Arts & Life

'Isolation Sphere' by Maurice Claude Vidili at Maison Gerard

Arts

At Design Miami, The Future Isn't So Bright

6:26pm December 06, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

The Florida fair is an alternative to the expensive contemporary art market: collectible design, which includes everyday items that speak to a shift away from seeing the future as bright and polished.

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James Franco plays eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist. Franco says Wiseau "looks sort of like a mix between a vampire and a pirate and Michael Jackson. ... He has long black hair that looks like it's dyed with magic marker."

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James Franco Tackles A Hollywood Story 'Unlike Any Other' In 'Disaster Artist'

3:06pm December 06, 2017

by Terry Gross

Franco's new film is a behind-the-scenes take on the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room. "It was made for $6 million," he says. "It looks like it was made for about $60."

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#MeToo Movement Is Person Of The Year, 'Time' Says

9:47am December 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

It created a wave of awareness and brave confrontations over sexual harassment and assault, taking down powerful men in the process.

Audrey Degraaf (left) found out this summer that she's pregnant with triplets. Lorie Shelley gave birth to triplets — two boys and a girl — nearly 20 years ago.

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Color Coding Your Babies And Other Tips For Raising Triplets

8:01pm December 05, 2017

by Luke Vander Ploeg

Audrey Degraaf is having triplets and is pretty terrified. Lorie Shelley just sent her triplets to college. Get ready for exhaustion and giggling, and to be amazed at your capacity for love, she says.

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Brick Lane is a street in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. It is famous for its many curry houses.

What's The Difference Between A Curry House And An Indian Restaurant?

6:10pm December 05, 2017

by Maanvi Singh

Curry may be Britain's unofficial national dish, but it's really more of a cuisine — and an entirely British invention. It's a testament to the innovation of Indian immigrants in the UK.

Classic Burmese laphet yay tea is a mix of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and black tea.

The Politics Of Myanmar's Changing Tea Culture

3:26pm December 05, 2017

by Victoria Milko

Myanmar's tea shops have long been central as public spaces to meet and talk, especially during the military regime. But with the country's "opening" to Western influence, their prominence is fading.

Books
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'Cartoon County' Looks Back At The Golden Age Of Sunday Comics

1:41pm December 05, 2017

Vanity Fair editor-at-large Cullen Murphy grew up the son of a cartoonist. His father, John Cullen Murphy, drew the popular Prince Valiant strip, which Murphy eventually wrote for 14 years.

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Director Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Centers On 'Love Beyond Words'

1:41pm December 05, 2017

by Sam Briger

"I wanted to make a completely honest, heart-on-sleeve, non-ironic melodrama," del Toro says. Set in 1962, his new film features a fairy tale romance between a creature and a mute woman.

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A composite of book covers from the 2017 Book Concierge.

Books
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NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2017's Great Reads

10:25am December 05, 2017

The Book Concierge is back and bigger than ever! Explore more than 350 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.

Robin Wright — shown in character as Claire Underwood in Netflix's House of Cards -- will be the lead actor in the final season of the show. Her former co-star Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual harassment and assault.

Arts

'House Of Cards' Will Get One More Season — Starring Robin Wright

7:15pm December 04, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Netflix suspended production of the final season after star Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual harassment and assault. Now it says the show will finish with eight episodes sans Frank Underwood.