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This collection may be the closest we'll ever come to a Dickinson autobiography
by Maureen Corrigan
The Letters of Emily Dickinson collects 1,304 letters, starting with one she wrote at age 11. Her singular voice comes into its own in the letters of the 1860s, which often blur into poems.
'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel
Peter Berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank, causing the BP oil spill. Eleven rig workers died trying to prevent the disaster.
Angel Olsen Sings With Fierceness And Fatalism On 'My Woman'
by Ken Tucker
Though Olsen sets pain and frustration to music in her latest album, critic Ken Tucker says it's clear that the singer is "very much in control of her emotions and her life."
It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'
by David Edelstein
Critic David Edelstein says that despite its irresistible plot, Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 classic Western is ultimately "just another formula revenge picture."
Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'
Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting pages because "there was something untrue about them." Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2015.
Fresh Air Remembers 'LA Confidential' Director Curtis Hanson
Hanson also directed The River Wild, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 8 Mile and the TV movie Too Big to Fail. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 71. Originally broadcast in 1997.
'Sing For Your Life' Recounts A Journey From Juvenile Detention To The Opera House
Ryan Speedo Green grew up in a trailer park and did time in juvenile detention before discovering he had a unique singing voice. He now performs at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Fresh Air Remembers Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Edward Albee
Albee made his debut as a Broadway playwright in 1962 with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which went on to win a Tony Award. He died Friday at the age of 88. Originally broadcast in 1984.