Arts

This watercolor scene at a mess hall in Wyoming's Heart Mountain internment camp was painted by Estelle Peck Ishigo, a white woman who voluntarily followed her Japanese-American husband into internment camps.

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Art From Japanese-American Internment Camps Saved From Auction Block

12:23pm April 18, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Artworks by Japanese-Americans wrongfully imprisoned in World War II internment camps won't be sold to the highest bidder. The move came after protests from descendants of the internees.

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Humorist and Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate Dick Flavin recites "Teddy at the Bat" during the Ted Williams tribute on July 22, 2002 at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Not My Job: Boston's Dick Flavin Is Quizzed On The 'Worst Poet Ever'

11:32am April 18, 2015

Dick Flavin is an Emmy-award winning broadcaster, a PA announcer at Fenway Park and the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox.

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In 2008, Thomas put on a similar exhibit that focused on images of African-Americans. His new exhibit is focused on white women — but American attitudes towards other races appear in works like Golly, Mis' Maria, Folks Jus' Can't Help Havin' a friendly

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Wordless Ads Speak Volumes In 'Unbranded' Images Of Women

11:00am April 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

Artist Hank Willis Thomas strips slogans and brands off ads to create images that expose American preoccupations. His last series focused on African-Americans; his new work features white women.

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Books
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'Orhan's Inheritance' Is The Weight Of History

10:59am April 18, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Aline Ohanesian's debut novel attempts to make sense of the events of 100 years ago, when the Ottoman Empire began forcing Armenians out of their homes in Turkey, leaving more than a million dead.

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Culinary Siblings Give Pasta A Healthy Makeover

10:59am April 18, 2015

In a low-carb world, pasta has issues. But it's poised for a comeback, say Joseph Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali, who talk with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about their cookbook, Healthy Pasta.

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At 84, Poet Gary Snyder Lives In 'This Present Moment'

10:59am April 18, 2015

Poet Gary Snyder has hung with the Beats, studied Buddhism, worked as a logger and he's still going strong. He talks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about his new collection, This Present Moment.

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Ivo (Lembit Ulfsak) is a pacifist. But NPR film critic Bob Mondello says Tangerines is an "object lesson in the resilience of ancient animosities."

A Tart Take On Bitter Realities In 'Tangerines'

10:05pm April 17, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews Tangerines, an unconventional war drama that was this year's Estonian nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Monkeys on Castle Rock from Disneynature's Monkey Kingdom.

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'Monkey Kingdom' Is Best When It's All Monkeys All The Time

4:44pm April 17, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

There's some too-cute narration and some suspiciously convenient footage in this sort-of documentary from Disneynature, but when the monkeys are at their best, they're quite charming.

Ethan Hawke and January Jones in Andrew Niccol's Good Kill.

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The Challenges Of War At A Distance

4:32pm April 17, 2015

by Linda Holmes

The new film Good Kill is a little too blunt in its treatment of drone warfare, but strong work from Ethan Hawke as a troubled pilot helps it along.

Tatiana Maslany (center) plays several different clones on the BBC America series Orphan Black.

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Clone Drama 'Orphan Black' Returns, As Complex And Complicated As Ever

3:25pm April 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The BBC America series returns for a third season on Saturday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show's dense stories are immensely absorbing, but can make it hard to follow for casual viewers.

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