Culturetopia: Curtain Call Edition
by Neda Ulaby
Mike Nichols, the cultural politics of Zumba, and a fond tip of the hat to the theatrical curtain call — this week in the best of NPR Arts.
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Culturetopia: Attacking Everything Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: Uruguay's choral music, a Martin Luther King, Jr. misquote, and a huge box office haul.
Culturetopia: But Can You Dance To It Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: A pianist on the "jazz backbone," a drummer showing off the beat, and the tricky question of parsing works by Rihanna and Chris Brown.
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Culturetopia: Jealous Of My Boogie Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: RuPaul, Don Cornelius, and a lost speech from Malcolm X.
Culturetopia: Music And Politics Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: A band considers selling a highly coveted domain name, a world music master running for president of his home country, and a pop singer who got surprising attention for endorsing Ron Paul.
Culturetopia: Swearing and Songwriting Edition
by Neda Ulaby
On this week's arts roundup: music interviews about communities, fathers, and the drama of winter.
Culturetopia: Minor Key Edition
by Neda Ulaby
On this week's arts and culture roundup: Remembering Harry Morgan, a thematic link between two very different movies, and how you keep your band going without an electric guitar.
Culturetopia: Many Movies Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week's arts roundup brings you to some of the Oscar-friendly films out these days, from a Marilyn Monroe biopic to a silent film that's already gathering awards. All this, plus a visit with the Muppets.
Culturetopia: Morally Ambiguous Edition
by Neda Ulaby
Spotify, Ayn Rand, and Leonardo DiCaprio, on this week's arts and culture podcast.
Culturetopia: Pawnee Edition
by Sami Yenigun
On this week's arts and culture podcast: Amy Poehler talks about playing politics, we consider the art of the brand, and we hear alt-rock in English and Spanish.
Culturetopia: Paradox Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: a real-life birdwatcher, the reputation of remakes, and the 50th anniversary of Catch-22.
Culturetopia: Hoots and Tweets Edition
by Neda Ulaby
Feist, Hemingway, and the pleasure of letters, on this week's arts and culture podcast.
Culturetopia: Magical Mystery Edition
by Neda Ulaby
On this week's arts roundup: Citizen Kane at 70, a new and buzzy first novel, and time with Roger Ebert.
Culturetopia: Not A Rose Garden Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week: a Libyan author talks about his semi-autobiographical novel, a writer talks about following up what her family calls "That Awful Book," and Western opera singers expanding their horizons.
Culturetopia: Romping In The Deep Edition
by Neda Ulaby
This week on NPR's podcast of arts and culture stories: "Rolling In The Deep" as a summer jam, Hugh Laurie playing the blues, and the comedy web series Awkward Black Girl.
