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Eleanor Roosevelt presides over the table at a dinner celebrating her husband's victory in the 1932 Democratic presidential primary. Author Laura Shapiro notes that later, as first lady, Roosevelt would seem "apathetic about what was on her plate" while i

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'What She Ate' Reveals The Plates And Palates Of 6 Notable Women

8:50pm August 09, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

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Okieriete Onaodowan had to learn both accordion and piano to play the role of Pierre in Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. He ends his run on the show in mid-August.

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There's No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is Closing

6:09pm August 09, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 received rave reviews and 12 Tony nominations, the makings of a Broadway hit. Now, it's closing, in part because of a controversy over casting and race.

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Disney Plans To End Netflix Contracts And Launch Its Own Streaming Services

5:47pm August 09, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Disney says that when current contracts expire it will no longer offer new movies and TV shows to Netflix. It's also launching two new streaming services — one for movies and TV and the other an ESPN sports stream. Content creators such as Disney are increasingly questioning their relationships with streaming services like Netflix, as cord cutters erode profits for cable channels.

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'Whose Streets?' Follows Unrest In Ferguson, Mo., After Michael Brown's Death

5:47pm August 09, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis about their new film, Whose Streets?. It focuses on the protest movement that sprung up after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in 2014.

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A Physician Explores 'A Better Path' To The End Of Life

2:15pm August 09, 2017

by Terry Gross

Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, author of Extreme Measures, discusses the ethics of using medical assistance to hasten death. Zitter is the subject of the Netflix documentary Extremis.

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TV Adaptation Of Stephen King's 'Mr. Mercedes' Is An Engaging Cat-And-Mouse Thriller

12:22pm August 09, 2017

by David Bianculli

The 10-part series, available on DirecTV's Audience network, centers on a killer who uses his car as a murder weapon. TV critic David Bianculli says Mr. Mercedes draws you in and doesn't let go.

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Bruce Springsteen, performing at New York City's Madison Square Garden in November 2013.

Bruce Springsteen Is Headed To Broadway For An Intimate Series Of Performances

10:31am August 09, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Boss has announced a limited, intimately scaled music-and-words show at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, running in October and November.

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Raunchy But Sweet, 'Mrs. Fletcher' Is One For The Ages

10:00am August 09, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Tom Perrotta's new novel about a divorced mom and her college-aged son addresses some serious issues with dark humor. The result is uncompromisingly obscene, but still somehow good-natured.

The Book of Emma Reyes Edited By Daniel Alarcon

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In 'Emma Reyes,' Life Through A Child's Clear Eyes

7:00am August 09, 2017

by Lily Meyer

As an adult, the Colombian painter Emma Reyes lived in Paris and befriended Frida Kahlo. But in a series of autobiographical letters, she describes a childhood of grinding misery and poverty.

John Boyega plays security guard Melvin Dismukes in Detroit.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Detroit'

6:00am August 09, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

With its intense and unsettling depictions of police brutality in the summer of 1967, Detroit got under the panel's skin in different ways.