Two new books about a legendary silent film comic — Dana Stevens’ “Camera Man” and James Curtis’ “Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life” — give fans new reason to revisit Keaton’s work.
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Author: Bob Mondello
Dear Pepper: Zoomed Out
It sucks, but all of our needs are different now than they used to be.
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Author: Liana Finck
‘Wait Wait’ for Feb. 19, 2022: With Not My Job guest Marlon James
Marlon James won the Booker Prize, and then immediately turned around and wrote an epic fantasy trilogy. So, naturally, we invited him on to answer three questions about fantasy football.
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Fresh Air Weekend: W. Kamau Bell on Cosby; ‘Succession’ actor Matthew Macfadyen
Bell’s new Showtime documentary grapples with Bill Cosby’s tainted legacy. Nick Quah reviews the podcast, The Trojan Horse Affair. Macfadyen plays a scheming Midwesterner on the HBO series Succession.
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Prison choirs sing in a reboot of Beethoven’s opera about unjust incarceration
A New York City opera company created an updated version of Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. The performance features singers who are incarcerated in real life.
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Author: Anastasia Tsioulcas
Tips for White Liberals Who Want to Be Anti-Racist During Black History Month
Every time you subconsciously feel safer when the police are around, smack your head and say, “No! Bad white privilege! Bad!”
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Author: Skyler Higley
Melania Accused Of Placing Winning Bid On Own NFT
A recent report found that the winning bid in the auction for former first lady Melania Trump’s NFT came from a virtual wallet that belongs to the same organization that launched the project, suggesting the $185,000 bid came from Trump herself. What do you think?
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Super Candid Airbnb Décor
What if the art and pillows in Airbnbs told guests what was really on their hosts’ minds?
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Author: Jason Adam Katzenstein, Adam Rotstein
Pope Francis Using New Treadmill Altar To Add More Physical Activity To Workday
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Javier Bardem likes playing characters who are full of contradictions
Bardem didn’t set out to become an actor; instead he wanted to be a painter. He’s now up for for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos. Originally broadcast in 2011.
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Author: Dave Davies