Arts

Documentary Recalls The Talented, Difficult Life Of Bing Crosby

12:05pm November 29, 2014

Bing Crosby has long been the voice of the Christmas season, and now he's the subject of a new American Masters documentary. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kathryn and Mary Crosby about his legacy.

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Art And Death Are Two Things At Once In 'How To Be Both'

12:05pm November 29, 2014

It's hard to say where Ali Smith's new novel begins and ends; it depends on which copy you hold in your hands. She tells NPR's Scott Simon why she made two versions of How to be Both.

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Free-range chickens stand in a pen at an organic-accredited poultry farm in Germany.

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Chicken Confidential: How This Bird Came To Rule The Cultural Roost

12:05pm November 29, 2014

by NPR Staff

Andrew Lawler's Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? explores the secret to the domesticated bird's success: "You can turn the chicken into almost anything," he says, from religious symbol to dinner.

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Justin Hopkins sings during a tribute show for Booker Wright, who worked in a whites-only restaurant in the Mississippi Delta.

A Musical Tribute For A Waiter Who Spoke Out Against Racism

12:05pm November 29, 2014

by Debbie Elliott

Fifty years after the desegregation of the South, an oratorio will pay tribute to an unlikely civil rights activist — a waiter named Booker Wright who spoke out about discrimination on the job.

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The Mystery Of The Missing Brains

12:05pm November 29, 2014

by Matt Largey

For decades, a rare collection of human remains sat in a basement closet at the University of Texas. A new book tells the story of that collection — and the enduring mysteries that surround it.

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Arts

UNCSA's The Nutcracker, Swingle Bells, Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance's White Christmas, and More

7:20pm November 28, 2014

by David Ford

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Chad Coleman, left and Sonequa Martin-Green star as Tyreese and Sasha on AMC's The Walking Dead.

Arts

Diversity On 'The Walking Dead' Wasn't Always Handled Well

6:22pm November 28, 2014

by Eric Deggans

AMC's hit zombie drama The Walking Dead airs its midseason finale Sunday. It's now one of TV's most diverse shows, but critic Eric Deggans says it hasn't always served non-white characters well.

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'New Yorker' Cover Shows A Divided St. Louis

6:22pm November 28, 2014

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bob Staake, illustrator of the controversial cover of The New Yorker, which depicts the St. Louis skyline divided in half by the colors black and white.

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After The Ferguson Decision, A Poem That Gives Name To The Hurt

6:22pm November 28, 2014

by Syreeta McFadden

This week, a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Michael Brown. Writer Syreeta McFadden turns to Audre Lorde's poetry to make sense of this decision.

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A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Kid Stuff And Leftover Outtakes

10:21am November 28, 2014

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, Guy Raz of NPR's TED Radio Hour joins us to talk about kids' movies and the cultural fascination with outtakes.

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