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Fresh Air Weekend: Tilda Swinton; Adrien Brody

5:00am January 11, 2025

Swinton plays a woman dying of cancer in The Room Next Door. Justin Chang reviews Hard Truths. Brody drew on his family's immigration story for his role in The Brutalist.

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Mercedes' S500 Intelligent Drive is one traditional carmaker's approach to driverless cars.

By The Time Your Car Goes Driverless, You Won't Know The Difference

by Alexis Madrigal

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When hitting a high note, mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick says, "You have to have support. You have to have resonance. People have to understand what you're saying."

Music & Culture

For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'

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Dolly Wells (left) and Emily Mortimer have been real-life friends since childhood. Now they're co-starring in an inside-showbiz comedy airing on HBO.

Arts

When Your Best Friend Is A Star — And You're Her Minion

by David Bianculli

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Music & Culture

Lake Street Dive: 'Portraits' Of Heartache

by Ken Tucker

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Books
Arts

What U.S. Learned From 'Heathen School' Wasn't Part Of The Lesson Plan

by Maureen Corrigan

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Carl Hoffman is a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler.

Books
Arts

Cannibals And Colonialism: Solving The Mystery Of Michael Rockefeller

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Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, discusses features of the new iOS 7 during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10 in San Francisco.

Beyond The Shadows: Apple's iOS 7 Is All About The Screen

by Alexis Madrigal

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Penelope Lively's other books include A Stitch In Time, Astercote and The Road To Lichfield.

Books
Arts

Author Penelope Lively Shares 'The View From Old Age'

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Arts

'Fresh Air' Remembers Comedian David Brenner

Brenner appeared on The Tonight Show more than 150 times, often as the substitute host. The comic died Saturday at 78. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1990.

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Lance Gross plays Marcus Finley. Think of him as the show's Jack Bauer.

Arts

NBC Hostage Drama 'Crisis' Takes Viewers On A Rare TV Trip

by David Bianculli

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Mary Roach is also the author of Stiff, Bonk, Packing for Mars and Spook.

In Digestion: Mary Roach Explains What Happens To The Food We Eat

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For Sandy Hook Killer's Father, Tragedy Outweighs Love For His Son

Peter Lanza opened up to writer Andrew Solomon about Adam's life and how he tried to help him. Solomon says, "[Peter] would've liked to save the world and himself from the horror of what happened."

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