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    'Dolores' Focuses On Life Of Labor And Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta

    Jan 22, 2017
    Dolores Huerta was one of the co-founders of the group that became the United Farm Workers. She's continuing her activism of more than 60 years and her life is the focus of a new documentary, Dolores.
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    Monkey See
    Gorey Details: Neil Patrick Harris plays the evil, vainglorious Count Olaf to the hilt in the Netflix black comedy series.
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    'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Is All About Olaf

    Jan 21, 2017
    Unlike the 2004 Jim Carrey film, the Netflix series nails the darkly whimsical tone of the children's books on which it's based; Neil Patrick Harris is a big reason for that.
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    Goats and Soda
    Actor Aamir Khan plays former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, training his on-screen daughters in the art of wrestling, in the film <em>Dangal</em>.
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    Unexpected Heroines Of An Indian Box Office Hit: Female Wrestlers

    Jan 20, 2017
    'Dangal" is a Disney film that tells the story of India's Phogat wrestling family. It's broken the record for ticket sales for a Hindi language film. And it's in theaters in the U.S. too.
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    Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) in the new HBO series <em>The Young Pope</em>.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Young Pope' And 'Hell Or High Water'

    Jan 20, 2017
    On this week's show, HBO explores the Vatican, and two brothers get in a lot of trouble in one of 2016's best-reviewed films.
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    Katherine G Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) as Katherine G. Johnson and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) in <em>Hidden Figures</em>.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Hidden Figures' And 'One Day At A Time'

    Jan 13, 2017
    This week, the women of NASA and the women of a Netflix reboot both get lots of attention, and we close the show with what's making us happy this week.
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    Tracee Ellis Ross won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy TV series for her role in <em>Black-ish</em>, at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
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    Small Batch Edition: The Golden Globes

    Jan 09, 2017
    In this brief edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we talk about speeches, awards, Donald Glover's suit, Jimmy Fallon's monologue, and lots more.
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    The Two-Way
    This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. deMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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    At Golden Globes, Meryl Streep Takes On Donald Trump

    Jan 09, 2017
    Meryl Streep, a prominent progressive in the arts world, did not mention Donald Trump by name when she criticized his remarks about a reporter during the campaign. But her target was clear.
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    The Two-Way
    Om Puri at the New York premiere of <em>The Hundred-Foot Journey</em> on Aug. 4, 2014.
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    Renowned Indian Actor Om Puri Dies At 66

    Jan 06, 2017
    Puri began acting in Indian art house cinema in the 1970s and soon branched into British and American films, including Gandhi in 1982 and Charlie Wilson's War in 2007.
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    The Two-Way
    Photographers take photos of Carrie Fisher's dog, Gary Fisher, before the screening of the film <em>Agassi (The Handmaiden — Mademoiselle)</em> at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes in May.
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    LISTEN: Carrie Fisher, Terry Gross — And Gary The Dog

    Dec 27, 2016
    In an interview with Fisher last month, the Fresh Air host couldn't believe the turn it took when she asked about Fisher's beloved French bulldog. Turns out Gary was right there in the studio.
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    After Sexual Assault Allegations, Race Colors Stars' Reputations Differently

    Dec 25, 2016
    NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with BuzzFeed's Anne Helen Petersen about actors Nate Parker and Casey Affleck. Both are the subject of allegations of sexual assault, but their reputations have fared differently.
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    Actress Carrie Fisher Reportedly In Stable Condition After Entering Cardiac Arrest

    Dec 23, 2016
    Both the Los Angeles City Fire Department and United Airlines say a passenger aboard a flight from London was unresponsive. Multiple media reports claim it was the Star Wars actress.
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    When Swinton And Cho Talk Race, The Point's Lost In Translation

    Dec 21, 2016
    Two celebrities had an email exchange about race that seemed polite but was loaded with subtext. When the exchange became public, the conversation about who was wrong looked frustratingly familiar.
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    Why Does A Frozen Lake Sound Like A Star Wars Blaster?

