‘You Bite Off A Little Bit’: ‘Mad Max’ Editor On How To Shape A Film
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Margaret Sixel, Oscar-nominated editor for Mad Max: Fury Road, about how she highlighted emotional content in the action film.
Arts & Culture
NPR News: Kodak To Revive Storied Super 8 Camera
Kodak To Revive Storied Super 8 Camera
Kodak is reviving its storied Super 8 camera as a digital-analog hybrid. NPR talks about what made the 8 mm film format such an appealing one, what its return might mean, and whether this relaunch can be successful for Kodak.
NPR News: ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ Opera Commemorates Sparring Supreme Court Friendship
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ Opera Commemorates Sparring Supreme Court Friendship
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the late Justice Antonin Scalia were ideologically at the opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench. Despite their dissenting opinions, they were also great friends. And their arguments with each other were put to an opera.
NPR News: ‘Indentured’ Explores Efforts To Fight Mistreatment Of College Athletes
‘Indentured’ Explores Efforts To Fight Mistreatment Of College Athletes
College sports rake in billions, but the athletes’ pay just covers college costs. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with author Joe Nocera about Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA.
NPR News: ‘Narconomics’: How The Drug Cartels Operate Like Wal-Mart And McDonald’s
‘Narconomics’: How The Drug Cartels Operate Like Wal-Mart And McDonald’s
The cartels’ business models are similar to those of big-box stores and franchises, says Tom Wainwright, former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. His new book is Narconomics.
NPR News: ‘Saul’ And The Limits Of Hustle
‘Saul’ And The Limits Of Hustle
Better Call Saul succeeds in part, Sarah Ventre writes, because the struggle to get by without losing yourself is one so many people understand.
NPR News: What The Sitcoms Don’t Tell You About New York City Friendships
What The Sitcoms Don’t Tell You About New York City Friendships
Kristopher Jansma’s novel, Why We Came to the City, explores the dynamic between a group of friends who must confront cancer, alcoholism and the mirage of contentment created by New York City.
NPR News: M.F.K. Fisher Conjured Good Times That Couldn’t Last
M.F.K. Fisher Conjured Good Times That Couldn’t Last
In this posthumous novel beloved food writer, M.F.K. Fisher, rouses the «perfect nothingness, lightness and frivolity of the days before tragedy» as well as the «squirming aftermath.»
NPR News: ‘Star Wars’ Editors Defy Hollywood Conventions
‘Star Wars’ Editors Defy Hollywood Conventions
In a film industry often dominated by men, there’s at least one exception: Many editors are women. Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey speak about their work on the new Star Wars.
NPR News: Not My Job: We Quiz The Duplass Brothers On Sibling Rivalry
Not My Job: We Quiz The Duplass Brothers On Sibling Rivalry
Mark and Jay Duplass take a break from writing, directing, acting and producing to play a game called «Hating you is like hating myself.»
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