Author Meredith Talusan talks to NPR’s Scott Simon about her new memoir, Fairest.
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How To Stay Connected To Others During Social Distancing
Spend the months and years leading up to quarantine being a caring and genuinely interesting enough person that spending a few months apart doesn’t make everyone forget that you exist.
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On Being Gainfully Unemployed
M.S. Harkness illustrates a humorous comic strip about being quarantined and gainfully unemployed.
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Author: M.S. Harkness
Fresh Air Remembers Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr
Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature “mop-top” haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.
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Author: Terry Gross
Remembering Fred Willard, Emmy-Winning Comedy Actor And Improviser
Willard, who died May 15, was known for his scene-stealing roles in the Christopher Guest films Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, and later the series Modern Family. Originally broadcast in 1997.
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Author: Terry Gross
Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges for their role in the 2019 college admissions scandal, with the couple facing between two to five months in jail and nearly $300,000 in fines between them. What do you think?
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Governor Upset Barber Would Be So Reckless As To Get Near Ben Roethlisberger
PITTSBURGH—Referring to the decision to open his doors to the Steeler quarterback as “brash and wrongheaded,” Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf told reporters Friday that he was upset at a local barber for being so reckless as to get near Ben Roethlisberger. “I’m angry that some people in Pennsylvania still don’t…
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Xi Jinping Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave Likely To Disappear Thousands Of Hong Kong Residents
BEIJING—In an effort to prepare Chinese citizens for the ongoing pandemic, President Xi Jinping struck a dour note Friday, warning that a second wave of coronavirus had the potential to disappear thousands of Hong Kong residents. “If Coronavirus cases begin to spike again, we all have to be ready for a tragic reality…
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With ‘Trip To Greece,’ Coogan And Brydon’s Odyssey Reaches A Poignant End
After journeying through England, Italy and Spain, comic duo Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon take one final trip, playing fictionalized versions of themselves as they retrace Odysseus’ famed voyage.
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Author: Justin Chang
‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Is A Touching, Streetwise Riff On The 3 Wise Men
In 2003, Japanese animator Satoshi Kon presented an upbeat fable about three social outcasts who find an abandoned baby. Recently restored, Toyko Godfathers never sinks into moralizing or treacle.
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Author: John Powers