Arts

"Room to Dream" by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna

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Arts

David Lynch Memoir 'Room To Dream' Charms — But Doesn't Demystify

7:00am June 23, 2018

by Tasha Robinson

The book — which Lynch wrote with journalist Kristine McKenna — is intimate and honest about the filmmaker's quirks and flaws, but doesn't dislodge the air of mystery that's settled around his work.

Arts

Playing Hanafuda With The Hand You're Dealt

5:00am June 23, 2018

by Will Matsuda

As a fourth-generation Japanese American, photographer Will Matsuda tries to unpack some of the liminal spaces of cultural identity in America. He grew up playing hanafuda, a Japanese card game.

A 2-year-old Honduran girl cries as an official searches her mother in McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, earlier this month. For many, the image has become indelibly associated with a Trump administration policy that for weeks separated migrant

Crying Toddler On Widely Shared 'Time' Cover Was Not Separated From Mother

5:42pm June 22, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The image has been tied to a border policy separating migrant families. But in this case, daughter and mother were detained together — and the White House says it's proof the controversy is overblown.

Sara Gilbert and Roseanne Barr in the return of ABC's Roseanne. Gilbert — but not Barr — will re-return in the spinoff The Conners.

Arts

'Roseanne' Minus Roseanne: ABC Picks Up 'The Conners'

3:24pm June 22, 2018

by Linda Holmes

ABC was widely praised for giving up a highly rated show on principle when it canceled its Roseanne reboot. It turns out it wasn't quite that simple.

In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'

1:23pm June 22, 2018

by Terry Gross

In Raven Rock, Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect government leaders and the roles for various agencies in the event of catastrophe. Originally broadcast June 21, 2018.

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'The King' Fuses Elvis' Turbulent Life Story With The Soul Of America

1:23pm June 22, 2018

by Justin Chang

Eugene Jarecki's documentary uses the rise and fall of Elvis Presley to track the ups and downs of America's past century. Critic Justin Chang calls The King a "feverishly analytical" musical essay.

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Bach's Mind-Blowing Goldberg Variations

11:56am June 22, 2018

These days, if you have a tough time falling asleep, you might grab yourself a melatonin, turn in early and hope for the best.

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First lady Melania Trump leaves Joint Base Andrews in Maryland wearing a jacket with the words "I REALLY DON'T CARE. DO U?" after her visit Thursday with migrant children who are being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.

This Jacket Caused A Racket: What, Exactly, Does Melania Trump Not Care About?

8:48pm June 21, 2018

by Ted Robbins

The first lady's wardrobe choice during a trip to visit detained migrant children raises eyebrows and generates theories about whom the message was meant for.

Sleep Dino More: Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen (Chris Pratt) try not to wake one of Isla Nublar's grumpiest residents in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Arts

Dino Vs. The Volcano: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Generates Intermittent Heat

5:06pm June 21, 2018

by Chris Klimek

In this derivative but fitfully inventive fifth installment of the Jurassic franchise, our heroes try to rescue Isla Nublar's dinosaurs from extinction-by-lava, only to get their ash handed to them.

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Itchy Trigger Figures: Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) and Samuel (Robert Pattinson) in the Zellner Brothers' Western farce Damsel.

Arts

This 'Damsel' Is In No Distress

5:00pm June 21, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

In this goofy Wild West farce from the Zellner Brothers, a fop (Robert Pattinson) and his miniature horse (Butterscotch) set out to rescue a young woman (Mia Wasikowska) who needs no rescuing.