Arts

From 'My Adidas' To FUBU, Fashion And Hip-Hop Have Always Matched Beats

9:40am June 28, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

A new documentary, Fresh Dressed, explores the relationship between the clothes and the music of hip-hop — including the rise and fall of black-owned brands and black designers.

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Like Seinfeld, 'Festival' Is About Nothing... And Everything

7:03am June 28, 2015

by Jason Sheehan

Milan Kundera's new novel is short on plot, but don't mistake that for dullness. Reviewer Jason Sheehan says the book is slim, funny and stunningly profound.

Adonal Foyle (center) plays for the Orlando Magic against the Milwaukee Bucks in 2007.

How To Win The Money Game: A Former NBA Star Shares Financial Advice

7:38pm June 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Adonal Foyle has financial advice for professional athletes. "You really have to put money in its proper place," he says. "If we do that, we will respect it — but not give it too much power over us."

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Not My Job: Astronaut Sunita Williams Gets Quizzed On Storage Space

11:45am June 27, 2015

Since Williams is such an expert on outer space, we're going to quiz her on a different kind of space. She'll answer three questions about the fascinating world of rental storage units.

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Queen Elizabeth, The Art Critic

10:30am June 27, 2015

by Scott Simon

On a state visit to Germany, Queen Elizabeth II was given a modernist portrait. As NPR's Scott Simon notes, the queen was unimpressed.

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Played by Olivier or not — Heathcliff was really kind of a jerk by romance hero standards.

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Alpha, Beta, Heathcliff — An Alphabet Of Romance Heroes

10:30am June 27, 2015

by Lynn Neary

As part of the NPR Books Summer of Love series, Lynn Neary digs into the history of the romance hero, the difference between alpha and beta heroes, and why Heathcliff is really kind of a jerk.

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The Craft Sequence: Please Do Judge These Books By Their Covers

7:03am June 27, 2015

by Amal El-Mohtar

This weekend, the NPR Books Time Machine rewinds Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence. Critic Amal El-Mohtar was drawn in by great cover art and discovered a sharp, smart, unusual urban fantasy series.

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Friendship, Magic And Danger Blossom In 'Uprooted'

1:25pm June 26, 2015

by Amal El-Mohtar

Naomi Novik's latest is a reworked "Beauty and the Beast," with a powerful female friendship at its heart. Reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls it "moving, heartbreaking, and thoroughly satisfying."

'Fresh Air' Remembers Johnny Gimble, The 'King Of The Swing Fiddle'

1:16pm June 26, 2015

Gimble, who died Saturday at the age of 88, spent years playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys. He was regarded by critics as one of the best to ever pick up a bow. Originally broadcast April 9, 2010.

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How Scientists Created A Typhus Vaccine In A 'Fantastic Laboratory'

1:16pm June 26, 2015

Writer Arthur Allen describes how a WWII scientist in Poland smuggled the typhus vaccine to Jews — while his team made a weakened version for the Nazis. Originally broadcast July 22, 2014.

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