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FA | Book Reviews

Novel 'Forest Dark' And Dog Book 'Afterglow' Consider The Meaning Of Life

September 20, 2017

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two books that use experimental forms to tackle weighty topics. "Both of these odd new books offer something special," she says.

FA | Television

Jerry Seinfeld's New Netflix Special Puts His Comic Life Into Perspective

September 20, 2017

After more than 40 years in the business, Seinfeld revisits the clubs where he got his start. Critic David Bianculli says Jerry Before Seinfeld will make you laugh — a lot.

FA | Author Interviews

'Cuz' Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA

September 20, 2017

Danielle Allen's memoir centers on her cousin Michael, who was sentenced to a long prison term for carjacking when he was 15. Three years after his release, he was found shot to death in a parked car.

FA | Music Reviews

Matthew Sweet's Melodic Hooks Tug At The Heart On 'Tomorrow Forever'

September 19, 2017

Sweet recalls the time just before rock 'n' roll became self-consciously "rock" on his first album of new songs in six years. Critic Ken Tucker calls the music on Tomorrow Forever "wholly unironic."

FA | Politics

Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?

September 19, 2017

Journalists E.J. Dionne and Norm Ornstein say that a new wave of political activism springs from the fact that Trump is unfit for office. Their new book (with Thomas Mann) is One Nation After Trump.

FA | Fine Art

Exhibit Highlights The Work Of The Late Avant-Garde Artist Florine Stettheimer

September 19, 2017

Stettheimer, who died in 1944, had only one public showing of her paintings during her lifetime. Now the Jewish Museum in New York has the first new exhibit of her work in more than 20 years.

FA | Politics

Clinton Won't Rule Out Questioning 2016 Election, But Says No Clear Means To Do So

September 18, 2017

Hillary Clinton tells Fresh Air the mechanism for such a challenge does not exist in the U.S. "and usually we don't need it." She also says she is "optimistic about our country, but I am not naive."

FA | Movie Reviews

Self-Aggrandizing, Interminable 'Mother!' Mixes Fantasy And Reality

September 15, 2017

Writer-director Darren Aronofsky's new film is set in a large country house where a young woman, played by Jennifer Lawrence, finds herself under siege by unwanted guests.

FA | Music Interviews

Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona

September 15, 2017

"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often." Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2016.

FA | Author Interviews

Musician Fred Hersch Recounts A Life 'In And Out Of Jazz' In His New Memoir

September 14, 2017

Nearly 30 years ago, Hersch was among the first jazz musicians to come out as both gay and HIV positive. His memoir looks back on that time, as well as the time he spent in a medically induced coma.

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Novel 'Forest Dark' And Dog Book 'Afterglow' Consider The Meaning Of Life

Jerry Seinfeld's New Netflix Special Puts His Comic Life Into Perspective

'Cuz' Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA

Matthew Sweet's Melodic Hooks Tug At The Heart On 'Tomorrow Forever'

Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?

Exhibit Highlights The Work Of The Late Avant-Garde Artist Florine Stettheimer

Clinton Won't Rule Out Questioning 2016 Election, But Says No Clear Means To Do So

Self-Aggrandizing, Interminable 'Mother!' Mixes Fantasy And Reality

Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona

Musician Fred Hersch Recounts A Life 'In And Out Of Jazz' In His New Memoir

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