Filmmaker and Coppola family matriarch Eleanor Coppola dies at 87
The documentarian was known for chronicling the movie-making process of family members Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola.
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Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93
Known best for her story quilts depicting African American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.
Life Kit: How to minimize eye strain in a world of screens
Digital eye strain is on the rise. NPR's Life Kit has tips for keeping your eyes healthy in a world of screens.
Colin Farrell unravels mystery of the missing woman and himself in neo-noir 'Sugar'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with the Oscar-nominated actor about his new Apple TV+ series, Sugar. Like his character, Farrell says he used to play film clips in his head.
'Lempicka' showcases a little-known queer artist's dazzling life
Once the toast of 1920s Paris, Tamara de Lempicka's story is now on Broadway. She was a modernist art deco artist who's better known in Europe than in the U.S.
'Wait Wait' for April 13, 2024: Live from Pittsburgh with Bill Cowher!
Bill Cowher is one of the most recognizable faces in football, having led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory at Super Bowl XL. But, can Cowher answer our three questions about cowards?
Opinion: Open Wall nights could lead to the next artistic visionary
An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shine.
Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend
The new animated TV show is packed with the kind of stereotypical characters and imagery that seem sure to anger fans of the original, groundbreaking series.
Sisters make peace with dark memories through art, science and each other
Two sisters found they had different recollections of a traumatic childhood experience and learned that human memory is a lot less reliable than we tend to think.
Dystopian film 'Civil War' follows journalists covering a second American civil war
Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.