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Aha Moment: Jonathan Safran Foer on Joseph Cornell
Studio 360
January 13, 2012
How Obama's Campaign Video Stacks Up, Politically and Cinematically
The Takeaway
March 16, 2012
Tonys Preview: Remembering Nora Ephron
Studio 360
June 07, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie
Studio 360
April 08, 2013
Tom Hanks, the movie actor known for his leading roles in Big, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan, is staring on Broadway right now, in Lucky Guy, about a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. But Hanks, who has played roles that don't have to say much to make a big impact, isn't done yet.
Arts, Culture & Media
How a childhood in Somalia helped one guy co-star with Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'
The World
October 11, 2013
You wouldn't wish anyone to have a childhood that started in war-torn Somalia. But in the real-life story of pirates who commandeered a US cargo ship and were pursued by US Navy SEALs, Barkhad Abdi says his few early years in Somalia helped him in his co-starring role.
Arts, Culture & Media
Check out these four 'must see' foreign films of 2013
The World
December 27, 2013
Matt Holzman, host of the screening series "First Take" on KCRW in Los Angeles, shares his four favorite foreign films of 2013 — and the reasons he loves each one.
Conflict
Al-Shabaab's 'water terrorism' is yielding results and tragedy in Somalia's civil war
America Abroad
August 12, 2014
When Somali and African Union troops started gaining ground in Somalia's civil war, fighters from al-Shabaab turned to another weapon: The water supply. Now many Somali towns and cities struggle to find enough water to survive, even when government troops appear to be winning.
Lifestyle
Why are we so bad at spotting cons?
Innovation Hub
March 08, 2017
Should you respond to that suspiciously attractive suitor on OkCupid? Should you invest your money in a “too-good-to-be-true” land deal? Before you trust anyone, listen to Maria Konnikova talk about the history and psychology of cons.
Global Politics
Police: Refugee family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months
Agence France-Presse
December 28, 2017
Comparisons were quickly made with the 2004 film "The Terminal," in which a man played by Tom Hanks finds himself stuck in a New York airport after his government collapses, rendering his papers useless.
American Icons
American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part One
Studio 360
May 09, 2019
It’s HAL’s world — we just live in it.