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AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new movie looks at artist Vincent Van Gogh in a startling way. It uses thousands of oil paintings to create a unique form of animation and a murder mystery. The film is called Loving Vincent. NPR critic Bob Mondello says that whe

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.K. Researchers Look To Revive Forgotten English Words

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now we're going to dust off some old words, starting with this one - dotard. AILSA CHANG, HOST: It means an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile. It was popular during Shakespeare's time. SIEGEL: Last week Nor

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Finale: Epic In More Ways Than One

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One escape from the news for many people today has been to talk about Game Of Thrones. The season finale of the crazy popular HBO series aired on Sunday night. And before we go any further, consider this your spoiler alert. I rep

美国国家公共电台 NPR Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Late last night, the Guggenheim Museum in New York announced it was pulling three works from an upcoming show of contemporary art from China. One is a large screen-covered box with live lizards and insects inside. The other two are

美国国家公共电台 NPR Documentary Giant Albert Maysles' Last Film, 'In Transit,' Is Still In Limbo

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The last film by documentary giant Albert Maysles is getting a rare screening this week in New York. It's called In Transit. It was finished more than two years ago just before the award-winning director of Grey Gardens and Gimme

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ethics Watchdog Has Big Impact On Federal Workers, But Not On Trump

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Members of Congress will be returning to Washington tomorrow. And the Senate is scheduled to vote on Wilbur Ross's nomination as secretary of commerce. He's another billionaire. He promises to let go of most of his holdi

美国国家公共电台 NPR First Episode Of 'All Things Considered' Is Headed To Library Of Congress

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 2017 Oscars: Nominations For Documentary Category Upends Genre

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, let's talk Oscars. If you're like millions of Americans, you might be spending your Sunday evening tuning into the annual celebration of Hollywood's offerings. And while there's been all the usual buzz around t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Anti-Apartheid Activist Ahmed Kathrada Dies At 87

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are mourning the loss of a human rights champion. Ahmed Kathrada died today in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 87 years old. Kathrada was a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement, and he spent decades in jail with Nelson Man

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kerry James Marshall: A Black Presence In The Art World Is 'Not Negotiable'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The artist Kerry James Marshall has a remarkable history. He was born in Birmingham, Ala., and was a little boy when Martin Luther King Jr. was in jail there. Later, his family moved to Los Angeles not long before the Watts riots.

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Obit' Follows The 'Times' Team Charged With Turning Lives Into History

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: If you are the kind of reader who goes straight to the obituaries, here's something to look forward to - a documentary opens this week called Obit. It follows the staff writers of The New York Times obituary desk. And to learn more

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Protests Emerge, Brothers Agree To Give Trump Administration A Chance

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And, finally today, as we've been hearing, President Donald Trump's first week brought controversy and ferocious headlines, huge marches and legal battles. So we thought we'd end the program today in a quieter place in a small to

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Haunting '60s Film About Mental Illness And Incarceration Becomes A Ballet

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Fifty years ago, a documentary came out that shook up the media. Titicut Follies depicted life in a Massachusetts hospital for the criminally insane. It launched filmmaker Frederick Wiseman's Oscar-winning career. Now, it's back as

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dentists Work To Ease Patients' Pain With Fewer Opioids

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: As we've been hearing, doctors face a tough challenge. They need to help ease their patients' pain while considering the risks of prescribing opioids. Dentists are often on the front lines of this problem, and they're lo

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rural Trump Voters Embrace The Sacrifices That Come With Support

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The proposed budget that the White House has sent to Congress calls for cuts across a number of agencies, and it would also eliminate some programs that benefit many of President Trump's supporters in rural communities across Amer

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tattoo Artist Covers Up Racist Insignia For Free: 'Enough Hate In This World'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We all make mistakes, right? And who among us doesn't want a second chance? Well, that's what tattoo artist Dave Cutlip is doing. He's offering cover-ups of racist or gang-related tattoos free of charge. Dave's the owner of South

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Jersey Brothers' Highlights The Enduring Legacy Of World War II

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: World War II ended more than 70 years ago, but the stories of those who fought in it continue to fascinate us. If you search on Amazon for books about World War II, you'll find over 600 books published just this year. This Memori

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top Tech Company Leaders Say They Would Not Exist Without Immigrants

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump's executive order is also making waves in the business world. Industries that include tech and travel are reacting strongly, and to learn more about this, we called NPR business reporter Jim Zarroli. Jim, thanks s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Administration Wants North Korea At Negotiating Table On Nuclear Weapons

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: America's top diplomat says he wants direct talks with North Korea. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says this is the goal - North Korea must end up with no nuclear weapons at all. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Tillerson called for direct

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Pinworm Medication Is Being Tested As A Potential Anti-Cancer Drug

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In Your Health on this Monday morning, cancer researchers are testing whether a cheap, safe drug that's been used for more than 40 years to treat parasitic infections might also help to fight cancer. The research is part of a gro