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Back to SearchThe Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’
Mel Brooks’s classic 1974 movie Young Frankenstein parodies the iconic Frankenstein movies of the 1930s. This Halloween, we’re featuring our intervie…
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The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government
In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, …
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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization
DaCosta directed the box office hit horror movie Candyman and The Marvels. Her latest, Hedda, is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, Hedda Gab…
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Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia
Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, he was a fan. As a kid he wrote letters to his h…
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For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor
The filmmaker's new memoir, 'The Uncool,' is about his teen years in the '70s as a rock journalist for 'Rolling Stone.' His unconventional story was …
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Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War
We know Malala as the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, the girl who survived a Taliban bullet at 15 for advocating for girls' education in Pakistan. No…
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Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg
As longtime co-host of All Things Considered, Stamberg was the first woman to anchor a national news program in the U.S. People weren't used to heari…
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Guillermo Del Toro Finally Makes His Own 'Frankenstein'
When Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was a kid growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, he would draw monsters all day. His deeply Catholic gran…
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Confused By The U.S. Economy? You're Not Alone
How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Be…
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Malala Yousafzai On Breaking Rules & Finding Her Way
After surviving the Taliban's 2012 attempted assassination, activist Malala Yousafzai didn't back down. She continued to advocate for girls' educatio…
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