Arts

West Virginia and its counties. From The Third Rainbow Girl, by Emma Copley Eisenberg.

Books
Arts

2 Young Women Were Murdered In 1980, 'Rainbow Girl' Tells Their Story

2:59pm February 04, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Emma Copley Eisenberg's new book, which centers on the murders of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, tells a haunting story of two restless women and the un-nameable desire to travel a different path.

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The documentary McMillions explores, using both archival footage and recreations, the story of the fraud uncovered within the McDonald's Monopoly game.

Arts

Crooks Go All-Out To Take Home The Grand Fries In 'McMillions'

1:57pm February 04, 2020

by Linda Holmes

HBO's latest documentary series explores an enormous conspiracy to steal the winning game pieces from McDonald's' best-known promotional game.

Books
Arts

In Ben Passmore's Latest, 'Sports Is Hell' And The World Is On Fire

10:00am February 04, 2020

by Etelka Lehoczky

Passmore's timely new graphic novel is set in an unnamed city whose football team has just won the Super Bowl, setting off fiery riots. It's a biting satire of political action, race and capitalism.

When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation

8:02am February 04, 2020

by Gene Demby

The historian Marcia Chatelain's new book, Franchise, outlines a forgotten history of McDonald's as a site of social protest and a mechanism black entrepreneurs hoped might spur black liberation.

Books
Arts

In A Dark Future, These 'Upright Women' Bring Hope

7:00am February 04, 2020

by Jason Heller

Sarah Gailey's new novella is set in a dystopian future where the United States resembles the Old West, and bands of women on horseback distribute government-approved media to distant villages.

Chinese workers at Fuyao Glass America attend training to learn about American culture.

Arts
Economy

What's It Like Working At A Chinese-Run 'American Factory'? It's 'Complicated'

2:34pm February 03, 2020

by Terry Gross

Working on the factory floor is hard, hot and dangerous, says Steven Bognar. He and Julia Reichert made a documentary — just nominated for an Oscar — about a GM plant reopened by a Chinese company.

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A man cowers under a desk, hugging a pillow shaped like a slice of bread, in a scene from a Little Caesars commercial that ran during the 2020 Super Bowl.

Sports
Arts

Super Bowl Ads 2020: Strange, Serious, Smaaht, And So Very Expensive

11:30pm February 02, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Commercials cost as much as $5.6 million per 30 seconds this year. Here's how some of America's largest corporations (and Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump) spent their money.

"I'm a student first in everything that I do," says Nnamdi Asomugha. "So it's always about: How can I get the edge mentally?" Asomugha, shown above on the sidelines of an Oakland Raiders game in November 2010, is now making his Broadway debut.

Sports
Arts

Pro Bowl To Broadway, This NFL Star Says The Stage Is Another 'Team Sport'

5:23pm February 02, 2020

by Jeff Lunden

Nnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says.

Many people think 02-02-2020 is a lucky date — and a good day to get married.

Why A Day Like Sunday Hasn't Been Seen In 900 Years

1:54pm February 02, 2020

by Amy Held

Number buffs got pumped for more than the Super Bowl on 02-02-2020, a date that marks a rare global palindrome. Many are choosing it as a good day to get married.

Arts

Director Kitty Green On Her New Film, 'The Assistant'

8:26am February 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with director Kitty Green about her new film, "The Assistant." It's about a young woman who works for a media mogul and the degrading climate he's created at the office.

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