'Fresh Air' Remembers Mystery Novelist Ruth Rendell
The British author wrote crime novels for 50 years, many featuring Chief Inspector "Reg" Wexford. Rendell died May 2. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2005.
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The Unlikely Stars Of Americans' Favorite Video Games
More than a third of Americans play video games three or more hours a week. Part of the appeal is the richly developed characters in the games.
From Cartoon Chubster To Handsome Hipster: McDonald's Revamps Hamburglar
Gone is the short, goofy burger thief of the 1970s and '80s. In his place, the chain has created a hunky masked man in skinny jeans and a fedora. An improvement? Tell us what you think.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets Serious About Fatherhood And Zombies
In Maggie, the former governor plays a father trying to prevent his daughter from "turning" after she's caught up in an attack of the undead.
'Saint Laurent,' A Radical Man Of Fashion
Bertrand Bonello's portrait of famed designer Yves Saint Laurent is cannily edited so that the film recalls the designer's impeccably cut styles.
'Mad Men' Creator On Don Draper's Losses And The End Of The Road
With just two episodes to go until the AMC series wraps for good, showrunner Matthew Weiner talks about the state of his main character's career and family life — and what the show is all about.
'The D Train' Rumbles On With Another Hunk/Schlub Comedy
James Marsden and Jack Black play two men whose lives have taken very different paths after high school.
'I Am Big Bird' Finds An Artist Under The Feathers
A new documentary looks at the mechanics and the humanity behind the work of puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who's been Big Bird and Oscar for years.