Arts & Life

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School with Harvard's Eric Rosenbach on Feb. 24, 2020 in Boston, Mass.

There Will Be Books: James Comey Sequel Signals New Wave Of Memoirs In Post-Trump Era

2:37pm January 08, 2021

by Ron Elving

In former FBI Director James Comey's view, his obligation is not to the person or party who appointed him or even to the Department of Justice, but to justice itself.

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The Insurrection At The Capitol Is A TV Event That Will Live In History

1:40pm January 08, 2021

by David Bianculli

At times, TV brings us live coverage of something so shocking that we'll never forget it. The image of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol ranks as one of the most momentous events ever broadcast.

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Remembering Nature Writer Barry Lopez

1:40pm January 08, 2021

by Terry Gross

Lopez, who died Dec. 25, won the 1986 National Book Award for Arctic Dreams, an account of his travels in the far north over a period of four years. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2013.

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Toy History

12:15pm January 08, 2021

From the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson compete in an audio game about vintage toy commercials.

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Real Or Fake 1930s Inventions

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson determine if there was such a thing as a "Radio Hat" in a game of real or fake inventions from nearly a century ago.

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Fact Bag

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton dip into the Fact Bag and ponder which genre of music yields the most delicious cheese. Is it rock, ambient, classical, techno, or hip-hop? But it's all gouda.

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Prom Songs

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Comedian Baron Vaughn and musician Open Mike Eagle compete in a music parody game about slow prom songs changed to be about things you learned in high school.

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This, That, Or The Other

12:15pm January 08, 2021

From Funny or Die's Call & Response Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle suss out if something is a defunct startup, a video game world, or an esteemed contemporary dance company.

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Bowen Yang

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Comedian Bowen Yang talks about his work as a cast member on the latest season of Saturday Night Live. Then he plays a game about imaginary video game/TV crossovers.

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The new mural of Roy Orbison in Vernon, Texas.

A Biden Cabinet Secretary For Arts? Advocates Are Hopeful

4:06pm January 07, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

The arts employ nearly five million people in America, but advocates say President Trump's record of support for arts and humanities has been mixed. Will that change under the Biden administration?