Month: December 2021

Belfast and The Power of the Dog tied for the most nods, with seven each. But celebrations were muted after widespread criticism of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s practices and membership.

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Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan says 2021 was a spectacular year for literary fiction. As such, her annual Best Books list is exclusively composed of novels and short story collections.

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Peter Piper died a pauper, and other surprising aftermaths.

Golden Globe nominations are out Monday. But after allegations of corruption within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association emerged earlier this year, some remain skeptical of the group.

Filmmaker Natalie Nourigat discusses her animated short Far From the Tree, which airs before the Disney animated feature film, Encanto.

NPR’s Adrian Florido speaks with director and actor Sonja Sohn about her new film, The Slow Hustle.

Don Gonyea speaks with Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose, stars of the new film adaptation of “West Side Story.”

An increased heart rate, pale or flushed skin, an intense desire to hide behind your phone when you realize that everyone else at the party actually likes sports.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Throwing the flag during the annual Army-Navy game after the clearing smoke revealed an obvious illegal hit, Army’s football team received a 15-yard penalty Saturday for drone-striking the kicker. “I don’t know what Army was thinking there—you’re not allowed to drone-strike a defenseless player,”…

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Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin are the co-creators and co-stars of HBO Max’s South Side. We invite them on to answer questions about the far, far, far south side — Antarctica.

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