Oct 9th, 2008 · A London schoolteacher (the bubbly Sally Hawkins ) keeps her cool — and her smile — through a string of mishaps. But Mike Leigh's movie feels decent and affirmative, never cloying or melodramatic. (Recommended).
Mar 28th, 2008 · The Metropolitan Opera's production of Tristan und Isolde has endured horrible luck since it opened earlier this month. But for understudy Janice Baird, the mishaps meant her Met debut, taking on the lead role in mid-performance.
Feb 11th, 2008 · Sweet-natured and sharply pointed, The Band's Visit follows the adventures of an Egyptian musical group meant to be on a goodwill tour in Israel. Through a mishap, the band is stranded in a remote desert town.
Jan 12th, 2008 · A National Security Agency report released this week details intelligence communications, hoaxes and occasional mishaps during the Vietnam War. National Security Archives historian John Prados discusses what these newly declassified documents say about the U.S. strategy in Vietnam.
Oct 15th, 2007 · The U.S. and Russia may not have found common ground on America's proposed anti-missile defense system. But at least there were no embarrassing ice skating mishaps for America's top diplomat. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined a chance to show off her ice skating prowess.
Jun 30th, 2007 · Critic Bob Mondello says Brad Bird's animated kitchen comedy, about a Paris rat who longs to be a haute-cuisine chef, "isn't just amusing, it's downright mouth-watering" -- even as it's "engagingly down-to-earth" and temptingly funny about everything from critics to romantic mishaps.
Oct 24th, 2006 · English travel writer Eric Newby died Friday at the age of 86. The iconic adventurer, whose journeys were often fraught with mishap, was best known for A Short Walk Through the Hindu Kush, a book about travels through central Asia. Melissa Block talks with Wanda Newby, who often went along on her husband's journeys.
Sep 22nd, 2006 · All week long, we've been telling tall tales from the concert hall. Today, we stop by Verizon Hall in Philadelphia to hear about a mishap involving cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a performance of the Beethoven Triple Concerto. And Dame Joan Sutherland talks about her reaction to an unusual concert disruption.