Arts

Not Too Much, Not Too Little: Sweden, In A Font

6:57pm February 12, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Sweden's government commissioned a typeface to represent the country on websites and elsewhere. The result, the designers of Swedish Sans say, reflects the clean and easygoing Scandinavian aesthetic.

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If Apple Made iMilk And Nike Sold Fruit: Designer Groceries As Art

6:57pm February 12, 2015

by Maria Godoy

A designer has reimagined a host of everyday edibles as high-end grocery items. It's a project that explores how branding influences our purchases — and where the ethical boundaries lie for designers.

Even Leila Dunbar (right), Antiques Roadshow appraiser, was overwhelmed by the collection. "It is the greatest archive that I have ever had at the Roadshow," she says.

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'Holy Smokes!': Rare Baseball Card Collection Hits Home Run

6:50pm February 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

It's a sports appraisal record for PBS' Antiques Roadshow: A collection of memorabilia from the 1870s was valued at $1 million. The owner had been expecting more like $5,000 or $10,000.

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Sam Taylor-Johnson directs Jamie Dorn and Dakota Johnson on the set of Fifty Shades of Grey.

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'Fifty Shades' Director Explores Passion, Performance And Control

6:26pm February 12, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Fifty Shades of Grey is expected to be a blockbuster — and the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, is a relative unknown outside of the art world, where she's a star. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a profile.

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"The age of five is the most philosophical age you can be." - Mo Willems. His latest Elephant and Piggie adventure is Waiting Is Not Easy!

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Mo Willems: 'I Want My Books To Be Played'

3:55pm February 12, 2015

The author of such beloved children's book characters as the Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie explains why he writes for people "who have not yet learned how to be embarrassed."

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Don't Let The Author Devour The Microphone!

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Mo Willems: Sunny Day

3:55pm February 12, 2015

A botched job interview wound up landing Willems a gig on Sesame Street. Will an Ask Me Another Challenge about the legendary show turn Willems into a giggling Ernie, or Oscar the Grouch?

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Pickup Lines Throughout History

3:55pm February 12, 2015

Is it 451 degrees Fahrenheit in here, or is it just you? Imagine pick-up lines that famous historical figures might have used at their local bar. Have your glass of water ready.

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What's Your Number?

3:55pm February 12, 2015

Who is Count Von Count's favorite rapper? Two-pac! Ah, ah, ah! Guess the Count's other favorite celebrities--they all have numbers in their names, like Ernest Borg-nine and Harrison Four-d.

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Movies That Really Stink

3:55pm February 12, 2015

The fur flies in this final round as contestants go ape trying to guess movies that have the names of animals in their titles. Who will Chicken Run their way to victory?

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'Ida' Director Made Film To 'Recover The Poland' Of His Childhood

1:35pm February 12, 2015

The film is set in 1962 in Poland where director Pawel Pawlikowski lived until he was 14. Up for an Oscar for best foreign language film, Ida is about identity, faith, guilt and socialism.

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