Lily Collias brings a nearly wordless intensity as Sam in Good One. Smudge Films hide caption toggle caption Smudge Films Too often, the month of August is regarded as a fallow period for moviegoing, after the big blockbusters of the summer but before the awards contenders of the fall. But the aptly titled new movie…
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A magazine writer has been telling his editors that his graphic short stories about a sex worker are based on interviews, but he’s actually doing the work himself in the provocative film Sebastian. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Write what you know, says every writer’s manual ever. The new movie “Sebastian” is about potential drawbacks to that…
“Everything that we are as human beings is in our brain,” Dr. Theodore Schwartz says. Brian Marcus/Penguin Randomhouse hide caption toggle caption Brian Marcus/Penguin Randomhouse Neurosurgeon Theodore Schwartz still remembers the first time he witnessed brain surgery in person. He was in medical school, and the surgeon sat in a special chair that was designed…
Myha’la Herrold as Harper Stern in Season 3. Simon Ridgway/HBO hide caption toggle caption Simon Ridgway/HBO It’s been about two years since Season 2 of HBO’s seedy corporate melodrama Industry aired. The series finally returns for a third season on Sunday, but, if you barely remember a thing about where we left off, you’re likely…
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NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-directors Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss about their new documentary War Game, which considers dangerous possibilities after the 2024 presidential election. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The new movie “War Game” asks us to imagine – what if? What if the events of January 6, 2021, were the tip of…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. Immigration remains a pivotal issue in this presidential election, with former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris presenting starkly different visions for America’s immigration policy. Trump has doubled down on his hard-line stance, promising an unprecedented crackdown if reelected. He’s vowed on his…
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NPR’s A Martinez talks to American fashion designer Thom Browne, who weighs in on whether shorts are appropriate for the office. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Shorts – is it ever OK to wear them at the office? Not the home office – we all do that – the office office. As dress codes ease and temperatures…
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The movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed 60 years ago in Salzburg, Austria, where residents are less than enthusiastic about the von Trapp family story that draws hordes of tourists each year. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: A rebellious would-be nun who charmed a stern captain and his seven children. Well, that story has enchanted people…
Bárbara Mori plays María in Women in Blue. Apple TV+ hide caption toggle caption Apple TV+ Over the years, TV has offered up an entire precinct worth of women cops — from Angie Dickinson’s spicy Pepper Anderson in the ‘70s hit Police Woman, to Helen Mirren’s flinty Jane Tennison in the great ’90s series Prime…
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Dr. Ala Stanford’s new memoir is Take Care of Them Like My Own. Simon & Schuster hide caption toggle caption Simon & Schuster As a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Ala Stanford operated on children, infants and sometimes fragile premature babies. But when the pandemic hit in 2020, she left her job to found the Black Doctors…
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