As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Central Casting marks 100 years of Hollywood extras : NPR
For 100 years, Hollywood has relied on Central Casting. It’s the real company behind movie extras—and where stars like Gary Cooper, Hattie McDaniel, and Brad Pitt got their start.
DANIEL…
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Jim Jarmusch explores family quirks in Venice-winning 'Father Mother Sister Brother' – Iowa Public Radio
- Jim Jarmusch explores family quirks in Venice-winning ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Iowa Public Radio
- ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Families, Untied The New York Times
- Cate Blanchett talks about Jim Jarmusch FATHER MOTHER SISTER…
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Books We Love: romance reads
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On this show, we love love. If you’re in the mood for reading about a meet-cute or friends who become more than friends or just some good, old-fashioned romance, we got you covered….
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Books We Love: romance reads : NPR
Love is in the air, and in the pages! NPR’s Books We Love suggests “Heartbreak Hotel,” “First Time Caller,” “Time Loops and Meet Cutes,” “Heart The Lover,” “Can’t Get Enough,” and “Courtroom Drama.”
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Jim Jarmusch explores family quirks in Venice-winning ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ – NPR
- Jim Jarmusch explores family quirks in Venice-winning ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ NPR
- ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Families, Untied The New York Times
- Jim Jarmusch: “I have resorted to violence at various moments in my life,…
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Death metal’s brutal growl may hold clues to healing damaged voices : NPR
We look at a study on how death metal singers produce their otherworldly vocals, and therapeutic applications that researchers are investigating.
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Here’s a viral moment…
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Sophie Kinsella urged me to finish my bestseller, says Jojo Moyes
Speaking to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Moyes described how she almost abandoned writing her bestselling novel because she was feeling depressed after years of little commercial success.
She said: “I met up with my friend…
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Sophie Kinsella urged me to finish my bestseller, says Jojo Moyes
The late author Sophie Kinsella convinced fellow writer Jojo Moyes to complete her bestselling romance novel Me Before You.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Moyes has credited Kinsella with inspiring her to keep going, when she nearly…
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Think you could write a better Hallmark Christmas movie? This pro wants to help
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Despite being born on a…
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