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With four kids in an old Studebaker, Amor Towles takes readers on a real joyride

7:31am October 05, 2021

by Heller McAlpin

Set in the early summer of 1954, The Lincoln Highway follows a crew of kids — some fresh out of reform school — who hit the road in search of a better future, with a few detours along the way.

I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness, by Claire Vaye Watkins

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Claire Vaye Watkins goes on an autofictional odyssey out West in her latest

7:00am October 05, 2021

by Natalie Zutter

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness follows a woman, also named Claire, who abandons her family during a bout of postpartum depression in favor of a road trip through significant places in her past.

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'Noir Alley' host celebrates cinema's double crosses and doomed characters

8:57pm October 04, 2021

by Terry Gross

Eddie Muller's book, Dark City, chronicles film noir from the '40s and '50s. "A lot of factors ... go into making something of film noir," he says, including, a "very dark vision of existence."

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Stephanie Grisham attends the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on June 21, 2019.

Once again, Trump aide paints a picture of a White House wracked by chaos, infighting

7:22pm October 04, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

Among Trump tell-all authors, Stephanie Grisham stands out because in a White House where turnover was constant, she managed to remain there for almost all of Trump's presidency.

Crystal Kan, a storyboard artist, draws signs on cars of IATSE union members during a rally in Los Angeles in September.

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Hollywood crews vote to authorize a strike for better pay and working conditions

6:36pm October 04, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Behind-the-scenes crew members say they're working long days without breaks for dismal pay. Union leadership may now call a strike.

(L-R): Sprite (Lia McHugh), Druig (Barry Keoghan), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), Karun (Harish Patel), Sersi (Gemma Chan) and Ikaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's Eternals.

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5 things to know about the MCU's first openly gay super-powered character

3:57pm October 04, 2021

by Glen Weldon

A new trailer confirmed that Eternals will feature Phastos, a gay character played by Brian Tyree Henry, who's married with a kid. Never heard of him? You're not alone.

New documentary remembers the tragic life of folk singer Karen Dalton

2:12pm October 04, 2021

by Allyson McCabe

Karen Dalton, an enigmatic artist beloved by colleagues Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs, and idolized by followers like Nick Cave and Courtney Barnett, is the subject of a new film.

Members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music on the plane to Doha.

Afghan orchestra musicians, music students and teachers have escaped the Taliban

12:08pm October 04, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

After weeks of trying to flee Afghanistan, 101 musicians, students and teachers with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and Zohra Orchestra finally landed in Doha, Qatar on Sunday.

Fiona Hill, the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 21, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Fiona Hill explores why it's tough to get ahead in 'There Is Nothing For You Here'

7:46am October 04, 2021

by Caitlyn Kim

Fiona Hill had a star turn in front of Congress during Trump's first impeachment inquiry. Now she examines why opportunities are fleeting and how it affects the country's social and political fabric.

Who do Americans honor most? The National Monument Audit wants to find out

9:34am October 03, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Paul Farber, co-director of the National Monument Audit, about the report's findings on monuments in the United States.