Arts

Black Jesus is the latest from Aaron McGruder, who created the politically charged comic strip and animated series The Boondocks.

'Boondocks' Creator Asks, 'What Would Black Jesus Do?'

12:37pm September 05, 2014

by Neda Ulaby

Aaron McGruder's Black Jesus premieres Thursday night on Adult Swim, and it features a Christ who drops f-bombs and drinks 40s. So is it sacrilege or subversive? Some biblical scholars weigh in.

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Meet the Artist: Singer/Songwriter Emma Stoneberg

8:46am September 05, 2014

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One of the competitors on The Chair is Anna Martemucci, a graduate of New York University film school who has written and acted before, but never directed.

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In 'The Chair,' Two Filmmakers Make Movies From The Same Script

11:18pm September 04, 2014

by David Bianculli

The new 10-episode reality show on Starz follows Anna Martemucci, a graduate of NYU film school, and Shane Dawson, who's been making YouTube videos for eight years. They compete for $250,000.

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When Wildlife Documentaries Jump The Shark

5:54pm September 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

Networks like the Discovery Channel have been criticized for pushing entertainment at the cost of science, with fake "documentaries" about everything from mermaids to mythical monster sharks.

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Hanes Gallery Director Discusses Spencer Finch's New Exhibit

8:43am September 04, 2014

by David Ford

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Actor and typewriter aficionado Tom Hanks says typing on a typewriter "is only a softer version of chiseling words into stone."

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In Tom Hanks' iPad App, Typewriters Make Triumphant Return (Ding!)

5:06pm September 03, 2014

by NPR Staff

For iPad users who are nostalgic for the clickety-clack of keystrokes and "ding!" of the carriage return, Hanks has created Hanx Writer, an app that simulates using a typewriter.

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Books
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'Warburg' Struggles For Love And Justice In Wartime Rome

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Alan Cheuse

James Carroll's experience as a Catholic priest informs his new Warburg in Rome, which follows an American tasked with rescuing European Jews in the aftermath of the Nazi occupation of Rome.

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SCOTUS On Cellphones And The Privacy Of Poetry

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Craig Morgan Teicher

To put a literary spin on the Supreme Court's recent decision to limit warrantless cellphone searches, author Craig Morgan Teicher turns to A.R. Ammons' book of poetry, Tape for the Turn of the Year.

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'10:04': A Strange, Spectacular Novel Connecting Several Plotlines

2:27pm September 03, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Ben Lerner's new novel is about a writer who gets an advance for a second work of fiction, is diagnosed with an aortic heart valve problem and agrees to be the sperm donor for a close friend.

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Lightnin' Charlie and the Upsetters to Perform at the East West BBQ Fest

11:50am September 03, 2014

by David Ford

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