In 2005, Clooney spoke about his Oscar-nominated film, Good Night, and Good Luck, which he co-wrote, directed and appeared in. Now he’s up for a Tony for his role in the Broadway adaptation.
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Author: Terry Gross
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience’s attention.[1]
The arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
In 2005, Clooney spoke about his Oscar-nominated film, Good Night, and Good Luck, which he co-wrote, directed and appeared in. Now he’s up for a Tony for his role in the Broadway adaptation.
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Author: Terry Gross
Broadway isn’t just back — it’s raising the bar. Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending tied for most nominations. Plus, nods to George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger and more.
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Author: Jennifer Vanasco
“Weird Al” Yankovic has no trouble tapping into his dorkiness. Perhaps that’s the secret to his decades-spanning appeal. On this week’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he talks about aging into his weirdness.
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Author: Rachel Martin
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Author: Maeve Dunigan
Indian boarding schools were once used to suppress Indigenous culture in the U.S. But one Utah school encouraged students to express tribal identity, and those preserved works are now on display.
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Author: Macy Lipkin
If you wanted to escape reality and move to a fictional TV world, where would you live? Many are dystopian hellscapes and stressful workplaces. But other TV shows are a fun hang. Today, we’re talking about TV shows where we’d like to live — including Game of Thrones, Derry Girls, Parks and Recreation, and Gilligan’s Island.
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Author: Stephen Thompson
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don’t talk about. Former Poet Laureate Joy Harjo shares what she would do to escape as a teenager.
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A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who’s empowering pronatalism today.
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Author: Tonya Mosley
From indie rock to jazz, Cline is one of most versatile players on today’s music scene. His latest album is named after his new group, but in many ways it sounds like a retrospective of Cline’s work.
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Author: Martin Johnson
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Author: Yinfan Huang