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Beetlejuice is back, in a supernatural screwball sequel
Director Tim Burton seems more interested in updating than duplicating his 1988 hit. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice demonstrates affection for the characters and genuine curiosity in how they’re doing now.
Country Singer Mickey Guyton Opens Up About Race And Gender In 'Black Like Me'
by Ken Tucker
Guyton's hit song, off her EP Bridges, is about feeling like a stranger in one's own land. The issues Guyton raises pose new challenges — not just to country music, but to our country itself.
Neurologist Oliver Sacks On The Hallucination That Saved His Life
by Terry Gross
A new documentary, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, chronicles the late neurologist's efforts to understand perception, memory and consciousness. Sacks spoke to Fresh Air in 2012.
Jeffrey Toobin On 'Tough As Nails' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Terry Gross
Toobin spoke to Fresh Air in 2013 about his New Yorker profile of Ginsburg, written as she marked her 20th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg died Sept. 18 at the age of 87.
Emmy-Nominated 'Watchmen' Writer Explores Generational Trauma And Racism
by Terry Gross
Cord Jefferson wrote the episode of the HBO superhero series in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2020.
Country Singer Marty Stuart Plays Songs Of Sin And Redemption
by Terry Gross
The Grammy winning singer-songwriter started out in Lester Flatt's band. Now he's being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Stuart played some of his own music in this 2014 interview.
French-Canadian Clarinetist François Houle Bridges The Border With 'RECODER'
by Kevin Whitehead
An improviser well-versed in modern jazz, Houle often works with international collaborators in all sorts of settings. His latest album features music from a half-Canadian, half-American quartet.
'Ratched' Gives A First Name — And A Backstory — To The Iconic 'Cuckoo's Nest' Nurse
by David Bianculli
Violence and humor create a complicated character arc in a Netflix series that serves as a prequel, of sorts, to Ken Kesey's famed novel. Sarah Paulson gives a star turn as Mildred, AKA Nurse Ratched.
A Widow Discovers That Her Marriage Wasn't 'Monogamy'
by Maureen Corrigan