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Starring In 'Fury': The Horrors That People Are Capable Of In War

7:21am October 20, 2014

by Kenneth Turan

The WWII drama Fury is about a U.S. sergeant and his five-man crew on a mission behind enemy lines. Kenneth Turan reviews the film, directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.

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Waterless Worlds The New Hot Dystopia

7:09pm October 19, 2014

by Neda Ulaby

Following years worth of news stories about climate change and drought, books and movies are starting to capture those stories, too. Worlds without water are the settings for quite a few new projects.

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Amid The Chaos Of Debt Collection, 'Bad Paper' Offers A Riveting Roadmap

5:32am October 19, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

It's not often that a book can mix machetes with hedge funds. Then again, few industries are as chaotic, and compelling, as debt collection — which Jake Halpern's book reveals in alarming detail.

Edet Belzberg's other films include the documentaries Children Underground and The Recruiter.

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The Man Who Coined 'Genocide' Spent His Life Trying To Stop It

7:40pm October 18, 2014

by NPR Staff

Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the word in 1943, as part of his lifelong campaign to make the world acknowledge and prosecute the crime. A new documentary, Watchers of the Sky, tells his story.

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Back Across The Wall: Questions For Garth Nix

7:07pm October 18, 2014

by Petra Mayer

Author Garth Nix returns to the world of the Old Kingdom with Clariel, the story of a young woman of great magical power who, denied the freedom to live as she wants, chooses a dangerous path.

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A Funny Philosopher Tackles A Tough Query: 'Does Santa Exist?'

6:49pm October 18, 2014

by NPR Staff

Eric Kaplan's son had a zoo trip canceled because one mom worried about reindeer-induced questions. So Kaplan, a comedy writer and philosophy grad student, started pondering the puzzle of St. Nick.

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Fracking Boom Town Wary Of Pastor's 'Overnighters'

3:46pm October 18, 2014

Jesse Moss tells NPR's Scott Simon about his documentary, The Overnighters. It follows a pastor in a North Dakota oil boom town whose life is upended when he opens the church to down-and-out workers.

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424 Steps To Happiness: A Father's Journey Beyond 'The Fall'

3:46pm October 18, 2014

by NPR Staff

A son with cerebral palsy inspires a new way to think about imperfection, exaltation and love in a new memoir by Brazilian novelist and screenwriter Diogo Mainardi.

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Jeff Goldblum attends the premiere of The Walker during the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

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Not My Job: Actor Jeff Goldblum Plays A Game Called 'Your Fly Is Open'

12:42pm October 18, 2014

Goldblum starred in a 1986 movie called The Fly so we've invited him to answer three questions about zippers.

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300,000,000 Is A Horrific, Poetic Anti-Ode To America

7:03am October 18, 2014

by Jason Heller

Blake Butler's new novel, 300,000,000, is not for the squeamish. This portrait of a serial killer and the detective who hunts him will curdle the blood — and possibly the soul — of any reader.