Movie Interviews
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Kitchen Window
Tame Wild Game In The Kitchen
January 2, 2013 You don't have to be a hunter (or know one) to master meals of boar, rabbit, venison, alligator and other game. Home cooks can find many of these meats — wild or farm-raised — at markets or online.
Book Reviews
New History Puts Cartographers' Art 'On The Map'
January 2, 2013 Maps do more than help us get around, Simon Garfield makes evident in his tour through the history and science of map-making. They can unlock vast wealth, solve mysteries of science, project political power — even trace the outlines of the divine.
Television
Who's Gay On TV? Dads, Journalists, Investigators And Footmen
January 2, 2013 Neda Ulaby looks at the current landscape of gay characters on television, from the highest brows of Downton Abbey to the surprisingly welcoming world of reality shows.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Book Reviews
A Story Of Slavery, Loss And Hope In 1850s Ohio
January 1, 2013 Tracy Chevalier's latest novel, The Last Runaway, is the story of a young Quaker girl's move to America. Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez says it's a richly wrought and evocative tale.
Monkey See
Home Video Review: 'Looper'
January 1, 2013 The time travel thriller Looper, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, rewrote the rules on the standard science-fiction film. NPR movie critic Bob Mondello explains the loops that are closed by delving into the Blu-ray release.
You Must Read This
Depression-Era Evil: Gothic Horror In A Haunted Land
January 1, 2013 The Night of the Hunter is a much-loved film, but author Julia Keller says the book it is based on is even better — a forgotten masterpiece. Do you have a favorite book that became a movie? Tell us in the comments.
The Fresh Air Interview
Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder
January 1, 2013 Actor Jack Black plays a kindly small-town funeral director who murders a millionaire in the film Bernie. Black is also one-half of the comedy folk-rock group Tenacious D. In May, they released an album in the style of heavy metal bands from the 1980s.
Television
'Totally Biased' Comic On Race, Politics And Audience
January 1, 2013 Comic W. Kamau Bell's show, produced by Chris Rock, mixes standup, sketches and interviews. Bell tells Fresh Air about the origins of his political humor and why it's important for him to have a multiracial audience.
Monkey See
2012 In Review: 50 Wonderful Things From The Year In Pop Culture
January 1, 2013 We run down 50 favorite pop culture moments of last year, from television to film to books.
The Salt
Drinks, Diets And Meat: Hits Of 2012, Predictions For 2013
January 1, 2013 Coffee, wine, beer and cocktails were popular topics on The Salt in 2012, as well as weightier matters like organic food, genetically modified seeds, and the paleo diet.
Southword
Coming Home — And Out — In The South
January 1, 2013 There's no way to really generalize what it's like to be gay in the South. But to get an idea, we spent a day with Chad Griffin — the newest president of a Washington-based gay rights group — as he spent his first day on the job in his hometown of Arkadelphia, Ark.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Monkey See
Bob Mondello's Best Movies Of 2012
December 31, 2012 NPR's movie critic looks back on 2012 and his picks for the year's best movies.
Why Black Men Tend To Be Fashion Kings
December 31, 2012 The idea that African-American men have great fashion sense is not a stereotype, says Monica L. Miller, the author of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Miller and NPR's resident style king, Victor Holliday.
