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Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'
by Justin Chang
Three superb actors — Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor — star in this sweaty, sexy, entertaining drama about tennis stars with a very complicated past.
'Guide To Freedom' Documentary Chronicles The Real Life 'Green Book'
by Dave Davies
Filmmaker Yoruba Richen's documentary, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, tells the story of the manual that helped African-Americans find safe places to stay, eat, shop and do business on the road.
'Modern Sounds' Re-Release Revives Ray Charles' 1962 Venture Into Country
by Ken Tucker
Fifty-seven years ago, Charles released two albums that helped extend the reach of country music. Though initially perceived as a novelty, a re-release of the albums proves they were anything but.
'You Better Own This': How Rami Malek Came To Embody Freddie Mercury
by Terry Gross
"No one can sing like Freddie Mercury," Malek told Fresh Air in November 2018. The actor has been nominated for an Academy Award for playing Queen's lead singer in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
'Vice' Traces Dick Cheney's Ascent From Yale Dropout To Political Power Player
by Terry Gross
Filmmaker Adam McKay spoke to Fresh Air in January 2019 about his efforts to bring the former vice president "to the foreground" in Vice. The film is up for eight Academy Awards, including best film.
How 2 Conspiracy Theorists Shaped Trump's Worldview (And Why They Matter To Mueller)
by Terry Gross
"If there was contact between the Trump campaign, or even Trump himself, and WikiLeaks, it went through [Jerome] Corsi and [Roger] Stone," says New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin.
'Newest Sound You Never Heard' Revisits The Music Of Jeanne Lee And Ran Blake
by Kevin Whitehead
Lee, one of the premier singers of new jazz, mixes it up with pianist Blake on a newly reissued two-CD set featuring standards and straight-up jazz tunes the two recorded in Belgium in 1966 and '67.
The History Of American Imperialism, From Bloody Conquest To Bird Poop
by Dave Davies
Historian Daniel Immerwahr shares surprising stories of U.S. territorial expansion, including how the desire for bird guano compelled the seizure of remote islands. His book is How to Hide an Empire.