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Fresh Air Weekend: Comic Ronny Chieng; Miranda July

5:00am January 04, 2025

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Caitlin Rose's newest album is titled The Stand-In.

Music & Culture

Caitlin Rose: A Singer Grounded In The Details Of Yearning

by Ken Tucker

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Barbra Streisand is Joyce Brewster in The Guilt Trip. The multitalented performer has won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony — a feat achieved by fewer than a dozen artists.

Arts

'Guilt Trip': Streisand On Songs, Film And Family

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Marc Maron, whose latest book is Attempting Normal, is also the author of The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life As a Reluctant Messiah.

Fresh Air Weekend: Maron, Violent Minds And A Classic Documentary

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In Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Tony Stark (aka Iron Man), and Gwyneth Paltrow reprises hers as his girlfriend, Pepper Potts.

Arts

'Iron Man 3': Tony Stark As Home-Brew Hero

by David Edelstein

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Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2012 role in the film Silver Linings Playbook.

Arts

Bradley Cooper Finds 'Silver Linings' Everywhere

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Casual clothing detail fashion background made in the USA

Ethical Fashion: Is The Tragedy In Bangladesh A Final Straw?

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Jason Holliday (nee Aaron Payne) is the soloist in front of the camera in Shirley Clarke's seminal 1967 documentary, Portrait of Jason.

Arts

Peeling Away The Layers In A 'Portrait Of Jason'

by John Powers

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C.J Chivers covers Syria for The New York Times. He is also the author of The Gun.

C.J. Chivers: On The Ground In Syria

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In Ramin Bahrani's At Any Price, Zac Efron stars as a teen rebelling against his family and dreaming of becoming a professional race car driver. Sound like a generic summer pic? Critic David Edelstein says the film has "a hell of a sting in its tail."

Arts

Two Indie Directors Go Confidently Mainstream

by David Edelstein

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Brain

Criminologist Believes Violent Behavior Is Biological

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Marc Maron, whose latest book is Attempting Normal, is also the author of The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life As a Reluctant Messiah.

Books
Arts

Marc Maron: A Life Fueled By 'Panic And Dread'

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Mad Men's sixth season, which premiered April 7, revolves around (from left) Henry Francis (Christopher Stanley), Bobby Draper (Mason Vale Cotton), Betty Francis (January Jones), Gene Draper (Evan and Ryder Londo), Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), Megan Dra

Fresh Air Weekend: David Sedaris And Matthew Weiner

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