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Julian Barnes' playful new book is also his 'official departure"
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (577+ words) Departure(s) explores several of Barnes' lifelong obsessions " mortality, memory, and time. It's slim but weighty, digressive yet incisive. Barnes, who just turned 80, says it will be his last. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT…...
On Tuesday's show: Building up — and out
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (347+ words) St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service On Tuesday's show: Building up " and…...
Rob Reiner and Michael McKean discuss 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (90+ words) NPR's A Mart'nez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." The sequel comes more than 40 years after the original rock band mockumentary. NPR's A Mart'nez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal…...
A look at the legacy of the Rashomon effect in the movies
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (912+ words) In the real world, we all move through time together. Things happen in a linear order. In the movies, they don't have to. Take the recent horror blockbuster "Weapons." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "WEAPONS") SCARLETT SHER: (As Narrator) This is a…...
A big break after age 40 is possible. Just ask Jeff Hiller of 'Somebody Somewhere"
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) For much of his career, actor Jeff Hiller felt stuck. He had a string of small parts, often playing rude people in customer service, but he longed for something more substantive. Then he landed the role of Joel, a sympathetic…...
Marc Maron on feeling connected to the partner he lost
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Marc Maron talks about the ways he feels connected to the partner he lost. On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the…...
How 'The Simpsons' changed TV
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) The show's first several seasons revolutionized primetime TV, blazed a trail for animated comedy, and embiggened our lexicon with endlessly quotable episodes. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service How 'The Simpsons…...
Comedian Aparna Nancherla on middle-age rage
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about how her rage is manifesting in middle age. On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of…...
This was the week that comedy pushed back
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (577+ words) It was the week that comedy hit back. Hard. Here's what I mean: When federal regulators on Thursday approved entertainment conglomerate Paramount's $8-billion merger with Skydance, media analysts like me began to wonder. The approval came about a week after…...
30th anniversary glossary shows there's more to 'Clueless' than Valley speak
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (568+ words) Clueless, the hit 1995 coming-of-age comedy about an entitled Beverly Hills teen who makes good, touched a generation " from the plaid miniskirts and knee-high socks worn by the lead characters to their colorful use of slang. The movie " which went on…...