Oct 9th, 2008 · A leaner, more linear version of a 1994 drama from cult director Wong Kar-wai; entrancingly atmospheric, emotionally elusive and saturated with colors so vivid as to verge on the psychedelic. (Recommended).
Sep 26th, 2008 · Musician and composer Ant Neely is an advocate of literally spreading his music around the world. A member of the electronic band Subthunk, Neely has turned the release of his first solo album, Not Fit For Human Consumption, into a global experiment by leaving copies of the CD in public locations for people to find, copy, and then leave someplace else. With the help of those who find the CDs, Neely is tracking the movement of his album on his Web site. One disc made its way from England to Brazil while another hopped around the U.K. before landing in Africa.
Jul 7th, 2008 · The inspiration for Wolf Parade's "California Dreamer" comes from exactly where you might suspect it does: The Mamas and the Papas' 1965 hit "California Dreamin'." Singer Spencer Krug's curiosity was piqued by the line, "If I didn't tell her / I would leave today," so he imagined the perspective of the woman left behind.
Sep 20th, 2006 · The new novel The Return of the Player is writer Michael Tolkin's sequel to his 1988 Hollywood satire The Player, which was made into a hit film. Book critic Veronique de Turenne says the sequel is worth the wait -- an unlikely study of love, faith, existential angst -- and of course, the ugly side of making movies.
Apr 18th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with Robert James Shiller about the current situation with the financial markets, interest rates, and the future of the real estate boom. Shiller is a professor of economics at Yale University's International Center for Finance and author of Irrational Exuberance, Redux: Including the Real Estate Market Bubble and the Rise of the Ownership Society.
Mar 31st, 2005 · NPR's Alex Chadwick revisits a Radio Expeditions moment when reporter Charles Thompson was attacked by a swarm of "Africanized" bees.
Aug 30th, 2004 · In this certified re-run of a previously aired Unger Report, slightly confused correspondent Brian Unger looks forward 50 years and imagines what we'll be watching on television in the year 2054.
Aug 9th, 2004 · The week-long X Games competition ended Sunday with a flourish of extreme sports action and a huge television audience. Day to Day cracked reporter Brian Unger looks at America's original extreme sport: bull riding. He and his trusty sidekick, Day to Day producer Rob Sachs, heads to Anaheim, Calif., to get an up-close look at one of the main events of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour. This report originally aired March 1, 2004.