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M. Night Shyamalan's Superhero Thriller 'Glass' Overflows With Preposterousness

1:24pm January 18, 2019

by Justin Chang

Shyamalan's latest film stars Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy in an eccentric, perilously self-indulgent sequel that braids together two previous movies: Unbreakable and Split.

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Howie (Brendan Meyer) and Odessa (Jemima Kirke) contemplate mass transit in the treacly All These Small Moments.

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'All These Small Moments': Twee Grows, In Brooklyn

1:00pm January 18, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

The debut feature from Melissa B. Miller strains to endear itself to viewers — and some performances succeed. But the characters lack personality and the drama any conflict.

Terry Crews appears on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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Terry Crews: The Man's Got Talent

11:50am January 18, 2019

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and America's Got Talent: The Champions host Terry Crews reflects on his football career, activist work, and his breakthrough in Hollywood.

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AJ Jacobs: How Can We Thank Those We Take for Granted?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

How many people helped make your morning coffee? AJ Jacobs set out to thank them all, from the farmer to the barista and everyone in between—and discovered the list was much longer than he thought.

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Mike Robbins: What's The Difference Between Recognition And Appreciation?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

After a career-ending baseball injury, Mike Robbins had to learn how to appreciate his time on the mound. He's found that making the effort to appreciate others has a real impact on their well-being.

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Laura Trice: Is It Okay To Ask For Appreciation?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

What would happen if we actually asked others to praise and appreciate us for the work we do? Laura Trice examines the importance of building our sense of self-worth by asking for what we need.

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Christine Porath: What Is The Cost Of Being Uncivil In The Workplace?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED STAFF

It's free to be kind, yet managers often ignore the value of appreciation. Christine Porath argues that workers and companies experience real costs when there is incivility in the workplace.

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Özlem Cekic: How Can Kindness Disarm Hate?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED STAFF

After being elected to the Danish parliament, Özlem Cekic—a Muslim immigrant to Denmark—began receiving hate mail. To counter it, she did the unexpected: she met her harrassers face to face.

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Festival attendees wound up dragging their luggage to tents — and that's only one of the indignities documented in the Netflix film Fyre.

Fighting 'Fyre' With 'Fyre Fraud': Two Documentaries About The Same Disaster

8:04am January 18, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Netflix and Hulu both have documentaries about the fiasco of Fyre Festival available this week. Both are serviceable, but there are some differences, and some ethical questions about both.

Chela (Ana Brun) undergoes a major life change in The Heiresses.

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'The Heiresses': After A Reversal of Fortune, A Woman Rediscovers Herself

5:01pm January 17, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Paraguay's Oscar submission to this year's best foreign film category is a tender, quietly magical gem about a middle-aged aristocrat forced to start over.