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Back For Season 2, 'Mrs. Maisel' Remains A Comedy Of The Highest Caliber

1:25pm December 05, 2018

by David Bianculli

The new season of the Emmy Award-winning series finds Midge Maisel mired in personal crises, even as her comedy career is on the rise. David Bianculli says The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel remains a winner.

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'All That Heaven Allows' Examines Rock Hudson's Life As A Closeted Leading Man

1:24pm December 05, 2018

by Terry Gross

Hudson lived a double life as a Hollywood heartthrob and a closeted gay man. Biographer Mark Griffin says Hudson's death from AIDS in 1985 was a turning point in public awareness of the epidemic.

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Hello Deli: Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) nosh and schmooze in Season 2 of Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 2: Still Marvelous, Even Smarter

12:25pm December 05, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Season 2 pops the protective bubble that Midge Maisel (Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan) blithely inhabited in Season 1, making this breezy period comedy even more rich and compelling.

Harvard University's Bruce Freeman tries to run around a teammate and a Yale player and into the end zone after catching a pass during the final 42 seconds of The Game against Yale University at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Nov. 23, 1968.

Key 1968 Harvard-Yale Battle Sets Scene For 'The Game' — And Football's Future

12:05pm December 05, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Author George Howe Colt's choice to delve into the lives of the players and coaches in his new book, as well as the turbulent year itself, makes his writing about the actual game pay off beautifully.

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Complicated, Challenging 'Revolution Sunday' Mixes Prose And Poetry

7:00am December 05, 2018

by Lily Meyer

Cuban writer Wendy Guerra has lived under surveillance in her home country, and she works that experience into her intense new novel about a young poet in Havana whose success causes trouble.

Swinging on a Star, written by jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, is out now.

New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most Beloved Years

5:06pm December 04, 2018

by Tom Vitale

Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and Swinging on a Star by Gary Giddins tells that story.

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Brutally Intelligent 'Milkman' Depicts Lives Cramped By Fear

3:19pm December 04, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Anna Burns' new novel — which won the Man Booker prize — follows a never-named young woman who's being harassed by a powerful paramilitary figure during Ireland's Troubles.

NPR CEO Jarl Mohn announced he will step aside next year to focus on a newly created position to lead NPR's fundraising drive.

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NPR CEO Jarl Mohn To Step Down After 5-Year Term Ends In June

3:18pm December 04, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Mohn will step aside to focus on a newly created position to lead the network's fundraising drive. He and his wife will contribute $10 million toward the effort from their personal fortune.

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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages, by Gaston Dorren

'Babel' Looks At Language Through The 20 Most-Widely Spoken

9:28am December 04, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Linguist Gaston Dorren's book is endlessly interesting — and you don't have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it: He has a talent for clearly explaining even the most difficult concepts.

New York City says it will erect a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress. Chisholm is seen here in a Brooklyn church in January 1972, announcing her bid for the Democratic nomination for president.

NYC Has Just 5 Statues Of Historic Women. That's About To Change

7:08pm December 03, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"We set out to correct a glaring inequity in our public spaces," said Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City. A number of cities are taking steps to honor women with statues and public art.