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Paint-By-Numbers Maestro Dan Robbins Dies At 93

4:27pm April 05, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Working at a paint company after World War II, Robbins used techniques he learned from Leonardo da Vinci to develop the system that let countless non-artists experience the pleasure of painting.

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Brie Larson stars in her directorial debut Unicorn Store: a film about a woman, a store, and glitter.

Arts

Brie Larson's Directorial Debut Glitters With The Charming 'Unicorn Store'

9:00am April 05, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Brie Larson stars opposite Samuel L. Jackson, her Captain Marvel compatriot, in the oddball magical-realism comedy Unicorn Store on Netflix.

Sports

Women Take Top Billing In WrestleMania

5:35am April 05, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women.

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In High Life, a father (Robert Pattinson) and his daughter are stuck on a mysterious space mission.

Arts

In The Art-House Sci-Fi Film 'High Life,' No Aliens — Just Alienation

7:45pm April 04, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Director Claire Denis' first English-language film — an elliptical, existential and bluntly sexual tale — takes place on a spaceship full of convicts speeding toward oblivion.

Peterloo tells the story of the British government's massacre of protesters in 1819.

Arts

In The Rich But Scattered 'Peterloo,' Mike Leigh Presents Scenes From A Massacre

5:00pm April 04, 2019

by Danny Hensel

The writer/director's latest film, about the British government's deadly assault on protesters in 1819, instills a growing sense of dread, but divides our attention among too many characters.

Let there be light...ness: Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) and ... well, he goes by many names, long story (Zachary Levi) forget their troubles, come on and get zappy in Shazam!

Arts

With 'Shazam!' DC Superhero Movies Bring The Thunder ... And The Lightening Up

5:01am April 04, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The breezy, funny elements of DC's latest superhero film feel so fresh they throw the movie's duller, more rote sections into sharper relief.

Actresses Lori Loughlin (left) and Felicity Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday along with a group of other parents. A total of 50 people have been charged in connection with the alleged years-long scam.

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin Appear In Court Over College Admissions Scandal

4:23pm April 03, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The two actresses are the most high-profile faces of the alleged massive college admissions fraud that has sent shock waves through the U.S. higher education system.

Jordan Peele acts as the narrator on the new incarnation of The Twilight Zone.

Arts

Fears Are Forever In Jordan Peele's 'Twilight Zone'

10:56am April 01, 2019

by Linda Holmes

A new incarnation of The Twilight Zone, narrated and executive produced by Jordan Peele, sees community somewhat differently from the original, but retains its sense of moral peril.

An increasing body of research has documented the addictive nature of social media.

Arts

In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?

12:31pm March 31, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.

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Arts

One Fan's Game To Find The Throne In Sweden

11:49am March 31, 2019

We hear from Game of Thrones fan Josefine Wallenå of Sweden about her search for an Iron Throne replica. It was part of a worldwide scavenger hunt promoting the final season of the hit HBO show.