Pop Culture Happy Hour, Small Batch Edition: 'Jurassic World'
The new super-mega-blockbuster dinosaur movie has fun dino stuff, a great performance from a guy in glasses, and two main characters who are severely underwritten.
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Mystery Loves Company, And TCM's Noir Movie Marathon Has Plenty Of Both
Turner Classic Movies has kicked off its "Summer of Darkness" — 24 hours of noir films every Friday in June and July with an accompanying free, online class.
In The Rolling Hills Of Galway, Spirit Of W.B. Yeats Lives On
Saturday marks the 150th birthday of William Butler Yeats, one of the 20th century's greatest poets. In far western Ireland's County Galway, Yeats found inspiration in the people and landscape.
Science Of Sadness And Joy: 'Inside Out' Gets Childhood Emotions Right
Pixar's animated fantasy takes viewers inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley. Psychologists say the film offers an accurate picture of how emotions and memories help make us who we are.
'You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up': Inside The Lives Of The 'China Rich'
Kevin Kwan's novel China Rich Girlfriend is inspired by real, young Asian billionaires who live in the lap of luxury, spending fortunes on outfits and sports cars. "It's all ripe for parody," he says.
Isolated And Inside For Years, Brothers Lived Lives Through Cinema
A documentary called The Wolfpack follows six brothers whose parents kept them virtual prisoners in their New York apartment. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the filmmaker and one of the brothers.
A Moat? A Ditch? How To Secure The White House Grounds
How do you design a White House fence to keep out intruders, without making the president's front lawn feel like a prison yard? Architecture critic Alexandra Lange tells NPR's Scott Simon.
Edison's Talking Dolls Can Now Provide The Soundtrack To Your Nightmares
Thomas Edison built and sold about 500 dolls back in 1890. Now, new technology has made hearing their supercreepy voices possible for the first time in decades. (Thanks, technology.)
The Color Of This Puzzle Is Punny Looking
For the blank in each provided sentence, put in the name of a color to complete the sentence in a punny way.