Arts

"The Soiling of Old Glory," was taken on April 5th, 1976, during the Boston busing desegregation protests.

Life After Iconic Photo: Today's Parallels Of American Flag's Role In Racial Protest

4:56pm September 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken during the busing desegregation protests captured a nation. The photographer and subject of "The Soiling of Old Glory," talk about it's significance 40 years on.

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Win Your Emmy Pool With Our Uncannily, Nay, Disquietingly Accurate Predictions

4:24pm September 18, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Arm yourself with NPR's ruthlessly rigorous Emmy predictions, which are based on acute cultural analysis and industry savvy, and thus are totally not wild guesses, at all, seriously.

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Art House Theatre Day Has Cinematic Roots in Winston-Salem

4:02pm September 18, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

While record stores, bookshops, and independent movie theatres are threatened in the digital age, many are still thriving.

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Mae Reeves and her husband Joel pose with her hats at Mae's Millinery in Philadelphia, circa 1953.

Mae Reeves' Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture

1:45pm September 18, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Mae Reeves was one of the first African-American business owners in Philadelphia, where she designed hats for Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Marian Anderson.

Holy ground: Alan Moore standing on the site of his childhood home.

Books
Arts

In 'Jerusalem,' Nothing You've Ever Lost Is Truly Gone

7:49am September 18, 2016

by Petra Mayer

The house Alan Moore was born in was torn down in 1969 — along with most of the rest of his neighborhood. But in his new novel, Jerusalem, the legendary comics creator brings it all back to life.

Fall sports season is kicking off — and we've got some good reads to go with it.

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Arts

Off The Campaign Trail, Onto The Gridiron: 5 Sports Books For Fall

7:00am September 18, 2016

by Juan Vidal

If you're tired of political competition, there's always athletic competition. And if your team stinks, we can offer sympathy and a selection of the year's best books about sports to ease the sting.

Donald Glover plays Earnest Marks in the new FX show Atlanta.

Arts

Donald Glover Explores A Surreal Feel In 'Atlanta'

5:12pm September 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

Donald Glover is the creator and star of the new FX show Atlanta. He says he wanted to "give people a feeling that they can't really siphon or make into something else."

Arts

Not My Job: Nickel Creek Frontman Chris Thile Gets Quizzed On Nickelback

11:10am September 17, 2016

The new host of A Prairie Home Companion has fronted the popular bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek — so naturally, we asked him about the much derided Canadian band Nickelback.

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'Shoeless Joe' Author William Patrick Kinsella Dies At 81

10:58am September 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The award-winning book was adapted into the beloved film Field of Dreams. The Canadian author is best known for his works about magic — and baseball.

Emma Donoghue's New Novel Follows "The Wonder" Of Starvation

9:13am September 17, 2016

The main character in Emma Donoghue's new novel "The Wonder" is a little Irish girl who refuses to eat. She says she's been kept alive by "manna from heaven." NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the author.