Arts

Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

4:51pm November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Chang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.

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Artist Kelly McKernan in her studio in Nashville, Tenn. 2023.

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New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systems

4:43pm November 03, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Visual artists are fighting back against unauthorized uses of AI on their work by using tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems. One tool, for example, can make AI think a dog is a cat.

Stop what you're doing, this is important: Cup Noodles can soon be safely microwaved

4:43pm November 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jon Kung, author of Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen, about the evolution of instant ramen noodles.

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Meg Ryan is back on the big screen after a break from acting.

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Meg Ryan on what romance means to her — and why her new movie isn't really a rom-com

3:19pm November 03, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The queen of rom-coms plays with the genre in What Happens Later.

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Intimate and piercingly sad, 'Priscilla' is Sofia Coppola's strongest movie in years

2:24pm November 03, 2023

by Justin Chang

Adapted from Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir, the film shows us the cracks in Elvis' Prince Charming veneer — the way he lavishes Priscilla with attention and then suddenly withholds it.

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'Fresh Air' remembers 'Friends' star Matthew Perry

1:36pm November 03, 2023

by Terry Gross

Perry, who died in Oct. 28, played the sarcastic but lovable Chandler Bing on Friends. He spoke to Terry Gross in 2007. Plus, we listen back to our 2003 interview with Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe.

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Books
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3 books in translation for fall that are big — in different ways

11:43am November 03, 2023

by Lily Meyer

Vengeance Is Mine, Undiscovered, Pedro and Marques Take Stock come from one of France's most significant living writers, a major voice in Peru, and a new talent from Brazil, respectively.

The stars of Friends, from left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose after the show won outstanding comedy series at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2002.

'Friends' co-creators tell NPR they will remember Matthew Perry for his heart

11:23am November 03, 2023

The Friends co-creators spoke with NPR to remember their late colleague and friend, Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing.

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Baritone Will Liverman stars in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Malcolm X arrives — finally — at New York's Metropolitan Opera

10:37am November 03, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An opera about civil rights leader Malcolm X opens Friday — nearly 40 years after X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X premiered. The creative team says its message feels more relevant than ever.

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Trumps in court, celebrities in costume, and SO many birds: It's the weekly news quiz

5:47am November 03, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

Plus: Broadway, the year 2003, parasites and gender gaps. What more could you ask for — besides a perfect score?