Arts

A recent supper club in Josh Haynes' apartment in Birmingham, Ala.

Birmingham Chefs Test Appetite For New Flavors With Supper Clubs

7:59pm February 09, 2016

by Ashley Cleek

Pop-up dining experiences are cropping up across the country. While diners savor an exclusive meal, chefs get to try out recipes and gauge the local market for their food before opening a restaurant.

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When Caravaggio Plays Quevedo In Tennis, The Court Becomes A Sonnet

6:53pm February 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

"It's a little space, well-measured and precise, in which you have to keep the ball bouncing," says Álvaro Enrigue. His book, Sudden Death, pits the Italian painter against the Spanish poet.

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Chess players score a game at the Northern New Hampshire Correctional facility in Berlin, N.H.

Chess Wars: 20 Inmates, 5 Weeks, 1 Champion

6:39pm February 09, 2016

by Keith O'Brien

Deep in the woods of New Hampshire, 20 inmates are engaged in a fierce chess tournament in a secluded prison. The prize may be just a paper certificate, but even then, winning means a lot.

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A picture of Meret Oppenheim's September 1935 design notes for the prototype of her brass and ocelot fur bracelet. Pablo Picasso's comment about the bracelet may have inspired Oppenheim to wrap a teacup, saucer and spoon in fur as well.

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'Luncheon In Fur': The Surrealist Teacup That Stirred The Art World

4:39pm February 09, 2016

by Nina Martyris

In 1936, the surrealist Meret Oppenheim wrapped a teacup, saucer and spoon in fur. In the age of Freud, a gastro-sexual interpretation was inescapable. Even today, the work triggers intense reactions.

Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.

Not Ready To Stop Obsessing Over Beyoncé And 'Formation'? We Got You

4:11pm February 09, 2016

by Hanna Choi and Leah Donnella

So you've watched the music video, and the halftime show, eleventy million times. Now, let these smart takes help you parse all the feels.

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At 82, Broadway 'Master Of Ceremonies' Joel Grey Says, 'Life Seems Full'

1:51pm February 09, 2016

Grey explains how he brought his decadent Cabaret character to life on both the stage and screen, and reflects on coming out as gay after years of living closeted. His memoir is Master Of Ceremonies.

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'Morning Star' Brings 'Red Rising' Trilogy To An End ... Eventually

7:00am February 09, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

Pierce Brown finishes his trilogy with a lot of exposition, and a really satisfying bang.

BeyoncÃ©, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Bruno Mars perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Small Batch: The Super Bowl, From Peyton vs. Cam To Twitter vs. Coldplay

6:14pm February 08, 2016

by Linda Holmes

We talk about the game, the quarterbacks, the halftime show in which Coldplay was hopelessly outshined, and lots more.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Finds Freedom In Italian Memoir: 'No One Expected Me To Do It'

5:33pm February 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Interpreter of Maladies author is a successful, Pulitzer Prize-winning English-language writer. But she found writing in Italian gave her true freedom; "Language is a very messy thing," she says.

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'We're Mostly Republicans': New Hampshire Voters Explained By 'Our Town'

4:39pm February 08, 2016

by Bob Mondello

After NPR's Bob Mondello used The Music Man to help explain the Iowa caucuses, he wished there was a musical of Our Town so he could do the same for New Hampshire. It turns out there is one.