Arts & Life

Arts

Editor Terry McDonnell Doctors Stories In 'Accidental Life'

6:18am November 03, 2016

Terry McDonell has worked with literary greats Hunter Thompson, Richard Ford, George Plimpton and many more. He reflects on that work in a new book about the art of working with writers.

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Arts

A Monarch Balances Personal And Royal Demands In 'The Crown'

5:07am November 03, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Netflix debuts its newest prestige series, a period drama that, over six seasons, will trace the life of Queen Elizabeth, from her wedding in 1947 to the present.

For Stephen Colbert, taking over as host of The Late Show was not a hard decision. "I love a live audience," he says. "I love the grind of every day and I love the people I work with."

'Late Show' Host Says He Has Finally Found His Post-'Colbert Report' Voice

3:40pm November 02, 2016

The comic initially avoided joking about politics on The Late Show for fear that he would fall into his Colbert Report persona. He says, "Now, I have no qualms about being sharp and satirical."

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Khaldoun Barghouti (left) and Abdul Rahman Rahim al-Bibi (right), behind the counter at their food truck. The two men say they met behind bars in an Israeli prison, where they worked in the canteen.

In An Israeli Prison, 2 Palestinians Found A Future: A Food Truck

11:52am November 02, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The food truck craze has reached the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians who met in an Israeli prison are running one. They learned to cook while working in the prison canteen.

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Books
Arts

Coming To Terms With A Bloody Past In 'Pull Me Under'

7:00am November 02, 2016

by Bethanne Patrick

In Kelly Luce's new novel, a woman who calls her heart "the black organ" must return to the home she left long ago and the father she no longer speaks to, in order to confront her troubled past.

Arts

A Girl Spreads Her Wings In 'Eagle Huntress'

5:53am November 02, 2016

A documentary about a teenager who breaks a 2,000-year-old Mongolian tradition is so satisfying it makes you feel good about feeling good. says Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan.

Children's Book Author Natalie Babbitt Dies At 84

6:23pm November 01, 2016

Natalie Babbitt died Monday at her home in Connecticut at age 84. She was a writer who never talked down to the children she wrote for. That included covering big concepts like death.

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Eleanor Roosevelt, shown here in London in 1959, continued to work on behalf of progressive causes after her tenure as First Lady ended.

Books
Arts

Volume 3 Of Eleanor Roosevelt Biography Chronicles The Rise Of An Activist

1:51pm November 01, 2016

by Maureen Corrigan

Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly released final volume is exhausting and exhilarating.

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Arts

Donald Glover Challenges Stereotypes About Rappers In 'Atlanta'

1:51pm November 01, 2016

Glover created, co-writes and stars in the FX series Atlanta, a hybrid of comedy and drama set on the fringes of the city's hip-hop scene. He has also recorded music under the name Childish Gambino.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young plays in Super Bowl XXIX in Miami in January 1995.

Sports
Arts

Not My Job: Quarterback Steve Young Gets Quizzed On Not So Great Grandsons

1:41pm November 01, 2016

We've heard that Young is a great-, great-, great-grandson of LDS church leader Brigham Young. So we'll ask him three questions about grandsons who didn't quite live up to their famous forefathers.

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