Review Book Reviews McGuane's 'Gallatin Canyon' Stories July 31, 2007 • Gallatin Canyon, by Thomas McGuane, is a collection of stories about how people behave -- and misbehave. Alan Cheuse reviews.
Review Music Reviews Vintage Highlife and Afrobeat on 'Bokoor Beats' July 31, 2007 • In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. A young British emigre named John Collins formed the Bokoor Band with locals in 1971. The Bokoor Beats retrospective captures a band full of pride and confidence from Ghana's then-recent independence. Vintage Highlife and Afrobeat on 'Bokoor Beats' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12382547/12383167" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni Dies at Age 94 July 31, 2007 • The Italian Neorealist, who was perhaps best known for his film Blow-Up, died Monday at his home in Rome. He was 94. Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni Dies at Age 94 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12374699/12374702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews Massacre's 'Lonely Heart,' Claudia Quintet's 'For' Fresh Air July 31, 2007 • Critic Milo Miles reviews a pair of what he considers rarities — all-instrumental albums that don't belong to a clear school or style of music. But in the case of the band Massacre and the Claudia Quintet, he says that's a good thing. Massacre's 'Lonely Heart,' Claudia Quintet's 'For' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12373458/12373459" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Actor Paul Rudd, Rewriting the Commandments Fresh Air July 31, 2007 • Paul Rudd, who co-starred in Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin, produced and stars in the new independent film The Ten — a series of irreverent vignettes that reinterpret the Ten Commandments for a modern audience. Actor Paul Rudd, Rewriting the Commandments Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12373448/12373456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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New Magazine Celebrates African Style July 31, 2007 • There's a groundbreaking new magazine that celebrates African style. Called "Karama Umuntu," the publication is dedicated to African hairstyles and fashion and will launch this fall in the United Kingdom. Florence Abwoyo, its creator and publisher, explains the magazine's significance. New Magazine Celebrates African Style Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12374451/12374452" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Antonioni, a Filmmaker with an Eye for the Invisible July 31, 2007 • Michelangelo Antonioni's depiction of alienation, in movies such as Blow-Up and L'Avventura, made him an art-house icon. He was awarded an Oscar for career achievement in 1995.
Pop Culture Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up July 31, 2007 • Glance at reports of drunken-driving charges and lurid tabloid coverage and it's easy to see 21-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan as just another bad-girl celeb. But some in Hollywood defend her as a real talent, battling child-star demons. Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370596/12370597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Alter Egos in a Virtual World July 31, 2007 • As the old New Yorker cartoon said, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." And if you're an online gamer, your opponents may not know that you're a 27-year-old white mother pretending to be a large, black male warrior. Alter Egos in a Virtual World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12263532/12367155" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Gloucester's Inspiration for Artist Edward Hopper July 30, 2007 • Artist Edward Hopper is best known for provocative, shadowy oil paintings of people in urban settings — diners, offices and bedrooms. But the work that put Hopper on the map is a watercolor of an elegant, light-drenched house in Gloucester, Mass. Gloucester's Inspiration for Artist Edward Hopper Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12359155/12359157" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Actress Liv Ullman on Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Fresh Air July 30, 2007 • Actress Liv Ullman, longtime muse of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, talks about working with the legendary director, who died today at the age of 89. Bergman made more than 50 films, including The Seventh Seal, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander. Actress Liv Ullman on Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12350237/12350242" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Film Legend Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89 July 30, 2007 • The Swedish director, regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died Monday at his home. In more than 50 films, his vision encompassed all the extremes of his beloved country, from summer nights filled with joy to the gloom of endless winter. Film Legend Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12347936/12360625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Remembering Director Ingmar Bergman July 30, 2007 • The Swedish film director, widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, has died at the age of 89. Fellow director Woody Allen described Bergman as "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of the motion picture camera." Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12352785/12352786" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day 'In Our Talons,' a Homemade Gem July 30, 2007 • "In Our Talons"'s pumping accordion and creaky guitars feel as fragile as the bending branches and creeping beetles the song carefully describes. But it soon morphs into a more straightforward lament.
Obituaries 'Film Artist' Bergman Put His Life on the Screen July 30, 2007 • Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is dead at 89. His many films included Scenes from a Marriage and Wild Strawberries. Fellow director Woody Allen once called Bergman "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of the motion picture camera." 'Film Artist' Bergman Put His Life on the Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12344582/12344587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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