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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Movies

Episode 51: Julianne Moore

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Randy Cohen • Leave a comment

 Celebrated for her emotional clarity as well as her impressive range—from soap opera to Chekhov to The Kids are All Right—Julianne Moore is also the author of four children’s books, including My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me, her latest. Not all actors or novelists, athletes or surgeons can speak with insight about … Continue reading »

Theater

Episode 50: Jack O’Brien

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Randy Cohen • Leave a comment

 A director who’s received pretty much every award going, Jack O’Brien is celebrated for his productions of big musicals like Hairspray, big brainiacs like Tom Stoppard, and big Shakespeare. His Macbeth with Ethan Hawke is currently at Lincoln Center. Jack Be Nimble, his memoir of working with Ellis Raab, was published last spring. He really … Continue reading »

Nonfiction

Episode 48: Anna Holmes

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Randy Cohen • Leave a comment

 Anna Holmes, perhaps best known as the founder of the women’s website Jezebel, was recently named to an elite cadre of columnists for the NY Times Book Review, which, as we understand it, means she is legally empowered to kill any writer whose prose is deemed “overly flabby.” Her own prose is impeccably lean and … Continue reading »

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Person Place Thing is produced with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and sponsored by WAMC Northeast Public Radio.  An interview show, it is based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result?  Surprising stories from great talkers.

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