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A Phone Call Changes Everything In Ann Tyler's 'Clock Dance'

7:32am July 07, 2018

by Scott Simon

Tyler's new novel — her 21st — follows a woman who thinks she's at the end of the road, widowed and settled into a lonely life, when a mistaken call for help turns her world upside down.

Soumana Saley, a leather craftsman from Niger.

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The Secrets And Dreams Of A Leather Craftsman

7:00am July 07, 2018

by Marc Silver

When he was 11 years old, Soumana Saley had never been to school — but he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

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Bollywood Raises Eyebrows With 'Sex And The City'-Style Rom-Com

7:00am July 07, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

India's smash hit Veere Di Wedding breaks lots of taboos — and is stirring up debate about its depiction of women.

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The 'Nanette' Phenomenon

5:43pm July 06, 2018

by Linda Holmes

"Have you seen Nanette?" is the question on everyone's lips and phone screens this summer. Hannah Gadsby's stand-up special doesn't hold back — and might change stand-up comedy as we know it.

Rodriguez often documented agricultural workers' protests in the inland town of Delano, Calif. This photo was taken in 1969.

Chicano Protests And Celebrity Portraits: George Rodriguez's Los Angeles

5:08pm July 06, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

The photographer, now 80 years old, pointed his lens at rock stars and Hollywood icons — when he wasn't documenting social justice movements.

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How The 'Battling' Kellogg Brothers Revolutionized American Breakfast

2:07pm July 06, 2018

by Terry Gross

Medical historian Howard Markel chronicles the contentious relationship between the brothers who created of Corn Flakes and other mass-produced boxed cereals. Originally broadcast Aug. 10, 2017.

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Amy Adams Gives An Unforgettable Performance In HBO's 'Sharp Objects'

12:51pm July 06, 2018

by David Bianculli

A new miniseries adapted from Gillian Flynn's novel stars Adams as a newspaper reporter who returns to her small hometown to investigate the disappearance of one girl and the murder of another.

Amy Adams plays Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery novel Sharp Objects.

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Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?

12:51pm July 06, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of the mystery novel. Flynn helped adapt the book for the screen, and says the story is a murder mystery wrapped around a character study.

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The Harpsichord: Distinctive Sound And Plenty Of Pluck

12:04pm July 06, 2018

What if you took a long, metal string, stretched it out taut, and then plucked it with a feather quill? Admittedly, just one string pluck has a puny sound compared with the modern-day piano.

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Caught in a Binder: Cassius (Lakeith Stanfield) gets up to speed in Sorry to Bother You.

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'Sorry To Bother You': Ambitious Telemarketing Satire Can't Close The Sale

5:00pm July 05, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

Writer/director Boots Riley's film, about a black telemarketer who adopts "white voice" and finds success, makes sharp observations before devolving into unfocused, bewildering absurdism.