Ad For Nice Living: Discover The Joy Of Yummy Words
One of our "Commercials for Nicer Living," written by one of our listeners to celebrate the simple pleasures of life, is about yummy words.
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LISTEN: These 5 Fake Ads Will Sell You On Some Of Life's Real Delights
Go ahead, we told you, sell us something wonderful we can't buy. And you did — more than 2,000 of you did, in fact. We picked our five favorites and made them into polished ads. Now listen to the joy!
'Mr. Seabrook' Might Be A Little Too Abominable
Artist Joe Ollman's new The Abominable Mr. Seabrook is a biography of the Lost Generation travel writer (and sadist, alcoholic and cannibal) William Seabrook. But how much Seabrook can you stand?
What's Life Like For Immigrant Kids? 2 Teen Novels Paint A Sober Picture
The Radius of Us is about a young asylum seeker from El Salvador, and Something in Between follows a high schooler who's devastated when learns she and her family are living in the U.S. illegally.
BET Continues To Redefine Brand With Nelson Mandela Miniseries
The new BET miniseries, Madiba, starring Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela, premieres Wednesday night. BET says the show is at the heart of their Black History Month programming. The show is also part of the latest attempt to redefine the BET brand with high quality scripted shows.
'The Salesman' Offers A Brilliant Portrayal Of Marriage And Vengeance
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's latest film is one of the five nominees for this year's foreign-language Academy Award. Critic David Edelstein says The Salesman is tense and powerful.
Remembering 'Elephant Man' Actor John Hurt
The British actor, who died last week, became famous in the U.S. in the '70s for his starring role in the BBC series I, Claudius, and later appeared in the film Alien. Originally broadcast in 1989.
Bunny Chow: South Africa's Sweet-Sounding Dish Has A Not-So-Sweet Past
The country's street-food staple is a fusion meal that has nothing to do with rabbits, and everything to do with the rise of immigrant Indian workers in the 19th century and the era of apartheid.
Critic Says This Year's Sundance Was The 'Most Fraught' He Can Recall
Los Angeles Times critic Justin Chang tells Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado that politics sometimes overshadowed the films at this year's festival. Call Me By Your Name was one of his favorite films.
4 Lives In Parallel Run Through Ambitious '4 3 2 1'
Paul Auster's new novel is a departure for the author — 880 pages of flowing prose about four versions of one character, living four mostly-parallel lives. It's sometimes confusing, but never boring.