Arts

A pro-Ukrainian military poster hangs on a building in downtown Lviv, Ukraine.

How some people are trying to make art, not war, in Ukraine right now

2:11pm March 17, 2022

The lead singer in Ukraine's biggest rock band is one of Ukrainian celebrities who are using their fame and connections to speed relief supplies to those who need them most.

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Amy Schumer stars as a woman on a voyage of self discovery in Hulu's Life & Beth.

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Amy Schumer branches out (but retains her hell-raising spirit) in 'Life & Beth'

12:19pm March 17, 2022

by John Powers

Schumer stars as a woman on a voyage of self discovery in an enjoyable (if uneven) new Hulu series. Life & Beth is at its best when it harnesses Schumer's capacity for catching life on the wing.

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'Secret Identity' is a masterful 1970s literary mystery

11:40am March 17, 2022

by Carole V. Bell

Alex Segura's mystery-thriller features a queer Cuban-American artist fighting against the patriarchy and dodging bullets in the desperate, male-dominated world of comics.

From left to right, Salvatore Corsitto as Bonasera, James Caan as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone and Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004) as Don Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather', 1972. Bonasera asks Don Corleone to avenge the brutal rape of his daughter.

Arts

How 'The Godfather' used Italian culture to reinvent the mafia story

9:34am March 17, 2022

by Eric Deggans

I didn't know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.

Arts

Artists in Mexico City are trying to preserve the capital city's rich soundscape

7:40am March 17, 2022

by Rodrigo Cervantes

In Mexico City, some artists are building projects and public spaces specially designed to listen, learn and enjoy. (This story originally aired on Here and Now on July 1, 2019.)

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Will Smith, one of the film's producers, says he got into character by speaking and dressing like Richard Williams.

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'King Richard,' the Oscar-nominated film, authentically depicts the Williams' history

5:33pm March 16, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

King Richard is nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Will Smith, Isha Price, and Aunjanue Ellis explain how faith motivated the Williams' family.

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Ralph Lauren has released a limited fashion collection that collaborates with two leading historically Black colleges. It draws on the work of an all-Black creative team.

Arts

New Ralph Lauren collection explores collegiate style on historically Black campuses

5:32pm March 16, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

A young Black designer got Ralph Lauren to dedicate a new limited collection to the swanky collegiate style of HBCUs.

A doctor reveals the hidden wonders of the human body

1:33pm March 16, 2022

by Terry Gross

In his new book, The Unseen Body, Dr. Jonathan Reisman offers a guided tour inside the human body, from the remarkable design of our organs to the messages contained in our body fluids.

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Yevgenia Belorusets is a writer and photographer living in Kyiv.

In Ukraine, writer-photographer Yevgenia Belorusets documents Kyiv's displaced

9:54am March 16, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Belorusets' book Lucky Breaks, written in the aftermath of Russia's previous assault into Ukraine in 2014, was published in English this month. The author remains in Kyiv producing art as war rages.

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Marie Yovanovitch is sworn in on Nov. 15, 2019, prior to providing testimony as part of the inquiry that led to President Donald Trump's first impeachment. Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns Putin will move west if he wins in Ukraine

9:50am March 16, 2022

by Terry Gross

Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Her new memoir is Lessons From the Edge.

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