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She said see you later boy: Stevie (Sunny Suljic) stars in Jonah Hill's Mid90s.

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In 'Mid90s' Jonah Hill Looks At Skater Culture Through A Lens, Blankly

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Scott Tobias

Jonah Hill writes and directs this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a boy who embraces skater culture; the film faithfully documents the era, but offers no point of view.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan in Wildlife (IFC Films).

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In 'Wildlife,' Carey Mulligan's Performance Blazes Bright

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

Paul Dano movingly adapts Richard Ford's 1990 novel about a couple (Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan) whose marriage crumbles as their son (Ed Oxenbould) watches.

'The Big Fella' Highlights Babe Ruth's Spot As First Celebrity Sports Star

3:48pm October 18, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Jane Leavy tells the story of Ruth as the first baseball superstar — but also of his roles as movie star, vaudeville performer, barnstormer, pitchman for every conceivable product, and columnist.

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'Ruth Bader Ginsburg' Reminds Us Why The Justice Is A True Legal Icon

12:29pm October 18, 2018

by Michelle Olsen

Jane Sherron De Hart's biography sheds light on personal and professional challenges Ginsburg faced on the way to the top and puts the Supreme Court justice's life in context.

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'Melmoth' Bears Witness To Our Worst, Loneliest Moments

7:00am October 18, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Sarah Perry's new novel isn't subtle — it's full of ominous birds, guttering candles and mysterious figures in gloomy windows. But there's something satisfying about its emotional flamboyance.

Eleanor Roosevelt's advice column — "If You Ask Me" — ran from 1941, when she was still first lady, to her death in 1962. She's shown in October 1957.

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What Would Eleanor Do? 'If You Ask Me' Revisits Roosevelt's Advice Columns

7:47pm October 17, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

For 20 years, Roosevelt answered reader questions on topics monumental, mundane and everywhere in between. A new book presents a selection of her essential advice and practical wisdom.

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To 'Make Ink' You Just Need To Look Down Around Your Feet

6:25pm October 17, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro explores the city of Washington, D.C., with artist Jason Logan, and author of Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking, to urban forage for materials to make ink.

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The animal people in BoJack Horseman are the creation of illustrator and cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt. The bitterness, isolation, melancholy and cynicism are "my half of the equation," says show creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg.

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Don't Be Fooled By The Talking Horse — 'BoJack' Is A Sadness 'Sneak Attack'

4:20pm October 17, 2018

by Terry Gross

BoJack is a former sitcom star struggling with depression and addiction. Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg says part of the pitch for the animated show was, "What's Mister Ed like behind the scenes?"

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Alicia Goranson and Sara Gilbert play Becky and Darlene on ABC's The Conners.

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Without Roseanne, 'The Conners' Go On

11:14am October 17, 2018

by Linda Holmes

The first episode of the post-Roseanne era of the Roseanne revival struggled to make its jokes land, but it proved that there's plenty of story there to make a good show.

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy (1945-1975), by Max Hastings

'Vietnam' Takes On All Sides With A Critical Gaze

10:02am October 17, 2018

by Tom Bowman

While historian Max Hastings may break no new ground in his tome, it's how he crafts his story with color, detail and pathos that makes it great — and likely to become the standard on the war.