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Inside The Wild (And Hand-Drawn) World Of Bill Plympton

10:54am April 11, 2015

by Jon Kalish

Indie animation king Bill Plympton's latest feature, Cheatin', tells the loopy love story of Jake and Ella, and how their perfect romance fractured. Reporter Jon Kalish visited Plympton in his studio.

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Autobiographical 'Indian' Probes A Painful Past

7:03am April 11, 2015

by Michael Schaub

Jón Gnarr, the punk rocker turned mayor of Rekjavík, paints a beautiful but disturbing portrait of a misfit childhood in his new novel. Critic Michael Schaub calls it hypnotic and heartbreaking.

As the new season of Game of Thrones begins, Tyrion Lannister (played by Peter Dinklage) is on the run after killing his manipulative father.

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'Game Of Thrones' And 'Veep' Anchor HBO's Killer Sunday Lineup

8:26pm April 10, 2015

by Eric Deggans

HBO's Game of Thrones, Veep and Silicon Valley all start new seasons Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says these three shows just might form the best Sunday night lineup on television this spring.

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Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche in Olivier Assayas' Clouds Of Sils Maria.

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Women Ascend With Uncertainty In 'Clouds Of Sils Maria'

4:03pm April 10, 2015

by Tomas Hachard

The drama from director Olivier Assayas is the rare work that can hold opposite ideas in tension, refuse to fully resolve them, and be entirely satisfying nonetheless, says Tomas Hachard.

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Meditating On Maisie Dobbs, Our Favorite Intuitive Detective Psychologist

2:35pm April 10, 2015

by Bobbi Dumas

This trip in the Time Machine, we're looking back at Jacqueline Winspear's well-loved Maisie Dobbs books. Reviewer Bobbi Dumas says there are interesting times ahead for the nurse-turned-sleuth.

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Phuzz Phest, Guys and Dolls, Organist Jimmy Jones, and the Secrest Artist Series

1:47pm April 10, 2015

by David Ford

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Test your news cred! Can you identify the historical figures from the sci-fi villains from the tech companies?

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Historical Figure, Sci-Fi Villain Or Tech Startup?

11:45am April 10, 2015

If you think you can tell the difference based on their names, earn some nerd cred by taking our quiz.

A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Comedians' And Cameo Appearances

10:13am April 10, 2015

by Linda Holmes

This week's show is all about FX's new Billy Crystal/Josh Gad comedy, the uses and misuses of cameo appearances, and what's making us happy this week.

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Secrest Artist Series Presents Cellist Alisa Weilerstein And Pianist Inon Barnatan

10:11am April 10, 2015

by David Ford

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Florence Klotz's costume design for Follies, which opened in 1971.

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'Grand Illusion' Exhibit Lifts Curtain On The Secrets Of Setting The Stage

7:56am April 10, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

An exhibit at the Library of Congress is devoted to the art of theatrical design. Drawings, sketches, watercolors, posters and scale models reveal how magic and spectacle are achieved before our eyes.

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