Arts & Life

"For the most part, people experience a crisis and it is confined to their family or their friends, or their own community, and this is something that ripples throughout the world." — Melissa Fleming

How Do You Make The International Community Care About The Refugee Crisis?

8:55am April 01, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson for the UNHCR, tells the story of a young refugee who miraculously survived four days on a child's life ring after her boat was capsized in 2014.

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"The beautiful thing about Crisis Text Line is that these are strangers counseling other strangers on the most intimate issues." — Nancy Lublin

How Can Text Messaging Save Lives?

8:55am April 01, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Activist Nancy Lublin explains how Crisis Text Line, the first 24/7 text line of its kind, has helped millions of people by providing direct support as well as anonymous data about people in crisis.

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"[My father] said 'Kitra, my beauty, don't cry. This is a blessing.'" — Kitra Cahana

Can A Massive Stroke Change A Life — For The Better?

8:55am April 01, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Photojournalist Kitra Cahana describes how her father dealt with a stroke that left his body completely paralyzed, and how his experience opened a world of opportunities for him.

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Henry Cavill as Superman in Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Batman V. Superman' And The Objects We Desire

6:00am April 01, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

We look at a big new movie and discuss what we want from our blockbusters. Then it's on to a discussion of the pop-culture objects we covet, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

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'Rush Hour' On CBS Reimagines Classic Buddy Action Films

10:27pm March 31, 2016

by Eric Deggans

On Thursday night, CBS premieres Rush Hour, a reimagining of the buddy action flicks. Not much has changed as the show relies on stereotypes of the old film franchise.

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Arts

Renowned Iraqi-British Architect Zaha Hadid Dies At 65

10:27pm March 31, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Architect Zaha Hadid died on Thursday at age 65. She was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor.

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Some of Bill Cosby's accusers were upset that the museum did not initially plan to include a reference to the sexual assault allegations against him.

New Museum Will Mention Sexual Assault Accusations Against Bill Cosby After All

8:16pm March 31, 2016

by Laura Wagner

After days of criticism, the Smithsonian says the National Museum of African American History and Culture will make reference to the assault accusations against the comedian.

A map by cartographer Andy Woodruff shows the coastlines around the world from which you could "see" Australia and Oceania, if you could follow your gaze around the Earth's curvature.

What's Over The Horizon? Cartographer Traces 'Beyond The Sea'

4:26pm March 31, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

From the beaches of New England, you could be looking toward Africa, Australia, Europe or South America. Andy Woodruff has illustrated the surprising paths we'd trace if we could follow our gaze.

Writer, director and journalist Nora Ephron died in 2012 of complications from leukemia.

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Arts

In 'Everything Is Copy,' Nora Ephron's Son Tries Her Philosophy

3:25pm March 31, 2016

Jacob Bernstein named his documentary about his mother after an Ephron family saying — "everything is copy," meaning that anything and everything that happens to you is fair game to write about.

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Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China, was designed by Zaha Hadid, a Pritzker-winning architect. Hadid died at 65.

Renowned Architect Zaha Hadid Dies At 65

2:36pm March 31, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hadid was first famous for spectacular designs that were never built — but later proved her ideas worked in the real world, not just on paper. She was the first woman to win the Pritzker prize.