Irish Singer/Songwriter Declan O'Rourke Returns To The Triad
Irish singer/songwriter Declan O'Rourke is currently on tour for the release of his fourth studio album,
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A New Kind Of Tragic Prince In 'King Charles III'
Mike Bartlett's play King Charles III is a Shakespearean meditation on what might happen if Prince Charles became king — and caused a crisis by sticking to his principles rather than what's popular.
The History Of American White Bread Is Anything But Bland
From a scapegoat for the "sapping" of the "white race," to a symbol of modern engineering, to a target of the counterculture movement: White bread's been a social lightning rod time and again.
For Tracey Stewart, Life After The 'Daily Show' Is All About The Animals
When they ran out of room for rescue animals in their home, Tracey Stewart and her husband, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, bought a farm. Her new book is Do Unto Animals.
In 'The Diplomat,' Filmmaker David Holbrooke Recalls Late Father's Career
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with filmmaker David Holbrooke about his new documentary, The Diplomat, exploring the life of his late father, the renowned diplomat Richard Holbrooke.
In Disappointing Month For Studios, October Chock Full Of Box Office Flops
October was grim for movie studios. NPR reports on four weeks of flops.
'Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise' Educates But Doesn't Entertain Its Readers
Oscar Hijuelos' posthumously published novel chronicles the friendship between Mark Twain and explorer Henry Morton Stanley. Maureen Corrigan says the book lacks the magic of Hijuelos' best work.
John Irving Always Knows Where He's Going
Irving's latest novel is Avenue of Mysteries. He tells NPR's Lynn Neary that he thinks about each book for a long time — and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be.
Stephen Park On Playing A Code-Switching Character In Steinbeck's 'East Of Eden'
Park plays Lee, a Chinese servant with an interesting approach to getting by in America, in a new theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic.
'White Road' Maps The History Of Porcelain
While readers may not share Edmund de Waal's obsession with the precious clay (at one point, he crafts an exhibition of 2,455 white-glazed porcelain vessels), his writing makes the subject seductive.