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Confused In Midlife? You're In Good Company With 'The Cost Of Living'

2:48pm July 03, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Deborah Levy thought her life would slow down at 50, but instead, it became "faster, unstable, unpredictable." Critic Maureen Corrigan says Levy's memoir is a "smart, slim meditation on womanhood."

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Former Ambassador To Russia Looks Ahead To Trump's Summit With Putin

1:27pm July 03, 2018

by Terry Gross

Michael McFaul, who sat in on meetings between Putin and Obama, warns that the Russian president "doesn't meet just for the sake of a meeting; he seeks to advance Russian interests."

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'The Shades' Is Both Psychological Study And Taut Thriller

7:00am July 03, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Evgenia Citkowitz's new novel follows a family attempting to put their lives back together after a loss. The Halls hope their newly purchased country retreat will help — but things soon go awry.

Harvey Weinstein at a court appearance last month in New York. Already facing first-degree rape and other charges involving incidents with two women, he has now been charged with allegedly committing a forcible sexual act against a third.

New Charges Filed Against Harvey Weinstein Involving A Third Woman

3:48pm July 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The disgraced movie mogul is already facing first-degree rape and other charges in New York. Now, Weinstein is facing new accusations that he assaulted a woman in 2006.

Boots Riley Mines His Experiences As A Telemarketer In 'Sorry To Bother You'

3:27pm July 02, 2018

by Terry Gross

The social satire takes aim at corporations that underpay and exploit workers. This is Riley's first film — he has a long career as a rapper — and his band, The Coup, plays on the film's soundtrack.

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Ant-Man (Paul Rudd, L) and The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly, R) find fighting crime is no picnic in Ant-Man and the Wasp.

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Wee, The People: 'Ant-Man And The Wasp'

5:01am July 02, 2018

by Glen Weldon

The sequel to 2015's Ant-Man is just as light and inconsequential, but a forgettable villain and an over-complicated plot means it has to work harder — and it shows.

In Woman Walks Ahead, an artist and activist from New York City (Jessica Chastain) travels to North Dakota to make a portrait of Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes).

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'Woman Walks Ahead' Lead Sees A Sea Change For Indigenous People On Film

8:14am July 01, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Michael Greyeyes, a Cree actor from a First Nation in Canada, plays the great Native American chief Sitting Bull in a new film. He says it's the role of a lifetime — and a portent of things to come.

"The Darkest Time of Night" by Jeremy Finley

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'Darkest Time Of Night' Will Keep You Turning Pages

7:00am July 01, 2018

by Bethanne Patrick

Television investigative reporter Jeremy Finley brings his small-screen experience to bear in this debut novel, a satisfyingly suspenseful thriller with overtones of The X-Files and Stranger Things.

Alvin, played by LJ Moses, performs "We Can't Stop," during the musical East of the River at the Anacostia Arts Center Friday night.

Musical 'East Of The River' Examines A Gentrifying Anacostia

11:00am June 30, 2018

Set amid a theoretical debate about a potential Whole Foods arriving in the historically underserved Washington, D.C. neighborhood, the musical looks at the good and the bad of gentrification.

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At first, the reunion was joyous, as the triplets discovered all the quirks and similarities they shared. But "the events that happened to them and their reunion caused a lot of tragedy as well," says Tim Wardle. Above, Eddy Galland, left, and his brother

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Separated Triplets Offer A Glimpse Into 'The Wild West Of Psychology'

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Scott Simon

Would they have been better off not knowing about each other? That's the question director Tim Wardle keeps asking himself — he's the director of a documentary called Three Identical Strangers.