The Golden Globe Nominations: Still Crazy After All These Years
It’s never a surprise that the Golden Globe nominations often seem as earnestly devoted to tippling as the Golden Globe …
Kevin Clash: The Man Behind Sesame Street’s Elmo
When Elmo first appeared on Sesame Street, the little red monster had a deep voice and rarely laughed. But then …
Culturetopia: Minor Key Edition
This week’s podcast of NPR’s best arts and cultural stories includes a look at an unexpected thematic commonality in a …
Fired Up: The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy
2011 was a good year to be a reader of science fiction and fantasy, although lately every year has been …
Television’s New Antiheroes: Creating Sympathy For The Devilish
Jackson “Jax” Teller, the antihero at the heart of FX’s blockbuster biker gang series Sons of Anarchy, is pretty easy …
Alan Cheuse Picks The Best Books To Give As Gifts
He’s made his list and checked it twice: critic Alan Cheuse recommends the best books to give as gifts in …
New in Paperback: December 12 – 18
Fiction and nonfiction releases from Eric Van Lustbader, Gideon Rose, Sergio Luzzatto and the Dalai Lama. [Copyright 2011 National Public …
2011 In Film: How A Year Without A Favorite Was A Favorite Year
So far, awards season has been unsettled — and pleasantly so. The local critics in San Francisco and Toronto made …
‘Addiction Inc.’: Big Tobacco, Keeping Us Hooked
In the late 1970s, a young researcher was hired by a major tobacco company to help create a cigarette that …
The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists
1. The Poisoned. “The fact that you included Adele on this list of 100 things you like makes it a …
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