SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Here at NPR, we treat the holidays seriously. We have whole conversations about what end-of-year stories to cover, what trends to talk about, and what movies to watch and, more importantly, talk about watching. But before you can even have that conversation, you need to have some agreement about what even makes…
Jon Batiste re-imagines Beethoven compositions in his new album Beethoven Blues. He’s shown above in the 2023 documentary American Symphony. Netflix hide caption toggle caption Netflix When it comes to revisiting older works, musicians have a “golden opportunity,” says Jon Batiste. “You can connect dots that were never connected before.” That’s what Batiste is doing…
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I’m gonna spend some time with [my family]. . . . It’s not always about what I want. It’s about what we want as a family. —Tom Brady, January 24, 2022. These past two months I have realized my place is still on the field. —Tom Brady, forty-eight days later. Saw the children this evening. Spent some wonderful…
Fans transformed Kenrick Lamar and Drake’s already very public spat into an even bigger social media phenomenon. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The biggest trend in culture on social media in 2024 can be summed up with one word: Fans. Major broadcasting networks and mainstream media, and in more recent years streaming…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. Werner Herzog is a writer and director known for his unique approach to storytelling that often delves into the extreme – extreme personalities, predicaments and places. “Aguirre, The Wrath Of God” follows a mad conquistador in the 16th century as he navigates the treacherous Amazon…
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kovalto1/Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve ever Googled a list of health symptoms — and become convinced you have a serious illness and are doomed — you might be suffering from hypochondria. Author Caroline Crampton wrote A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria, because she’s pretty sure she has it. “It’s a fear that…
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Fast fashion, fast food, “Fast & Furious 94”—how is anyone supposed to slow down in this capitalist hellscape that insists we be productive every second of every day? How are we supposed to effect positive change when the only release from this high-fructose, high-consumption hysteria is to use our minimal wages to buy a better…
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Mickalene Thomas’ 2015 work “Afro Goddess Looking Forward.” Rhinestones, acrylic, and oil on wood panel Mickalene Thomas/The Barnes Foundation hide caption toggle caption Mickalene Thomas/The Barnes Foundation In Mickalene Thomas’ art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, and frequently accentuated by…
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Long before the new movie “Wicked” made a sympathetic character of the Wicked Witch of the West, she was played by actress Margaret Hamilton in the classic film, The Wizard of Oz. But it was not easy being green. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 28, 2024.) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There’s…
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. I hope you’re enjoying your Thanksgiving. For the holiday, we’re going to feature one of our favorite interviews of the year with Yo-Yo Ma. He brought his cello, which he played for us. He’s the most famous contemporary cellist and perhaps the most revered in…
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