Not My Job: Boston's Dick Flavin Is Quizzed On The 'Worst Poet Ever'
Dick Flavin is an Emmy-award winning broadcaster, a PA announcer at Fenway Park and the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox.
Arts
Wordless Ads Speak Volumes In 'Unbranded' Images Of Women
Artist Hank Willis Thomas strips slogans and brands off ads to create images that expose American preoccupations. His last series focused on African-Americans; his new work features white women.
'Orhan's Inheritance' Is The Weight Of History
Aline Ohanesian's debut novel attempts to make sense of the events of 100 years ago, when the Ottoman Empire began forcing Armenians out of their homes in Turkey, leaving more than a million dead.
Culinary Siblings Give Pasta A Healthy Makeover
In a low-carb world, pasta has issues. But it's poised for a comeback, say Joseph Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali, who talk with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about their cookbook, Healthy Pasta.
At 84, Poet Gary Snyder Lives In 'This Present Moment'
Poet Gary Snyder has hung with the Beats, studied Buddhism, worked as a logger and he's still going strong. He talks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about his new collection, This Present Moment.
A Tart Take On Bitter Realities In 'Tangerines'
NPR's Bob Mondello reviews Tangerines, an unconventional war drama that was this year's Estonian nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
'Monkey Kingdom' Is Best When It's All Monkeys All The Time
There's some too-cute narration and some suspiciously convenient footage in this sort-of documentary from Disneynature, but when the monkeys are at their best, they're quite charming.
The Challenges Of War At A Distance
The new film Good Kill is a little too blunt in its treatment of drone warfare, but strong work from Ethan Hawke as a troubled pilot helps it along.
Clone Drama 'Orphan Black' Returns, As Complex And Complicated As Ever
The BBC America series returns for a third season on Saturday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show's dense stories are immensely absorbing, but can make it hard to follow for casual viewers.
Deaths Of Unarmed Black Men Revive 'Anti-Lynching Plays'
The recent killings of unarmed black men by police have inspired a Brooklyn theater company to stage new readings of dramas written in the early 1900s about the lynching of African-Americans.