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Super Mutants, Killer Robots And Ghouls: Take A Tour Of Fallout 4's Massachusetts

4:32pm November 27, 2015

The biggest entertainment release so far in 2015 wasn't Jurassic World or Adele's 25 ... it was a video game. Fallout 4, released earlier this month, made $750 million in 24 hours. JJ Sutherland and Chris Suellentrop of the podcast Shall We Play A Game have this review.

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'Welcome To Where We From': Chicago Through The Eyes Of A Poet

4:32pm November 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Chicago poet Nate Marshall, who reflects on this week in Chicago and read his poem "Out South."

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From Dream Bride To Doll For Boys: The Evolution Of The Barbie Ad

4:32pm November 27, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Barbie commercials have come a long way since the 1950s, when one ad encouraged girls to want to get married. Today's commercials market the doll to boys and show girls dreaming about their careers.

Willem de Kooning's Woman — Ochre (oil on canvas, 1954-55) has been missing for 30 years.

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Where's This Painting? 30 Years After Its Theft, Nobody Knows

2:01pm November 27, 2015

by Vanessa Barchfield

On the day after Thanksgiving 1985, a man and a woman walked into the University of Arizona art museum and walked out with Willem de Kooning's Woman — Ochre. An empty frame still hangs in its place.

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'Better Call Saul' And 'The Great American Dream Machine' Shine As DVD Box Sets

1:16pm November 27, 2015

by David Bianculli

TV critic David Bianculli shares his enthusiasm for two newly released DVD box sets: season one of Better Call Saul and a four-DVD set of the 1970s PBS variety show, The Great American Dream Machine.

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Linda Holmes and Trevor Noah talk during NPR's Weekend In Washington event on October 31.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Conversation With Trevor Noah

8:20am November 27, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Our panel is on vacation, but that doesn't mean there's no show: in October, our host chatted with The Daily Show's new host about comedy, diversity, decor, visiting South Africa, and lots more.

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'Tis The Season For Coming Attractions: What To Watch For At The Multiplex

4:01pm November 26, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello offers a selective preview of the likely blockbusters and Oscar contenders that Hollywood has in store for the end of the year.

The next time a cooking disaster strikes, remember: It happens to the best of us.

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Kitchen Disasters: Top Chefs Recall Dinner Gone Wrong

4:01pm November 26, 2015

by Rose Friedman

Burned the turkey? You're in good company. Even accomplished chefs have suffered unsalvageable meal messes. Ruth Reichl, Jaques Pepin and Pati Jinich share their stories.

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'The Seventh Bride' Faces Horror — And Still Gets The Biscuits Made

7:03am November 26, 2015

by Tasha Robinson

Ursula Vernon (writing as T. Kingfisher) delivers a fleet, stripped-down fairy tale with echoes of Bluebeard and Peter Beagle. Critic Tasha Robinson praises Vernon's tough-minded, distinctive women

Victor (James McAvoy) and Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) in a scene from Victor Frankenstein.

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A Lively 'Victor Frankenstein' Gives Igor The Spotlight

6:47pm November 25, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

It doesn't have much of an ending, but Victor Frankenstein is a livelier updating of a British classic than, say, the latest from James Bond.