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Laurie Anderson Reflects On Life And Loss In 'Heart Of A Dog'

10:15pm November 19, 2015

Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson talks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her late dog, Lolabelle, her mother's death and the accident that nearly killed her. Anderson's new film is Heart of a Dog.

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Sooty 'Lungdon' Is A Breathlessly Exciting Finale

5:57pm November 19, 2015

by Amal El-Mohtar

Edward Carey wraps up his Iremonger trilogy with a bang, as the mysterious family of the title marches on its alternative version of London; it's that rare third book that sticks the landing.

Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.

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'Mockingjay — Part 2' Sees A Franchise Sputter To A Stop

5:48pm November 19, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The final installment of the Hunger Games story has little left to say and few visual delights left to offer.

Peter "Stoney" Emshwiller tells his 18-year-old self, "I'm old, I'm fat and, in your mind, I'm a failure. I know that. Why do you think I've been avoiding talking to you for 38 years?"

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A Writer Gets Grilled By His 18-Year-Old Self In 'Later That Same Life'

5:07pm November 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

In 1977, Peter "Stoney" Emshwiller filmed himself asking questions meant for his future self; 38 years later, he sat down to answer them. The resulting film looks like one seamless interview.

Dean Norris and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Secret in Their Eyes.

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'Secret In Their Eyes' Brings A Brutal Story To A New Home

5:03pm November 19, 2015

by Scott Tobias

The American remake of an Argentinian Oscar winner doesn't do enough to distinguish itself from the original, though it finds a few interesting angles.

Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett in a scene from Carol.

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Women In Love In The Ravishing 'Carol'

5:03pm November 19, 2015

by Ella Taylor

Director Todd Haynes adapts a 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel about a divorcing woman who meets a young shop assistant.

Twin gangster brothers Ronnie and Reggie Kray are played by Tom Hardy in Legend.

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Two Tom Hardys Give A Boost To 'Legend'

5:03pm November 19, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Tom Hardy plays both of the London-gangster Kray brothers and gives both palpable menace that helps boost a sometimes too-Hollywood story.

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Correction: World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle

4:25pm November 19, 2015

On Wednesday's program, NPR misidentified the gigantic jigsaw puzzle. We incorrectly stated it was a work called "Wildnerness" by Adrian Chesterton, when in fact it is called "Wildlife" by Adrian Chesterman.

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World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle 'Wildlife' Features Fantasy Forest

4:03pm November 19, 2015

NPR talks to the man who created the painting of the world's largest jigsaw puzzle, Adrian Chesterman. It has 33,600 pieces, and when completed it is more than 18 by 5 feet.

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Chris Kimball, the founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated, will be staying on as the host of the America's Test Kitchen radio show, despite a contract dispute that resulted in his leaving the company he co-founded.

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Chris Kimball Will Continue To Host 'America's Test Kitchen' – On The Radio

3:20pm November 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Days after announcing that co-founder Chris Kimball had left America's Test Kitchen over a contract dispute, its parent company says Kimball will continue to host America's Test Kitchen Radio.