The Real Molly Bloom
Aaron Sorkin's new movie Molly's Game tells the story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier who ends up in the world of underground poker. NPR's Michel Martin talks to the real-life Bloom about her story.
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The Call-In: Sharing Your Passwords With Your Partner
Sharing passwords with a partner can be tricky. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with tech experts Nancy Baym and Woodrow Hartzog while Becky McDougal from Malden, Mass. shares her experience
'Gnomon' Starts Simply — And Then It Goes Sideways
Nick Harkaway's big, ambitious new book is about pretty much everything, from ancient Egypt to a future utopia that actually seems utopian at first, until an inconvenient death disrupts everything.
Trump Exposé Has Plenty Of 'Fire And Fury,' Maybe A Little Less Substance
Michael Wolff's incendiary new book about the first year of Donald Trump's presidency has plenty of juicy detail about chaos, infighting and cheeseburgers — but it's best read with a grain of salt.
Molly Bloom And Aaron Sorkin On The Real Story Behind 'Molly's Game'
After a bad crash, Molly Bloom went from competitive skier to high-stakes poker game runner. "I was looking for this thing that would make me feel validated," she says. " ... And I sort of found it."
Golden Globes 2018: The Complete List Of Nominees
The 75th Golden Globe Awards air Sunday on NBC starting at 8 p.m. ET.
'Women & Power' Links Today's Trolls With Ancient Ancestors
Classicist Mary Beard's new book — a compilation of two of her lectures — traces current strains of misogyny back to the ancient world (one 7th century B.C. poet compared women to yapping dogs).
Christopher Marley's Dead Things
Christopher Marley sees beauty in dead things: snakes, octopuses, bugs. Other people do too — his work sells in high-end shops and has been shown in art and natural history museums.
For January, Let These 3 Romances Take You Somewhere Warm
This month, we acknowledge that love actually is all around, with three romances that range from Victorian London to modern-day Mumbai — to the clash and clamor of an American football stadium.
Quebec's Epiphany: A Nostalgic Cake Fit For Both Kings And Family
The Canadian province, once staunchly Catholic, has become proudly secular, and its king cakes have morphed into more of a fun family tradition — while also taking on a tasty French flair.