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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.

The singer/songwriter is one of the 2024 Kennedy Center honorees. In 1996, Raitt spoke to Fresh Air about about the musicians that inspired her, including Mississippi Fred McDowell.

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Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word “epic.”

Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.

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Liza Corsillo, a senior writer at “The Strategist,” has some tips on buying gifts for dads.

The Philadelphia bandleader didn’t always connect with traditional jazz audiences, but he found a second home doing so in Baltimore. A new double album revisit a show he and his “Arkestra” gave there.