    Dec 21, 2016
    Visitors to icy lakes are sometimes treated to the sounds of a space age battle. Why? NPR's Skunk Bear takes on the cold case in their latest video.
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    Remembrances
    Zsa Zsa Gabor strikes a glamorous pose during a rehearsal for CBS's <em>As The World Turns</em> in 1981.
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    Zsa Zsa Gabor, An Icon Of Camp, Glitz And Glam, Dies At 99

    Dec 18, 2016
    The screen siren was probably most responsible for the notion of "famous for being famous." NPR's Neda Ulaby looks back at Gabor's contributions to pop culture and to our ideas about celebrity.
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    Barbershop

    Barbershop: Obama's News Conference, Trump And Kanye, And 'Star Wars'

    Dec 17, 2016
    Political strategist Ron Christie, film producer Tammy Garnes and Danielle Belton of The Root discuss President Obama's last news conference, Donald Trump's outreach efforts and the movie Rogue One.
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    Race

    Documentary '13TH' Argues Mass Incarceration Is An Extension Of Slavery

    Dec 17, 2016
    Filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks about her new documentary, 13TH, which explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the United States. The film's title refers to the 13th Amendment.
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    Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.</em>
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Rogue One' And 'La La Land'

    Dec 16, 2016
    It's a big week for movies, with the latest hotly anticipated Star Wars entry and a splashy musical starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and a lamppost.
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    The Two-Way

    'Lion King,' 'Princess Bride,' 'The Birds' Among Additions To Film Registry

    Dec 14, 2016
    Each year, the Library of Congress picks 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant movies for preservation. The 2016 selections date from as early as 1903, and as recent as 1998.
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    Code Switch
    NaRhee Ahn directed the new web film that was inspired by the "Haikus with Hotties" calendar.
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    'It's (Sexy) Asian Men!' Hallelujah!

    Dec 06, 2016
    The new short web film "It's Asian Men!" aims to tackle a big issue: Why Asian-American men are rarely cast on TV or in movies as the romantic or sexy lead. No Long Duk Dong here.
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    "Haikus on Hotties" is the 2017 sequel to "Haikus with Hotties," a 2016 calendar featuring dishy Asian men and poems.
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    This Week In Race: Dog Whistles, Dreamers And Dead Dictators

    Dec 02, 2016
    Pipeline and prisons and tantrums at Starbucks: these are a few of our favorite stories this week.
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    Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop), Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel).
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Gilmore Girls' And 'Moana'

    Dec 02, 2016
    On this week's show, we return to Stars Hollow and travel to Disney's latest gorgeous world with Daisy Rosario and super-librarian Margaret H. Willison.
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    Arts & Life
    Gianfranco Rosi's documentary, <em>Fire at Sea, </em>is set on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, where tens of thousands of migrants come ashore each year.
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    2 New Works Confront The Refugee Crisis With Empathy And Humanity

    Nov 30, 2016
    Critic John Powers discusses the Italian documentary, Fire at Sea, and the novel, These Are the Names. The works take very different — but nonetheless poignant — approaches to the refugee situation.
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    Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali, from a scene in "Moonlight.
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    'Moonlight' Scored At The Gotham Awards, Which Is Why We Have Awards

    Nov 29, 2016
    The ability of an initially low-profile film like Moonlight to soar at the Gotham Awards is one of the times when awards prove they don't have to just be cynical back-patting exercises.
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    Kumail Nanjiani and Stephen Thompson on stage at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 23, 2016.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: Live From Los Angeles With Kumail Nanjiani

    Nov 23, 2016
    This week's show was taped during our west coast tour, and it gives us a chance to talk about romantic comedies with actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani.
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    Latin America

    Young Barbers In Brazil Are Cutting Away From Traditional Barbershops

    Nov 20, 2016
    A prize-winning documentary in Brazil is highlighting a new trend in barbershops, where fresh hairstyles are mixing with changing ideas about gender and race.
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