Jun 13th, 2008 · Opera singer Deborah Voigt will be reprising the title role in "Ariadne auf Naxos" at London's Royal Opera House next week. The role is one from which she was fired in 2004 because of her weight. Melissa Block and Michele Norris tell us what's changed in four years.
May 16th, 2008 · The new film Reprise, directed by Joachim Trier, tells the story of two young writers in Norway. Trier's style is a mix of influences, from Woody Allen to hip-hop music.
May 16th, 2008 · Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein reviews Reprise, the first feature film by Norwegian writer and director Joachim Trier. The movie tells the story of two aspiring authors whose adolescent idealism is crushed by literary success.
May 15th, 2008 · Two friends in their 20s, idealistic would-be authors both, send their first novels to the publisher — only to find that the repercussions shake them to the core.
May 9th, 2008 · Host Renee Montagne has today's Last Word in business.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · Will she drop out of the Democratic presidential contest or won't she? Should she or shouldn't she? Daniel Schorr says the "Comeback Kid" is a Clinton tradition and, if Sen. Hillary Clinton ultimately loses the nomination, she will go down with all guns blazing.
Mar 11th, 2008 · During the Saddam Hussein era in Iraq, many women drove. Today, only a few are on the roads. They've stopped getting behind the wheel because they fear radical Islamist reprisals, American convoys, and carjacking. Many women miss driving and lament a loss of mobility and freedom.
Oct 28th, 2007 · Peg Bracken, author of The I Hate to Cook Book, died this past week at the age of 89. Published in 1960, the book was filled with easy short-cut recipes and Bracken's own sardonic sense of humor. Coming at the end of the Eisenhower '50s, the book helped reshape the idea of a woman's role in the household. Here, a reprise a 1999 interview with Bracken.