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Nostalgia (And Norovirus) Make For A Novel 'Last Cruise'

2:12pm July 19, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

A vintage ocean liner stops dead in the water in Kate Christensen's latest. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the voyage is an "entertaining and elegantly written story about social class."

Pesto and pulled jackfruit tacos. In Southern California, working-class Mexican-American chefs are giving traditionally meaty dishes a vegan spin.

Carne Asada, Hold The Meat: Why Latinos Are Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine

1:21pm July 19, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

Meat-heavy dishes are a mainstay of Mexican cooking. But spurred by health and environmental concerns, working-class Mexican-American chefs are giving traditional dishes a plant-based makeover.

Writer and director Bo Burnham talks with Elsie Fisher on the set of Eighth Grade. Burnham says the anxiety he felt as a young performer helped him understand the social pressure teenage girls can experience.

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Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

1:09pm July 19, 2018

by Terry Gross

The former YouTube star explores adolescence in the age of social media in his film Eighth Grade. "This awful D-list celebrity pressure I had experienced onstage has now been democratized," he says.

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Electric Waterloo: (L to R) Young Tanya (Jessica Keenan Wynn), Young Donna (Lily James) and Young Rosie (Alexa Davies) feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah, in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

ABBA Silver: 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'

12:17pm July 19, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Return with us now to the enchanted isle of Kalokairi, where the sun shines, the water gleams and the populace is unnervingly obsessed with '70s Swedish power-pop — albeit the B-sides, this time out.

The Walking Dead's Our World booth — so far, we feel more like the people on the right. That will change.

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Comic-Con, Day 1: Still Alive

11:06am July 19, 2018

The huge fan convention that is San Diego Comic-Con kicks off today. NPR's Petra Mayer and Mallory Yu are there, and their look at Preview Night includes fandom, puppets and the aspirations of girls.

Fernando Cardona, a real-life construction worker and Mexican immigrant, was cast in the lead role in En el Séptimo Día. His character Jose is a restaurant delivery worker and the star of his amateur soccer team.

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On The Seventh Day, They Played Soccer

4:45pm July 18, 2018

by Rick Karr

Jim McKay makes movies about New Yorkers who don't often make it to the big screen. His newest, En el Séptimo Día, is about Mexican undocumented workers who gather on the pitch on their only day off.

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Bruce Springsteen, performing in "Springsteen on Broadway" in an undated photo.

Can't Catch Bruce Springsteen Live On Broadway? Watch Him On Netflix

2:37pm July 18, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Boss' Tony-winning, autobiographical, one-man stage show is coming to the streaming platform in December.

Nelson Mandela's Prison Letters: 'One Day I Will Be Back At Home'

12:48pm July 18, 2018

by Greg Myre

The late South African leader would have turned 100 on Wednesday. As part of the commemorations, a new book brings together many of the deeply personal letters he wrote during his 27 years in prison.

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You and your fishing pole in Stardew Valley.

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Put Your Face In It: How Gaming Helped Me Understand My Dog

12:09pm July 18, 2018

by Linda Holmes

If you want to know how a dog sees the world, ask yourself how you explore virtual spaces with your controller. No, really!

In 'Crux,' A Journalist Investigates The Troubled Life Of Her Own Father

10:46am July 18, 2018

by Mariya Karimjee

At age 11, Jean Guerrero's mother told her that her dad had schizophrenia. Years later, the author is unable to verify the diagnosis — and refuses to accept it.