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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Theater
'The Last Five Years' Returns To New York
March 10, 2013 A cult-favorite musical, The Last Five Years is a semi-autobiographical look at one couple's failed marriage. A revival hits off-Broadway this week, and the show's creator Jason Robert Brown joins host Jacki Lyden to talk about the last 11 years of the little show that could.
Author Interviews
A Twin Carries On Alone In 'Her: A Memoir'
March 10, 2013 Christa Parravani tells the story of her identical twin, Cara, whose brutal rape led to a heroin addiction and eventually her death at the age of 28.
Sunday Puzzle
From A To Z
March 10, 2013 Every answer is a word containing an A and a Z. Given anagrams of the remaining letters, you name the word. For example given "leg," you would say "glaze."
Pop Culture
Thirty Years Later, 'Hazzard' Still 'A Good-Old-Boy Thing'
March 10, 2013 The Dukes of Hazzard still inspires legions of fans. This weekend, many of those fans — and some of the show's surviving stars — descend on central Georgia for a celebration of TV's most famous good ole boys. James Best, who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, joins Rachel Martin for a look back at the show.
Author Interviews
Rita Moreno Reflects On Anita, Awards And Accents
March 10, 2013 Moreno made her mark in musicals like Singin' in the Rain and The King and I before winning an Oscar for her unforgettable turn as Anita in West Side Story. Her new memoir tells the story of how a girl born in Puerto Rico and raised in Harlem made it all the way to Hollywood.
Author Interviews
Novel Explores 'Silence' And 'Roar' Of Life In A Place Like Syria
March 10, 2013 The Silence and the Roar doesn't explicitly take place in Syria, but the similarities between its setting and author Nihad Sirees' home country are undeniable. Sirees' work has been banned from publication in Syria, where he's considered an opponent of the government.
You Must Read This
Darkness Visible: 'He Died With His Eyes Open' Is A Crime Novel Like No Other
March 10, 2013 Derek Raymond has been called the father of British noir. But author A.L. Kennedy says He Died With His Eyes Open is a crime novel so far beyond noir that there isn't even a word for that kind of darkness. Is there a book you find deeply disturbing but still love? Tell us in the comments.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Emily Spivey Has 'Seen A Million Times'
March 9, 2013 Comedy writer Emily Spivey could watch the comedy 9 to 5 a million times. "It really showed me that women are just as hysterical and funny as men," she says.
Three-Minute Fiction
Three-Minute Fiction: The Round 10 Winner Is ...
March 9, 2013 Did you leave a message after our prompt? For Round 10 of Three-Minute Fiction, we asked you to submit a short story in the form of a voice mail message.
Music News
Tadd Dameron, A Jazz Master With A 'Lyrical Grace'
March 9, 2013 Dameron was a composer and pianist who fused the sophisticated arrangements of the Big Band era with bebop's complex harmonies. A new biography shines a light on the too-brief life of the man known as "The Architect of Bop."
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan Plays Not My Job
March 9, 2013 We've invited Duncan to play a game called "Now, don't be fresh ... I just take dictation!" Three questions for the secretary of education about the education of secretaries.
The Salt
Career Suicide Or Lifesaver? Why A Professional Foodie Went Vegetarian
March 9, 2013 Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan took a bit of a professional risk this week by publicly declaring his vegetarianism. He's not alone: Many Americans say they've cut back on meat in recent years, and like Yonan, they cite health as a primary concern.
Author Interviews
Living A Life Of Joy 'Until I Say Good-Bye'
March 9, 2013 Journalist Susan Spencer-Wendel was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011. In her new memoir, Until I Say Good-Bye, she describes a year spent living with the disease but devoted to joy: traveling, visiting friends and family, and accepting her fate with grace.
