Courtside Chemistry: How NBA’s Phil Jackson Won ‘Eleven Rings’
Phil Jackson is famous not only for coaching stars — Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Chicago Bulls, Kobe …
After Crashing In Canadian ‘Abyss,’ Four Men Fight To Survive
On the night of Oct. 19, 1984, Erik Vogel was uneasy about flying. It was snowing; his plane’s deicer and …
At L.A.’s UnCabaret, 25 Years Of Letting It All Hang Out
A lot of the stand-up comedy that gets done in Los Angeles is really just comics auditioning for parts in …
Brooks: ‘I’m An EGOT; I Don’t Need Any More’
Over the 60 years that Mel Brooks has been in the entertainment business, his name has become synonymous with comedy. …
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Book News: J.K. Rowling Tells ‘Harry Potter’ Backstories
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. J.K. Rowling, Seamus Heaney, Hilary Mantel, Tom Stoppard …
Reaction Saturation And Sunday Night Television
Consider what goes on in your brain when you, for instance, you watch an episode of Mad Men. First, you …
Nostalgia For Sale As Captain Kangaroo’s Pals Are Auctioned Off
The classic children’s show Captain Kangaroo aired on TV for nearly 30 years, starting in 1955. After its creator and …
Unacceptable Anger From ‘The Woman Upstairs’
The main character of Claire Messud’s novel, The Woman Upstairs, is a good woman. Nora is a 37-year-old elementary school …
The Movie Katie Aselton Has ‘Seen A Million Times’
The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I’ve Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking …
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