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HBO's Heavy-Handed 'Fahrenheit 451' Lacks The Poetry Of Ray Bradbury's Original

2:21pm May 18, 2018

by David Bianculli

Critic Dave Bianculli says that the new TV movie "dilutes and deflates" the 1953 novel it draws from. Viewers should "skip the movie, and go back and read Bradbury's book."

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Tom Wolfe: Writing Nonfiction 'Became A Great Game And A Great Experiment'

2:21pm May 18, 2018

Wolfe began experimenting with nonfiction writing techniques in the 1960s. The "new journalism" pioneer and best-selling author died Monday. He spoke with Fresh Air in 1987 and 2012.

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Naomi Klein: What's The Glue That Makes Some Movements Endure?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

We now face an increasing list of global crises. But why aren't more of us taking action? Naomi Klein compares our circumstances with those of previous generations who took action for lasting change.

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Simon Sinek: How Do Great Leaders Inspire Us To Take Action?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Leadership expert Simon Sinek says lasting movements need inspiring leaders. He argues the best leaders are the best followers — they believe they are following a cause bigger than themselves.

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Halla Tómasdóttir: How Can Leaders Inspire Others To Lead?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

In 1980, Iceland elected the country's first female president. Halla Tómasdóttir grew up with this image of leadership, and then in 2016 ran for president. She says this is why more women need to run.

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Jochen Menges: What Role Does Charisma Play In Inspiring Followers?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

What are the qualities of charismatic leaders? Professor of leadership Jochen Menges discusses why charismatic leaders have the power to inspire action — sometimes to a fault.

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Diane Wolk-Rogers: What My Students Taught Me About Inspiring A Movement

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

As a history teacher who lived through the horrific Parkland school shooting, Diane Wolk-Rogers describes what it takes for movements to inspire change — and how her students are doing that now.

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Beethoven's Building Blocks: Musical Motives

12:46pm May 18, 2018

In this episode, Peter demonstrates what makes Beethoven such a giant in the world of classical music.

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Erasing Himself From The Narrative: Fireman Guy Montag (Michael B. Jordan) contemplates conflagration in the HBO movie Fahrenheit 451.

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HBO's 'Fahrenheit 451' Is Halting, Never Catches Fire

5:00am May 18, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Director/co-writer Ramin Bahrani makes changes big and small to Ray Bradbury's dystopian tale. They help it resonate with our current moment — but make it even more bluntly polemical.

Past Times by Kerry James Marshall at Sotheby's. It sold for $21.1 million, a record auction price for a living African American artist, this week.

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New York's Spring Art Auctions Have Seen Some Yawns and Some Records

8:36pm May 17, 2018

by Tom Cole

Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses in New York have been holding their spring auctions and such well-known names as Monet have set records. There have also been surprises.