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A Trove Of Chats With Music Icons, Now Online
In the mid-1980s, music-industry executive Joe Smith took it upon himself to interview some of the dozens of musicians with whom he had formed relationships. Now, his conversations with Bo Diddley, David Bowie, Little Richard and many others are available online through the Library of Congress.
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After Tragedy In Pittsburgh, An Extraordinary Effort To Honor 'The Holy Ones'
As the Squirrel Hill community worked to honor the 11 victims of last week's attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue, the investigation into the mass shooting complicated traditional Jewish preparations.
Fresh Air Weekend: Carey Mulligan, The Apple Watch, A Neurosurgeon's Memoir
English actress Carey Mulligan talks about her role in the Broadway revival of Skylight; Alexis Madrigal reviews the Apple Watch; Henry Marsh reflects on the enigmas of the brain and consciousness.
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NY Gov. Reels In Shark, Catches Conservationists' Wrath
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is catching criticism from conservationists for reeling in a 154.5-pound thresher shark off Long Island. The Democrat…
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Vermont Health Department Confirms State's First Vaping Illness
The Vermont Health Department says physicians have confirmed the first case of vaping-related lung disease in the state.The health department reported…
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The Wild World Of Maurice Sendak
Author Maurice Sendak celebrates his 80th year on Sept. 15 with a benefit in Manhattan. In addition to penning the children's classics, Where The Wild Things Are and In The Night Kitchen, Sendak has written, designed and produced several operas and ballets.
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Which Trump World Player Do House Democrats Want To Talk To Next?
Michael Cohen was just the beginning. Lawmakers probably want to hear next from his infamous onetime real estate partner Felix Sater as well the Trump company CFO and the president's other associates.
Far Right Extremism's History In America
Historians say the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol flowed in part from the refusal by some elected officials to openly condemn a particular strain of far-right extremism going back to the 1990s.
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"Carson: The Magnificent" - a biography a long time in the making
Magazine writer and biographer, Bill Zehme had been on the Johnny Carson beat for decades. He was a fan and looked at Carson as the great American Sphinx. Finally, he landed a prized interview for Esquire Magazine in 2002 - a decade after Johnny left the airwaves. When Carson died in 2005, Zehme signed a contract to do an expansive biography on the "King of Late Night.He worked on the book for more than a decade and then a cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatments halted his progress. Zehme died in 2023. The New York Times called it "one of the great unfinished biographies." Enter: Mike Thomas, Zehme's former research assistant, who took the notes and the finished chapters and completed the project which became the book "Carson: The Magnificent."
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Oscar nominated short film "A Lien" by David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz drops audience into immigration process
“A Lien,” written and directed by brothers David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, drops viewers into the tense and complicated experience that a noncitizen can go through in the U.S. legalization process.The short film, which is nominated for an Academy Award, follows a young couple navigating their Green Card interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office when Immigration and Customs Enforcement - or ICE - makes an unexpected appearance and the afternoon takes a turn for the worse, putting the couple and their young daughter in unexpected danger.
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