Arts

Anton Raphael Mengs left some key details out of his Portrait of Mariana de Silva y Sarmiento, duquesa de Huescar, 1775.

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You Gonna Finish That? What We Can Learn From Artworks In Progress

11:38am May 31, 2016

by Susan Stamberg

Nearly 200 great works of unfinished art are now on display at The Met Breuer Museum in Manhattan. Spanning six centuries, the works offer a glimpse into the creative process — from Titian to Warhol.

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In 'The Dresser,' Anthony Hopkins Brilliantly Comes Undone

4:29pm May 30, 2016

Anthony Hopkins says his turn as an aged and increasingly faulty actor performing King Lear in a small theater during World War II is one of his favorite roles in a career full of memorable ones. He stars in the BBC adaptation of the play, The Dresser, along with Ian McKellan. Hopkins, who seized pop culture fame in 1991 for his portrayal of the psychopathic psychiatrist Hannibal Lector, started his career in the British theater and has no sense of lingering romance about it.

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'Top Gear' Returns With New Hosts On BBC America

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The massively popular BBC show, Top Gear, relaunches Monday on BBC America. Following the painfully public downfall of its former host, the new hosts have big gears to grind.

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In 'Unlocking The Cage,' A Man Fights To Achieve Legal Rights For Animals

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Joel Rose

Unlocking the Cage is the latest from filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Pennebaker made his name with the Bob Dylan documentary, Don't Look Back, and Monterey Pop. For some 40 years, he and Hegedus, his wife, have collaborated on award-winning films such as The War Room, about Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.

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From Sequels To Reboots, Familiar Faces Return To The Multiplex This Summer

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello has a selective preview of summer movies from superhero blockbusters to music documentaries and everything in between.

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A Modern 'Roots' For An American Society Still 'Based On The Color Line'

5:17am May 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The remake of the seminal TV miniseries begins on the History channel Monday night. Co-producer LeVar Burton says he recognized an opportunity to retell the story "to and for a new generation."

Heather Shumaker encourages "renegade parenting."

Parenting Pitfalls: Renegades, Privilege And Putting On The Boxing Gloves

5:31pm May 29, 2016

Heather Shumaker and Stephanie Land are two parenting writers with different ideas about how class and conventional wisdom shape the modern view of parenting.

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'Rolling The R's' Is A Story About Coming Of Age And Coming Out

5:14pm May 29, 2016

Rolling the R's tells the stories of restless teenagers in the disco era in a gritty neighborhood in Hawaii. Author R. Zamora Linmark discusses the book's impact, 20 years after it first came out.

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From Broadway To TV, An Actress' Death Takes Us Down Cultural Rabbit Hole

10:28am May 29, 2016

Beth Howland died in December at age 74. One of her best known roles, was as the original Amy in Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Looking into her past can lead you down a pop culture spiral.

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Levison Wood walked 1,700 miles, from Afghanistan to Bhutan along the Himalayan Mountain range. He says that seeing Everest, the highest mountain in the world was "just magical."

Adventurer Says 'Walking The Himalayas' Wasn't About 'Sticking Flags In Peaks'

9:56am May 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

Levison Wood, who previously walked the length of the Nile River, has now trekked 1,700 miles, from Afghanistan to Bhutan, along the Himalayan mountain range.

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