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Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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A Cartoonist Confronts The Power Of His Pen In 'Reputations'

7:00am September 24, 2016

by Juan Vidal

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's new novel centers on a respected and feared political cartoonist whose past comes back to haunt him after he receives a threatening letter. It's a powerful, concentrated work.

Queen of Katwe was filmed in English, but that isn't Madina Nalwanga's first language. "She worked extremely hard," co-star Lupita Nyong'o says, "and I think her discipline as a dancer came in very handy."

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Ugandan Actress's Journey Mirrors That Of Her 'Queen Of Katwe' Character

7:33pm September 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

Like her chess champion character, first-time film actress Madina Nalwanga grew up in a poor neighborhood in Uganda. She says co-star Lupita Nyong'o has been her guide to the world of moviemaking.

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'Audrie & Daisy' Explores Social Media Shaming After Sexual Assaults

4:43pm September 23, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to co-directors and husband and wife duo, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, about their documentary, Audrie & Daisy. The documentary addresses the sexual assault — and ensuing social media shaming — of two high school girls.

The updated, multicultural gang of gunslingers in The Magnificent Seven.

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This Freshly Diverse 'Seven' Ups The Firepower

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a movie that's already a remake that's updated in both casting and body count.

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Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

3:47pm September 23, 2016

Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting pages because "there was something untrue about them." Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2015.

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It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'

3:47pm September 23, 2016

by David Edelstein

Critic David Edelstein says that despite its irresistible plot, Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 classic Western is ultimately "just another formula revenge picture."

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Lowe's Donates $1M To African American Museum

11:48am September 23, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

Lowe's Home Improvement is donating $1 million dollars to the Smithsonian's National Museum of A

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, Comedy And Your Spooky Grandpa

11:27am September 23, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

An assortment of odds and ends, including an Emmys recap, David Greene's interview with comedian Hari Kondabolu, and Petra Mayer's discussion with English writer Alan Moore.

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A Film Lover's Travel Guide

10:51am September 23, 2016

We read entries from a travel guide. All you have to do is figure out what city we're describing, except this travel guide was written by someone who only researched the cities by watching movies.

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Herb, My Little Pony, Or Enya Song?

10:51am September 23, 2016

In this edition of This, That or the Other, contestants must guess: is it a culinary herb, a My Little Pony character, or an Enya song?

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