Television 2015: Is There Really Too Much TV?
The number of scripted prime-time TV series is expected to pass 400 in 2015. That's too much for at least one network executive, but the picture is more complex than that.
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Television 2015: Full Drops And Single Shots
Television used to arrive weekly in almost all cases, one episode at a time. Now, the timing is being rearranged, and so are the conversations around shows.
'60s Spies Hit The Big Screen, With Guy Ritchie Flair
The British director has rebooted The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the much loved television show from the 1960s. His new film gives American agent Napoleon Solo and Soviet spy Illya Kuryakin new backstories.
The Blazing World Of Clarice Lispector, In 'Complete Stories'
Readers everywhere are rediscovering the work of Brazil's Clarice Lispector. Critic Juan Vidal calls Lispector a singular artist, whose newly collected stories linger in the mind like poetry.
The Giant Foam Finger: What We Talk About When We Talk About Brett Favre
In Pop Culture Happy Hour's sports spinoff, Stephen Thompson and Gene Demby tackle the many metaphors at the heart of the retired quarterback's public persona.
People Love Art Museums — But Has The Art Itself Become Irrelevant?
Don't be fooled by museums' strong attendance numbers, says professor Michael Lewis. He argues today's art world is a Potemkin village, whose gleaming facades mask an indifference for the art itself.
After Katrina, New Artists Found Inspiration In A Recovering City
At New Orleans exhibits commemorating the 10th anniversary of the hurricane, NPR's Neda Ulaby found three artists who said they wouldn't have become artists if it hadn't been for the storm.
Equal Parts Memoir, Cookbook And Lit-Crit, 'Voracious' Tells Delicious Stories
Through recipes and biographical vignettes, author Cara Nicoletti's new book brings literature to life. Nicoletti tells NPR's Rachel Martin that food has always been part of her reading.
Author Sets Out To Find Gold In 'Fever'
Host Rachel Martin talks with British author Steve Boggan about his quest for California gold in his new book, Gold Fever.