There’s a lot to be thankful for—friends, health, the premium Hulu account someone forgot to log out of on my TV. Now I no longer have to be subjected to the same Progressive commercial fifteen times just to watch Nicole Kidman brood in a velvet coat. Excited to see what upper-class enclave she chooses to…
Mall of America’s amusement park is one of the ways the shopping center lures tourists and locals to make a day of their visit. Jenn Ackerman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jenn Ackerman for NPR In the bleary predawn hours, it’s hard to tell Mall of America from any other high-end shopping center. Workers…
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NPR’s A Martinez talks to journalist Brande Victorian about her favorite holiday movies. She wrote a piece for “The Hollywood Reporter” entitled: “36 Thanksgiving Movies to feast on this Season.” A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: I know a lot of us like to watch football on Thanksgiving, but what about if that is not for you? Well,…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. And today my guests are Malcolm and John David Washington. The brothers collaborated on the late August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” for the screen on Netflix. It’s the fourth play in Wilson’s American Century Cycle, a series of 10 plays that captures the Black American…
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In the wake of [the] election, progressive women, who are outraged over Donald Trump’s victory at the ballot box, have taken to social media with public, vengeful vows of chastity. —The Free Press. Day 1: So it begins. Call it a protest if you like. I call it principle. We’ll see who cares more about…
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Stand-up comedian D.J. Demers is hard of hearing. To reach others in the deaf community, his shows often include a sign language interpreter. Jennifer Lees (left) has interpreted many of his shows. Chris Smith/Halifax Comedy Fest hide caption toggle caption Chris Smith/Halifax Comedy Fest Being hard of hearing is a source of a lot of…
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Jimmy O. Yang plays Willis Wu in “Interior Chinatown.” Mike Taing/Disney hide caption toggle caption Mike Taing/Disney A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: I first saw Jimmy O. Yang in a Christmas rom-com. It’s my little personal tradition to lock myself in my downstairs guest room and wrap presents while watching the so-bad-they’re-good genre…
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures hide caption toggle caption Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Some moviegoers are already referring to Gladiator II and Wicked as this year’s Barbenheimer — I believe Glicked is the portmanteau of choice. We’ll see if the comparison holds up. Both these lavish spectacles are set to be…
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In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Since she’s a botanist, let’s say Robin Wall Kimmerer’s last book bloomed slowly. It was called “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…
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