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Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novelLonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and screenplays, many set in the West. He died on March 25. Originally broadcast in 1995.
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For Helfer, vintage piano dialects are living traditions, not museum exhibits. The 85-year-old Chicago musician helps keep those traditions alive — and passes that knowledge on — with a new album.
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Alec MacGillis, author of the new book Fulfillment, says a union vote by Amazon workers in Alabama could determine "what life is going to look like for the working class in America in years to come."
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A three-part PBS documentary probes deeply into Ernest Hemingway's life and his writings. Among those featured are each of his four wives, who shed light on the author's troubled personal life.
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King made some recordings in the 1970s, but then quit the music business to raise her children. Now in her late 70s, she's released her first full-length solo album: Living in the Last Days.
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Pete Docter and Kemp Powers say Soulis meant to challenge conventional notions of success and failure. Halfway Homeauthor Reuben Jonathan Miller writes about the obstacles ex-offenders face.
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The WandaVisionactor says the "complicated and messy roles" she craved came later in her career. She also starred the HBO series Mrs. Fletcher, and in Transparent. Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2019.
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Ahmed is nominated for an Oscar for his role as a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal.To prepare for the part, he immersed himself in deaf culture.Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2020.
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Four middle-aged high school teachers test the theory that life is better with a constant infusion of alcohol. It's a provocative premise that wraps up in an exuberantly Hollywood ending.
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A graduate student is teaching four courses while also trying to finish a dissertation. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Christine Smallwood's new novel one of the wittiest she's read in a long time.