:00am October 12, 2024

Maybe you rented them from Blockbuster on VHS, or maybe you're seeing them for the first time — but there was an age when nearly every movie actor took a swing at romantic comedy. And it was glorious.

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‘This outfit isn’t flattering’ 5 Common style gripes and how to fix them

3:45pm October 11, 2024

Do you have a tendency to criticize your personal style or your body in the dressing room? Minimize the negative self-talk with these positive and constructive mindsets from stylist Sophie Strauss.

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‘Disclaimer’ is a sprawling thriller built for the streaming age

12:06pm October 11, 2024

Apple TV+’s seven-part series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón stars Cate Blanchett as a successful documentarian faced with a secret about her past.

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Sheila E.: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm October 11, 2024

One of the world’s most recognized drummers glides easily from genre to genre in this performance.

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'Saturday Night' feeds on the energy, and insanity, of the first ever 'SNL' broadcast

9:49am October 11, 2024

by David Bianculli

This expertly cast film captures the rehearsals and the logistics that lead up to opening night. Saturday Night is a nonstop joy ride — and a testament to the adage that the show must go on.

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Remembering gospel singer and backup vocalist Cissy Houston

9:47am October 11, 2024

by Terry Gross

Houston, who died Oct. 7, started out on the gospel circuit as a child, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and later guided her daughter, Whitney, to superstardom. Originally broadcast in 1998.

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Sense of Place: Nathaniel Rateliff is cultivating a new crop of Denver talent

6:30am October 11, 2024

The longtime Colorado resident talks about writing his latest album and running his own venue, called The Skylark Lounge.

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A stranger noticed a woman's birthmark. It saved her life

6:17pm October 10, 2024

"My Unsung Hero" from the team at Hidden Brain tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Jackie Briggs' hero approached her at a health conference in 2006.

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Internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret looks back on a year of war

12:00pm October 10, 2024

by Terry Gross

Keret, who lives in Tel Aviv, reflects on the protests in Israel and the U.S. over the hostages and Gaza. The son of Holocaust survivors, he has left- and right-wing political views in his own family.

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Why does it feel so weird to ride in a driverless car?

12:00pm October 10, 2024

Driverless cars are expanding into more markets across the country. In San Francisco they’re already ubiquitous, but the robo-taxis' behaviors are unsettling riders.

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