Month: December 2024

Director Barry Jenkins is best known for films like “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.” On Wild Card, he opens up about where he felt the safest as a kid.

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Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups.

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It comes weeks after Netflix’s attempt to broadcast live boxing between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was rife with technical glitches.

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Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back — and made it happen.

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NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won’t be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Adrien Brody about his new film, “The Brutalist.” The Oscar-winner plays an architect and Holocaust survivor striving to fulfill his artistic vision in America.

We explore the history of the bells that have become so tied with the Christmas season: jingle bells.

There’s been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint Eastwood, was very muted. But this movie is perfect to watch at home.

Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. “I was young and had no power,” he said in 2016, “so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around.” Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.