Musicals Without The Music
VIP Sutton Foster and her husband, screenwriter Ted Griffin, know a lot about musicals. And movies.
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License To ILL
This final round is totally sick--in a good way! Every answer contains the letters "I-L-L" in consecutive order. It's the only time you'll see Camilla Parker Bowles next to a George Foreman Grill.
'Liliane' Builds A Life From Fragments Of Memory
Young Liliane reads Bonjour Tristesse with her father in Italy, Peyton Place with her mother in Maine — and author Lily Tuck builds the disparate pieces of her life into a compelling portrait.
'Coming Home' To Heartache And Hope
NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews a new drama from China by director Zhang Yimou about a Cultural Revolution detainee who returns to a wife who does not recognize him.
'Black Earth' Explores Dangers Of Misunderstanding The Holocaust
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with author Timothy Snyder about his new book, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning. He says Nazi Germany's strategy was the destruction of states.
Climbing Documentary 'Meru' Is A Hair-Raising 'Peak Experience'
A new documentary charts the attempts of a trio of American climbers to be the first to scale Meru Peak, a 21,000-foot Himalayan peak. Critic David Edelstein says Meru is "cunning" — and terrifying.
'Don Quixote' Speaks To The 'Quality Of Being A Dreamer'
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ilan Stavans about his book, Quixote: The Novel and the World. Stavans was inspired by the Miguel de Cervantes' classic, Don Quixote, which turns 400 this year.
No Solace In 'Visiting Privilege,' But Plenty Of Truth
No one escapes unscathed in Joy Williams' brilliant, brutal new story collection. Critic Michael Schaub calls Williams our poet laureate of loss, whose work is full of hope and perverse joy.
Meet The Artist: Aisha Saeed, Author Of "Written In The Stars"
Aisha Saeed is a Pakistani American writer, teacher, and attorney.
Honk And Purr: The Big Bassoon Puzzler
The principal bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic, Judith LeClair, wonders if you can identify a few significant solos in the history of her instrument.