New Yorker journalist David Kirkpatrick says a government command hub has been tasked with tracking and protecting U.S. elections from foreign adversaries who seek to sow discord and foment violence.
Golson, who died Sept. 21, captured the sunny optimism of American in the late '50s and early '60s. He composed internal music for hit TV shows and appeared as himself in the 2004 film The Terminal.
New York Times reporter Ken Bensinger says the America First Policy Institute, which has nearly 300 executive orders ready to be signed, would influence a Trump second term more than Project 2025.
"A Real Pain" is a new comic drama written and directed by actor Jesse Eisenberg. It's the story of two cousins played by Eisenberg and "Succession's" Kieran Culkin, who take a tour of Poland to honor the memory of their Holocaust survivor grandmother. Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says the movie, which opens this week, isn't just incredibly entertaining; it's one of the best movies he's seen about coming to terms with the past.
So many of the network's new prime-time series are like cafeteria casseroles: aggressively and intentionally bland. But late-night shows continue to offer spice in the form of biting humor.
In the new thriller "Conclave," now playing in theaters, Ralph Fiennes plays a cardinal in the Vatican who is tasked with overseeing the election of a new pope. The movie also features Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, and was directed by Edward Berger of the Oscar-winning "All Quiet On The Western Front." Our film critic, Justin Chang, has this review of "Conclave."
Ken Tucker reviews Robert Hilburn's biography of Newman, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Plus, we listen back to a 1998 archival interview with the Grammy Award-winning artist.
Contemporary painter, sculptor and installation artist Titus Kaphar, is known for taking classical forms of art and deconstructing them to reveal hidden truths that challenge historical narratives. His new film is Exhibiting Forgiveness.
New Yorker writer Susan Glasser says Trump is highly transactional, so billionaires may be betting on access and a seat at the table if he’s re-elected. It’s what some of them got in his first term.
Petty's classic album is being rereleased as Long After Dark Deluxe, including seven previously unreleased songs. Petty, who died in 2017, spoke to Fresh Air in 2006 about his influences.
The new comedy "Anora," which won the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in theaters this week. It's the latest comic drama from Sean Baker, the writer and director of "Tangerine," "The Florida Project" and "Red Rocket." And it stars Mikey Madison as a New York stripper who gets more than she bargained for when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.
Harjo was recently named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. His TV show Reservation Dogs focused on group of teenagers living on a Native reservation in rural Oklahoma. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022.
Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zeran's 2015 debut novel, "The Remainder," was a finalist for the International Booker Prize. Her nonfiction book, "When Women Kill," was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critic Circle Award in Criticism. Her latest novel is called "Clean." Our book critic Maureen Corrigan says the world it depicts is anything but.
As IG, Glenn Fine oversaw investigations of the mishandling of documents in the Oklahoma bombing case, the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo and corruption in the Navy. His book is Watchdogs.
