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4:53 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

'Hyde Park': An FDR Portrait That's More Fiction Than Fact

Originally published on Wed December 26, 2012 7:24 pm

This week, we've truth squadded the recent biopics Hitchcock and Argo, and today, we turn to Hyde Park on Hudson. The new film tells the story of a love affair between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley. But how much of this is fact and how much is fiction?

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Music News
3:54 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

The Killers Return, Guitar-Rock Holdouts In A Pop World

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The Killers perform on the season finale of NBC's The Voice last week.

Originally published on Thu December 27, 2012 1:39 pm

The Two-Way
2:22 pm
Wed December 26, 2012

'Thunderbirds' TV Show Creator Anderson Dies At 83

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Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson has died at age 83. Here, he poses with puppets Parker and Lady Penelope from the series, shortly before a 2001 auction in London.
Movies
11:37 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Will Hollywood Catch Up To A Changing Audience?

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CELESTE HEADLEE, HOST:

Switching gears now. The year is winding down and that means Oscar season is winding up. Some movies are already getting buzz, like "Lincoln," "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty." That last film is about the search for Osama bin Laden. Here's a clip.

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "ZERO DARK THIRTY")

UNIDENTIFIED MAN ##1: (as character) Do you really believe this story? Osama bin Laden?

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: (as character) Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: (as character) What convinced you?

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Television
9:47 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Aziz Ansari's Latest Is 'Dangerously Delicious'

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Aziz Ansari dissects a variety of topics in his latest comedy special, Dangerously Delicious.

Originally published on Wed December 26, 2012 9:55 am

As part of our year-end wrap up, we are sharing the best Fresh Air interviews of 2012. This interview was originally broadcast on April 2, 2012.

During a recent stand-up tour, the comedian and star of Parks and Recreation, Aziz Ansari riffed on what he calls the "fears of adulthood."

You know, babies. Marriage. That kind of stuff.

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Author Interviews
9:47 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Joan Rivers Hates You, Herself and Everyone Else

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Joan Rivers says her material has only gotten stronger with age. "I always say, 'What are you going to do? Are you going to fire me? Been fired. Going to be bankrupt? Been bankrupt.'"

Originally published on Wed December 26, 2012 12:19 pm

PG-13: Risky Reads
7:03 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Teenage Disconnect And 'The Virgin Suicides'

Originally published on Wed December 26, 2012 7:17 pm

Tavi Gevinson is the editor-in-chief of Rookie Magazine.

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