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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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'After Midnight' host Taylor Tomlinson is ready to joke about her bipolar II. Mostly
Tomlinson was initially unsure about sharing her bipolar II diagnosis on stage. But, she says, "I got such amazing feedback from people who had been struggling with their mental health."
Novel 'Forest Dark' And Dog Book 'Afterglow' Consider The Meaning Of Life
by Maureen Corrigan
'Cuz' Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA
Danielle Allen's memoir centers on her cousin Michael, who was sentenced to a long prison term for carjacking when he was 15. Three years after his release, he was found shot to death in a parked car.
Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?
Journalists E.J. Dionne and Norm Ornstein say that a new wave of political activism springs from the fact that Trump is unfit for office. Their new book (with Thomas Mann) is One Nation After Trump.
Exhibit Highlights The Work Of The Late Avant-Garde Artist Florine Stettheimer
by Lloyd Schwartz
Stettheimer, who died in 1944, had only one public showing of her paintings during her lifetime. Now the Jewish Museum in New York has the first new exhibit of her work in more than 20 years.
Matthew Sweet's Melodic Hooks Tug At The Heart On 'Tomorrow Forever'
by Ken Tucker
Sweet recalls the time just before rock 'n' roll became self-consciously "rock" on his first album of new songs in six years. Critic Ken Tucker calls the music on Tomorrow Forever "wholly unironic."
Self-Aggrandizing, Interminable 'Mother!' Mixes Fantasy And Reality
by David Edelstein
Writer-director Darren Aronofsky's new film is set in a large country house where a young woman, played by Jennifer Lawrence, finds herself under siege by unwanted guests.
Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona
"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often." Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2016.
Musician Fred Hersch Recounts A Life 'In And Out Of Jazz' In His New Memoir
Nearly 30 years ago, Hersch was among the first jazz musicians to come out as both gay and HIV positive. His memoir looks back on that time, as well as the time he spent in a medically induced coma.