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Arts

'Deny, deflect, delay': Jeremy Strong channels Trump's mentor in 'The Apprentice'

10:20am December 26, 2024

Best-known for his role as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession, Jeremy Strong plays lawyer and political hitman Roy Cohn in The Apprentice. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2024.

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Music & Culture

Grant Green: The 'Holy Barbarian' Of St. Louis Jazz

by Kevin Whitehead

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Lena Dunham's series Girls, which follows the lives of a group of young women in New York City, returns to HBO this month.

Fresh Air Weekend: Civil War, 'Downton' And 'Girls'

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Girls has been compared to Sex and the City. The characters, played by (from left) Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham and Zosia Mamet, navigate the ups and downs of life in New York City.

Arts

Lena Dunham Addresses Criticism Aimed At 'Girls'

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Arts

Season Two Brings Changes For 'Girls'

by David Bianculli

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Books
Arts

In 'Sliver Of Sky,' Barry Lopez Confronts Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Connie Britton (pictured) and Hayden Panetierre star as country singers of different generations on the ABC series Nashville.

Music & Culture

'Nashville' Soundtrack Stands On Its Own

by Ken Tucker

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Bobby Cannavale (right) stars in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway. Cannavale has also starred in television shows such as HBO's Boardwalk Empire and in films such as The Station Agent.

Arts

Bobby Cannavale, At Home On Broadway

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The Fall of the House of Dixie is by Civil War historian Bruce Levine.

Books
Arts

'The Fall Of The House Of Dixie' Built A New U.S.

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Joe Barry was a pioneer of "swamp-pop" in the early 1960s.

Music & Culture

The Unsung Pioneer Of Louisiana Swamp-Pop

by Ed Ward

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John Schlesinger's 1971 film Sunday Bloody Sunday has just been released on Blu-ray. The film's complex love triangle starred Peter Finch, Murray Head and Glenda Jackson.

Mozart's Starring Role In 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

by Lloyd Schwartz

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Jim Carter as Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey. The third season premiered on PBS Sunday.

Julian Fellowes On The Rules Of 'Downton'

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Christoph Waltz (right, with Jamie Foxx) stars in Quentin Tarantino's new film Django Unchained.

Fresh Air Weekend: Tarantino, Waltz, 'Downton'

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