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News Articles: Arts & Life

Faced with limited access to conventional stages, troupes like Contra-Tiempo are taking advantage of striking outdoor spaces at Jacob's Pillow this summer.

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  • Dance

Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences

Jacob's Pillow had a particularly tough 2020, closed by pandemic and struck by a fire that consumed one of its theaters. This summer the dance center rises from the ashes, literally and figuratively.

July 18, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden
<em>A Psalm for the Wild-Built</em>, by Becky Chambers

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  • Book Reviews

A Monk And A Robot Meet In A Forest ... And Talk Philosophy In This New Novel

Becky Chambers comes down to earth for her new series, about a world where humans and robots diverged so long ago that now each group is just a myth to the other, and robots propagate themselves.

July 18, 2021
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  • Amal El-Mohtar
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar In <em>Never Have I Ever</em>.

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  • Television

'Never Have I Ever' Complicates Its Asian American Characters. That's The Whole Point

Season two of Mindy Kaling's "steamy teen romance" gives Asian American characters their own complicated stories of navigating love, grief and even a new frenemy.

July 17, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' For July 17, 2021: 'Hamilton' Star Phillipa Soo Plays Not My Job

Soo created the role of Eliza Hamilton on Broadway and was just nominated for an Emmy for the televised version of her performance. We've asked her to play a game called "Hamilton? Try a ton o' ham."

July 17, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Biz Markie, in an undated photo from the early years.

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  • Music News

Biz Markie, Pioneering Beatboxer And 'Just A Friend' Rapper, Dies At 57

Biz Markie died Friday night after months of health issues.

July 17, 2021
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  • David Ma
Edward Theatre's entrance, as seen from the street opened in 1914 in Kalbadevi, and was named after King Edward V, who visited Mumbai the same year. It initially started with stage plays, with a total of 509 wooden seats, distributed between three separate levels. Until a few years ago, the theatre turned cinema hall, played mostly B- grade Bollywood films.

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  • World

India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

July 17, 2021
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  • Sushmita Pathak
Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page) in<em> Bridgerton.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

The Only 'New' Thing About Cross-Cultural Casting Is Who's Getting The Roles

Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of Bridgerton and Hamilton — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater.

July 16, 2021
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  • Bob Mondello
Billy Porter and Tiffany Haddish star in <em>Like a Boss</em>. GLAAD called Porter's character, Barrett, "a good example of casual inclusion, featuring an explicitly LGBTQ character."

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  • Movies

LGBTQ Characters Got More Movie Screen Time In 2020, GLAAD Study Finds

The advocacy group just released its annual film survey, which found the percentage of LGBTQ characters of color also increased. But it still cited issues with lack of transgender representation.

July 16, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
Anthony Bourdain, in <em>Roadrunner</em>, the new documentary about his life.

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  • Movie Reviews

I Thought I Knew Anthony Bourdain. 'Roadrunner' Shows Us Who He Really Was

Chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain died by suicide in 2018. The new documentary Roadrunner gathers people who knew him well to praise and remember him, and also to rage about his death.

July 16, 2021
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  • Jason Sheehan
GPB  NPR

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  • Food

Anthony Bourdain: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

We listen back to our 2016 interview with the late food writer and TV host, who killed himself in 2018 while in France to film Parts Unknown. Bourdain is the subject of a new documentary, Roadrunner.

July 16, 2021
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  • Dave Davies
The chef-turned-media personality died by suicide in 2018. His voice was recreated in the new documentary <em>Roadrunner</em> by AI technology.

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  • Movies

AI Brought Anthony Bourdain's Voice Back To Life. Should It Have?

The director of the new Anthony Bourdain documentary Roadrunner says he used AI to generate Bourdain reading from letters he'd never spoken aloud, triggering a debate about technology and ethics.

July 16, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Other Tens

Miracle Workers actors Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni take on this latest installment, venturing through the "tens" of centuries past.

July 16, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Real Or Fake Chia Pet

Chia Pets come in all sorts of fun shapes— But what about a murderous clown? Couples Therapy hosts Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman find out!

July 16, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Hey There, Hot Stuff

Miracle Workers stars Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni play a game about things that reach very, very hot temperatures. Please bring flame resistant clothing, or at least some oven mitts.

July 16, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Teacher's A Pet

Couples Therapy hosts Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman go back to school in this game about animal led Masterclasses.

July 16, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
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