In Its Season Finale, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Is Still Wrestling With Authenticity
Its fiercest critic, Eddie Huang, whose memoir inspired the show, says his life isn't recognizable in it. What's "real" or not is up for debate.
Arts
Lunch With Monet, Dinner With Jackson Pollock
Two new books focus on the culinary lives of these two artists. Turns out, their approaches to food provide a new way of thinking about their two very different approaches to art.
Award-Winning Poets Write For Passersby In New York
In New York City, award-winning poets are sitting in booths Thursday, ready to write poems on demand for passersby. Organizers of the event say they want to bring poetry to everyone in the city.
Life Goes On (And On) In 'The Age Of Adaline'
The conceptually intriguing story of a woman who doesn't age is let down by the (ironically?) lifeless way it presents the many, many years she has to work with.
Appetite For Gulf Seafood Is Back, But The Crabs And Oysters Aren't
Five years after the BP oil spill, the public has stopped asking whether seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat. But now there's a supply issue, and fishermen worry about the future of their industry.
'Lovelace And Babbage' Is A Thrilling Adventure
Sydney Padua's rollicking graphic novel about computing pioneers Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace transforms punch cards and little brass cogs into the stuff of legend, says critic Etelka Lehoczky.
Remembering Pat Dowell, Longtime Film Reporter For NPR
Dowell filed as a freelancer for the network for close to 30 years. She was interested in serious films — films that told stories worth hearing — and she was dedicated to telling them.
'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice
Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."