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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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Rachel Kushner's new espionage thriller may be her coolest book yet
In Creation Lake, a hard-drinking American spy infiltrates a radical farming collective in a remote region of France. Kushner challenges readers to keep up with her and not to flinch.
'Assassination Of Gianni Versace' Offers A Juicy Take On Serious Issues
by John Powers
The new season of the FX anthology series American Crime Story revisits the 1997 murder of the Italian designer. John Powers says the show presents a moving portrait of homophobia in 1990s America.
The Vigilant Thriller 'Into The Fade' Melds Tragedy With Nihilism
by David Edelstein
Diane Kruger plays a German woman whose Turkish husband and young son are killed in a bomb attack. David Edelstein says that despite its crisp storytelling, Into The Fade is "a little disappointing."
'They Didn't Want Me There': Remembering The Terror Of School Integration
by Dave Davies
In 1957, three years after the Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional, Melba Pattillo Beals was one of nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.
Comic Pete Holmes Draws On His Early Career And 'Churchy' Roots In 'Crashing'
Holmes, who grew up a devout Christian, says he was "basically picturing [Jesus] in the back of the club" during the early stages of his career. Originally broadcast March 21, 2017.
'Coco' Filmmakers Explore The 'Connection To Loved Ones Past'
by Terry Gross
Co-writers and co-directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina spent six years creating their animated film about the Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday Unkrich calls a time of "joyously remembering."
'Maria Callas Live' Celebrates The Astonishing Range Of A Legendary Soprano
by Lloyd Schwartz
Callas, who died in 1977, was known for her ability to merge musical notes with complex feelings. Now Warner Classics has released a box set of her live recordings — including 20 complete operas.
Could Prescription Heroin And Safe Injection Sites Slow The Opioid Crisis?
Vox.com drug policy reporter German Lopez details the scope of the opioid epidemic, and Bobby Allyn, a reporter at WHYY in Philadelphia, discusses the idea of safe injection sites.