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Actor Jeffrey Tambor On 'Transparent': 'I Loved It From The Very Beginning'

1:34pm December 30, 2015

The actor plays a 70-something transgender woman on the Amazon series Transparent. He loves the role. As Maura, Tambor says, "I find myself much more vulnerable." Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2015.

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Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington

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Flawed But Readable 'Love' May Break Your Heart

11:02am December 30, 2015

by Bethanne Patrick

Ed Tarkington's debut, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, mixes mystery and coming-of-age in a lush Southern Gothic setting. Critic Bethanne Patrick says despite some missteps, it's beautifully written.

How much do editors shape the final book we read?

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What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time

9:37am December 30, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Earlier this year it became clear that Harper Lee had extensively revised To Kill a Mockingbird on the advice of her editor. That made us wonder: How much do editors shape the books we read?

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Orson Welles plays Sir John Falstaff, the portly Shakespearean rapscallion in Chimes at Midnight.

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'Chimes At Midnight' Gives Weight To A Shakespearean Knave

7:10pm December 29, 2015

by Bob Mondello

For our "Ones That Got Away" series, NPR film critic Bob Mondello checks out Chimes at Midnight, an Orson Welles masterpiece that hasn't been available in the U.S. for decades.

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'Sailor And Fiddler' Is A Lovely Coda To A Literary Career

6:04pm December 29, 2015

by Michael Schaub

Herman Wouk says his new memoir will be his last book — at 100, he says, he is at last free of a lifelong to-do list. Critic Michael Schaub says the book is surprisingly short, but packed with charm.

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Remembering Oscar-Winning Cinematographer Haskell Wexler

1:26pm December 29, 2015

Wexler won Oscars for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Bound for Glory, and was nominated for One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and Matewan. He died Sunday. He was 93. Originally broadcast in 1993.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates On Police Brutality, The Confederate Flag And Forgiveness

1:26pm December 29, 2015

Growing up in Baltimore, the writer faced threats from both the streets and the police. His book, Between the World and Me, is an open letter to his teenage son. Originally broadcast July 13, 2015.

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Demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014.

No Charges For Police Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice: Some Must-Read Reactions

6:24pm December 28, 2015

by Leah Donnella

A grand jury declined to indict Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014. Tamir had been in a park in Cleveland, playing with a borrowed air gun.

José Anzaldo, the son of migrant farmworkers, has been to seven schools in three years. He's the subject of a documentary premiering Dec. 28 on PBS.

Bright, Young, In Limbo: Film Sees Migrant Farm Life Through A Child's Eyes

4:48pm December 28, 2015

by Maria Godoy

José Anzaldo is a third-grader who is a math whiz. He's also the son of itinerant lettuce pickers. A new documentary explores what might become of this promising boy.

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From Ferguson To The '16 Election, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice

1:39pm December 28, 2015

The host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show says it took a few months — and some advice from Jon Stewart — for him to get comfortable in his new role. Originally broadcast Aug. 19, 2015.

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