Arts

By the Power of Grayscale: Zorn (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) waits for his delicates in FOX's Son of Zorn.

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'Son Of Zorn,' 'The Last Man On Earth' And Ditching Sitcom Normalcy

12:54pm September 13, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Both the new Fox comedy Son of Zorn and the returning The Last Man on Earth buck conventional sitcom tropes to build worlds where the humor is broader and the concepts higher.

Natalie Portman is Jackie Kennedy in the biopic Jackie.

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TIFF Diary, Day 5: 'The Promise,' 'La La Land' And 'Jackie'

10:25am September 13, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On Day 5 of the Toronto International Film Festival, Linda Holmes reviews a romance set amid the Armenian genocide, a musical about Hollywood, and a Jackie Kennedy biopic.

Children of the New World, by Alexander Weinstein

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'Children Of The New World' Aims A Cautious Eye At Our Technological Future

7:00am September 13, 2016

by Jason Heller

Alexander Weinstein's debut story collection is a harrowing vision of the near future as a place of both technological wonder and dysfunction — and a nuanced look at where humanity might be headed.

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Most Of This Year's Emmys Have Already Been Handed Out: Some Highlights

8:19pm September 12, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Last Saturday and Sunday, the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys — 91 of them — were handed out in Los Angeles. We review some notable winners.

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'Weapons Of Math Destruction' Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics

6:18pm September 12, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with data scientist Cathy O'Neil about her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, which describes the dangers of relying on big data analytics to solve problems.

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Feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis says that contrary to conventional wisdom, cats are more trainable than many people assume.

Who Says You Can't Train A Cat? A Book Of Tips For Feline-Human Harmony

5:50pm September 12, 2016

In The Trainable Cat, feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night.

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How An Architect Used Striking Design To Capture New Smithsonian's Meaning

5:09pm September 12, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

As the Smithsonian prepares to open its National Museum of African American History and Culture in a couple weeks, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the museum's architect, David Adjaye.

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Berlin has become a vegan mecca, with ice cream shops like Kontor Eismanufaktur Berlin (pictured here), restaurants and even butchers catering to a plant-based diet. Now Germany's nutritionists warn that a vegan diet can't provide all a body needs.

Can A Vegan Diet Give You All You Need? German Nutritionists Say 'Nein'

1:31pm September 12, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Berlin has become a vegan mecca, with ice cream shops, restaurants and even butchers catering to a plant-based diet. Now Germany's nutritionists warn that a vegan diet can't provide all a body needs.

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Saroo (Dev Patel) searches for his mother in Lion.

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TIFF Diary, Day 4: 'Lion,' 'A United Kingdom,' 'I Am Not Your Negro,' And More

12:12pm September 12, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On her fourth day at the Toronto International Film Festival, Linda Holmes saw five movies. Pour out some maple syrup for her. (Also reviewed: Boundaries, Just Not Married)

In Raina Telgemeier's new Ghosts, Cat and her little sister Maya move to a new town — and Maya, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, sets her heart on meeting one of the ghosts who supposedly haunt the place.

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'Ghosts' Takes On A Tough Topic For Children

10:10am September 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

Raina Telgemeier's new graphic novel follows teenager Cat and her irrepressible little sister Maya who has cystic fibrosis. The author says she hopes the story opens up conversations about loss.