Tag: arts
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April 17, 2007 04:01 PM EDT --
Today, fans of fantasy writer JRR Tolkien will have cause to rejoice...or fear.
A new saga, "The Children of Hurin," hits the store shelves. A prequel of sorts to "The Lord of the Rings" . . .
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April 12, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
On Point is talking today to Seth Lerer, English and Comparative Literature professor at Stanford. He has just written a book titled "Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language," which . . .
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October 27, 2009 03:48 PM EDT --
Our show today about the life and times of Thelonious Monk had us peering into the jazz world to look for the children of the “George Washington of bebop.” Who are . . .
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November 03, 2009 02:24 PM EST --
We'll talk with superstar Chinese composer Tan Dun about his unique musical fusion of East and West.
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Tan Dun , Academy Award-winning classical music composer and conductor. He’s . . .
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May 02, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Solomon Burke is one of few remaining regents from the era of classic soul.
Inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame five years ago, the man known as "The King of Rock and Soul" . . .
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May 28, 2009 05:24 PM EDT --
We'll talk with famed crime thriller writer Elmore Leonard about his latest, "Road Dogs."
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February 04, 2009 05:36 PM EST --
We hear from an underground artist who uses musical mashups to tap into our media-age dreams.
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Joining us from St. Paul is Jon Nelson , pioneering mashup music artist and radio host. . . .
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April 21, 2009 09:36 PM EDT --
Meet the Girls from Ames and hear their remarkable story of a forty-year friendship through thick and thin.
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Jeffrey Zaslow , his new book is "The Girls From Ames: A Story of Women . . .
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July 03, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
Legendary filmmaker John Sayles is an independent pioneer in the cinematic landscape. He makes movies about small town struggles with big social themes such as "Matewan" "Passion . . .
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May 09, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Daniel Levitin, who received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Oregon, explores the connection our brain makes to muscial notes, why we are attracted to certain types of songs, and . . .
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May 16, 2007 09:48 AM EDT --
For Hollywood this summer, it’s déjà vu all over again. More than a dozen sequels -- thirteeen to be exact -- are hitting theaters. Almost everything old is new again: Spiderman 3. . . .
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April 10, 2007 03:25 PM EDT --
On Point spoke today with super acting coach Susan Batson who's worked with the likes of Nicole Kidman, Juliette Binoche, Chris Rock, Tom Cruise, Madonna and more and helped them shine on the big screen. . . .
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April 12, 2007 01:58 PM EDT --
The movie "Pride" smashes the old stereotype that blacks can't swim. The film is loosely based on the life of Jim Ellis, who created one of the nation's finest swim teams in a poor . . .
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April 24, 2007 08:48 AM EDT --
German filmmaker Malte Ludin's father, convicted war criminal Hans Ludin, was executed when Malte was only five-years-old, but decades later his legacy looms large in the family.
When Malte's . . .
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May 08, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
Novelist, essayist, poet and all-around London super-critic Clive James has been a fixture of Britain's cultural thrust and parry for decades. Now he's out with a warning for the world, at least . . .
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April 22, 2009 04:48 PM EDT --
Pauline Bonaparte at Galleria Borghese, by Dhfeinsmith/Flickr
Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite sister was shocking, beautiful and worthy of an empire of her own. We’ll resurrect Pauline . . .
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June 19, 2009 08:00 AM EDT --
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June 29, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
There was a time, after Sinatra and before Beyonce, after wooden radios and before iPods, when rock stars ruled American culture. It was a time when rock stars were bigger than their music, and when . . .
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May 02, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
Photographer Mark Edward Harris has made two visits to North Korea and has been to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. His stunning photographs from the Hermit Kingdom are featured in . . .
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December 11, 2008 07:24 PM EST --
We’re going with the critics to the holiday season movies — “Australia,” “Gran Torino,” “Valkyrie,” and more.
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Ty Burr , film . . .
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