$1 Billion in Art Seized by Nazis Found in Munich
During the years of the Nazi regime, millions of lives were lost, and along with them, homes, personal belongings and keepsakes. Among those cherished objects: 16,000 works of fine art.But over the...
View ArticleJeremy Denk Performs Bach's Goldberg Variations
Acclaimed pianist and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Jeremy Denk performs some of Bach’s Goldberg Variations live in our studios. His latest album is J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations. He’ll also talk about his...
View ArticleThe Surprising History of an American Anthem
In 1918 Irving Berlin composed a show tune called "God Bless America." But he never would have imagined that his would eventually rise to the status of a nationally known patriotic anthem.Written right...
View ArticleIs Science Enough?
Curtis White, novelist, essayist, English professor at Illinois State University, and author of the Science Delusion: Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers, defends poetry and...
View ArticleNew Movie Releases: 'Peeples' and 'The Great Gatsby'
In this week's look at new movies, Rafer and Kristen discuss complicated family reunions, party crashing, and what happens when eccentric Australian directors take on American classics. It's all in...
View ArticleListening in on "The Lives of Other Citizens"
All day long, we talk to ourselves. Nowhere is this more true than in New York, a city where every small solitary errand involves crossing paths with dozens-- or hundreds-- of strangers. New Yorkers...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'Rise of the Guardians', 'Silver Linings Playbook', 'Life of Pi',...
In this special hour-long Thanksgiving podcast Kristen and Rafer respond to listener mail, review five new movies, and give thanks.'Rise of the Guardians,' a 3-D animated fantasy adventure based on...
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New Movies: 'Life of Pi,' 'Red Dawn,' 'Hitchcock'
Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, our Movie Date team, review three of Thanksgiving's box office releases. The Kristen and Rafer had mixed feelings about "Life of Pi," based on the novel by Yann...
View ArticleHenry James and His American Masterpiece
Literary critic Michael Gorra discusses his biography of Henry James told through the lens of his greatest novel, Portrait of a Lady. InPortrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American...
View ArticleCentury of the Child at MoMA
Curator Juliet Kinchin discusses the exhibition “Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000,” a survey of 20th-century design for children, that brings together school architecture,...
View ArticleNew Movie Releases: 'Prometheus', 'Madagascar 3'
This week’s big release is “Prometheus,” starring Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, hosts this week's Movie Date.
View Article“Clybourne Park”
Jeremy Shamos and Crystal Dickinson discuss their roles in “Clybourne Park,” winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and London’s Olivier award for Best Play. The play deals with race, real estate, and the...
View Article“Lonely, I’m Not”
Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby discuss their roles in the play “Lonely, I’m Not.” The play is a comic journey that follows Porter, who has been married and divorced, earned seven figures as a...
View ArticleSerge Bromberg on “A Trip to the Moon and Other Travels”
Film preservationist and entertainer Serge Bromberg talks about his recently restored color version of Georges Méliès’ film "A Trip to the Moon" and a selection of rare silent films from around the...
View Article200th Birthday of Charles Dickens
A day of Great Expectations for fans of Charles Dickens. Today's marks the 200th birthday of the writer who gave us "A Tale of Two Cities," "A Christmas Carol," "David Copperfield," among many others....
View ArticleShedding Light on the World's Most Mysterious Regime
To citizens around the world, what goes on above the 38th parallel is largely a mystery. Though there are no questions about the numerous human rights abuses that go on in North Korea — extreme food...
View ArticlePain, Music and Destiny: Bob Dylan
Some might joke that his vocal chords are indeed much older, but celebrated folk legend Bob Dylan turned 70-years-old last year. Recently audio has surfaced from 1966, in which the singer speaks to a...
View ArticleCountry Music Reflects America's Struggles
Country music has enjoyed a long tradition of reflecting the everyday concerns of working men and women, good times and bad times. With 14 million Americans currently out of work, a crippling national...
View ArticleHome From Battle, An Iraq War Vet Teaches Ballet
All this week the Takeaway is checking back in with some of our most memorable guests from the past year. Coming up... the Takeaway will be talking to Roman Baca, an Iraq veteran and ballet dancer who...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'War Horse,' 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' 'We Bought a...
Stephen Spielberg's adaptation of the Michael Morpurgo novel "War Horse," the adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," and Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" are...
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