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| 'Fast 6': Silly, Speedy, And Certain To Cash In
Fast 6 pits Dominic's crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale — but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More » 'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters
An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms
'We Steal Secrets': A Sidelong Look At WikiLeaks
The latest documentary from the prolific Alex Gibney digs into the genesis — and the implications — of what creator Julian Assange describes as "an intelligence agency of the people." (Recommended) » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »To 'Fill The Void,' A Choice With A Personal Cost
Rama Burshtein's ravishing family story is a love poem to life in an insular community — the ultra-Orthodox Hasidim of Tel Aviv, where the director lives. Studiously nonpolitical, it's a low-stakes story with the emotional punch of high drama. (Recommended) » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »'Lunch Lady' Author Helps Students Draw Their Own Heroes
Can you imagine your own superhero? That's the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved Lunch Lady series. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Julianne Moore, Relishing Complicated Characters
In What Maisie Knew, Moore plays a troubled rock star who might initially seem like a rotten person, but Moore's performance humanizes the character, highlighting her human frailties — something Moore has done in many parts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Breakin' The Rules: 20 General Principles Suspended In 'Fast And Furious 6'
There are many principles of day-to-day life that don't make their way into the Fast, Furious universe. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Douglas, Damon Illuminate HBO's 'Candelabra'
Steven Soderbergh's latest film is a showbiz story about Vegas icon Liberace and his secret lover — played, respectively, by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, both terrific in their roles. It premieres Sunday on HBO. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »A Read Down Memory Lane: Lessons From Your Former Self
Writings from childhood — cards, stories and other notes — can hide for decades, like time capsules tucked away in boxes, old bedrooms, attics and journals. Writer Jim Sollisch talks about how old thank you notes from his youth foreshadowed his adult life. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Really Most Sincerely Bad: Fox's Nasty 'Does Someone Have To Go?'
Pitbull Gets 'Epic': 'You Constantly Have To Defend Your Success'
Armando Christian Perez — better known as Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide — has sold five million albums and had No. 1 hits in more than 15 countries. He tells NPR's Michel Martin about using music as an escape and playing a well-dressed toad in the animated film Epic. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »HBCU President Asks Dr. Dre, Why Not Us?
Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine recently donated $70 million to the University of Southern California. Many people are applauding their generosity, but some aren't so happy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University, about why he thinks an HBCU should have gotten the money. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »'Before Midnight': Jesse And Celine Are Older Now, And So Are We
It took Jesse and Celine 18 years to find themselves back where they started in the lovely third installment of the series that began with 1995's Before Sunrise. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case
Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?
Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven't seen. Why? Because the brain is always trying to fill in the blanks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »How Do Experiences Become Memories?
Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman goes through a series of examples from vacations to colonoscopies. He explains how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master Memorizer?
Memory Games
Memory is malleable, dynamic and elusive. When we tap into our memories, where's the line between fact and fiction? Can our memory play tricks on us? Can we train it to be more accurate? TED speakers discuss how a nimble memory can improve your life, and how a frail one might ruin someone else's. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Dear Tiny Desk: Miss You
In which we consider our relocated desk and miss an old pal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Initial This
Young Adult Fiction
You may have a New York Times brain, but we know you've still got a Scholastic News heart. Ophira Eisenberg feeds some of your favorite childhood books through the Five-Dollar Word Machine for our contestants. Can you figure out the original titles without your thesaurus? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Celebrity Cross-Breeds
Celebrities like to intermingle. This next game imagines some creative combinations of the rich and famous that make "Brangelina" look tame. For example, if you merged the singer of "Candle in the Wind" with the mobster nicknamed the "Dapper Don," you'd get Elton John Gotti. Saturday night's alright for fighting, indeed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Compound Interest
Quick, what word goes before the following: man, model, market? If you guessed "super," you may be the exact kind of super-genius who will enjoy this next game, wherein our own John Chaneski challenges contestants to find the common link to create three compound words. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »We Will Rock You
When your house musician has the guitar chops of Brian May and the fourteen-octave vocal range of Freddie Mercury, you can't pass up the opportunity to sneak "We Will Rock You" into the set. We've embedded clues about famous rocks (yes, rocks) in the iconic Queen song, and Jonathan Coulton takes the lead. Plus, a rendition of "We Are The Champions." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Rosie Schaap: What Are You Drinking?
Everyone has a go-to drink, but only the real heavy-hitters get theirs named after them. (Would Tom Collins have thirsted for his eponymous drink, had he existed?) V.I.P. and bartender Rosie Schaap knows a thing or two about a good cocktail--having clocked over 13,000 hours in bars--so we test her mixological know-how against one of her regulars. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Pop Culture Happy Hour: Star Trek, SNL, And Boldly Going To New Places
On this week's show, we check in with two huge cultural institutions on the way to a discussion about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Two New Stories With A New-Wave Vibe
The Truffaut borrowings are explicit in Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, while Richard Linklater's Before Midnight takes its cues from Eric Rohmer's gentle but expansive talkfests. In both films, conversation is a centerpiece as characters navigate relationships. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »Are Women Really Missing From Film Criticism?
Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they're worse off in the online world than they were in print. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Vs. Lumps?
Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes time to grilling up a tasty steak or other meat on the grill? Yes — but it depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — a.ka. "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Read More »This Time, It's A Dull Ache Of A 'Hangover'
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