Arts

Memories Of A Maybe Angel In 'Don't Suck, Don't Die'

9:26am September 29, 2015

by Michael Schaub

Musicians Kristin Hersh and Vic Chesnutt were friends and tour buddies for years before his death from an overdose in 2009; Don't Suck is Hersh's haunting memoir of her lost friend and his pain.

As life draws to an end, compassion is more important than food.

A Nurse Reflects On The Privilege Of Caring For Dying Patients

3:47pm September 28, 2015

Palliative care nurse Theresa Brown provides in-home, end-of-life care to patients. "It's incredible the love that people evoke" at the end of their lives, she says. Brown's new book is The Shift.

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From Ingenue To Antigone: Juliette Binoche Discusses Acting, Aging And Family

2:03pm September 28, 2015

The Oscar-winning actress plays Antigone in a new translation of Sophocles' 2,000-year-old tragedy. "It's a very powerful play," Binoche says. Sophocles "still is bringing so much truth in our lives."

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The sun sets on Banksy's 'Dismaland' in Weston-super-Mare England. The art exhibit, billed as a "bemusement park," closed permanently on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Banksy's 'Dismaland' To Be Dismantled And Sent To House Migrants In France

1:48pm September 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Banksy's "bemusement park" in England has closed. All of the structures from the park will be sent to a refugee camp in Calais, France, to help build shelters, according to the website.

Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov poses for a portrait at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City in July. The center, a multidisciplinary practice and performance space, opened in 2005.

No Vanity Project: At Art Center, Baryshnikov Tells Artists, 'You're The Boss'

12:23pm September 28, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

You'd think the sign in front of dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov's arts center would have his name in lights — but actually, you can barely see it. He says what happens inside is way more important.

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Books
Arts

'Baru Cormorant' Will Catch You Unawares

10:56am September 28, 2015

by Amal El-Mohtar

Seth Dickinson's fantasy debut lays out pages of loans, taxes and commodity trading for his imagined empires — which turns out to be a riveting backdrop for a brutal tale of loyalty and rebellion.

Arts

Meet The Artist: Irata Guitarist Cheryl Manner

8:51am September 28, 2015

by Eddie Garcia

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Actor and illustionist Geoff Sobelle calls his one-man show The Object Lesson a "meditation on our relationship to things, and to objects and stuff."

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Out Of 'The Object Lesson,' An Education In The Power Of Kept Things

7:00pm September 27, 2015

by Arun Rath

Geoff Sobelle calls his new one-man play "a meditation on our relationship to things." On a visit to the show, NPR's Arun Rath gathers a lesson in the meaning of stuff -- and the memories it can bear.

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Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) gets stranded on Mars in The Martian.

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Sandstorms, Explosions, Potatoes, Oh My: 'Martian' Takes Its Science Seriously

5:00pm September 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Programmer Andy Weir had always longed to read science fiction with a greater focus on science. So, he wrote a novel of his own — which has since become a best-seller and, now, a blockbuster film.

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Arts

Devoted Fans Cross The Country For 'Gunsmoke' Reunion

9:13am September 27, 2015

by Abigail Wilson

It's been 40 years since Gunsmoke ran on television, but it remains a classic Western. Several actors, including Burt Reynolds, reunite in Dodge City, Kan.

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