MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• With Fleets Of Planes, Artists Take To Skies Nationwide To Protest Mass Detention
  This Independence Day, more than 80 artists will fly pro-immigrant messages over detention facilities and courts, former internment camps, the U.S.-Mexico border and Ellis Island.
• 'The Truth' Released In Theaters, On Demand After COVID-19 Delay
  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Juliette Binoche about her movie, The Truth – the first directed in the west by renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda.
• D. L. Hughley: 'Everybody Knows' Independence Day Didn't Free Us All
  In his new book, Surrender, White People!, Hughley suggests we consider whether our national holidays speak to the entire nation — along with other bitingly funny ideas for addressing injustice.
• 'Fresh Air' Remembers Carl Reiner, A Legendary Writer, Producer And Performer
  We listen to archival interviews with Reiner, who died June 29; with Mary Tyler Moore, who worked with Reiner on The Dick Van Dyke Show; and with Mel Brooks, a longtime friend and collaborator.
• Seamless And Moving, 'Hamilton' Streaming Works Stunningly Well
  Filmed in 2016 when the actors were at the height of their comfort and performance levels, the steadycam and close-ups make the Broadway sensation impressively impactful on the small screen.
• There's One Pleasant Surprise In 'The Last Of Us Part II': Its Depiction Of Judaism
  The fungal zombie apocalypse game is relentlessly grim and wrenching — but there are a few bright moments. One of them is Dina, the love interest, and one of video gaming's rare Jewish characters.
• Patrick Stewart On His Return To 'Star Trek': 'I'm Braver Now Than I Was'
  Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard in the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard. He says he's changed as an actor over the years: "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself."
• Pitch-Perfect 'Mexican Gothic' Ratchets Up The Dread
  Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest is true Gothic horror; set in 1950s Mexico in a creepy, isolated house where a young bride believes her new husband is poisoning her, and that ghosts walk through walls.
• Boy Raises More Than $1 Million For Hospital That Saved His Life
  Tony Hudgell, a 5-year-old boy with prosthetic legs, walked six miles to raise money for a London hospital that saved his life. He lost his legs as an infant due to abuse.
• Chicago Street Vendor Retires After Neighborhood Steps In To Help
  At 70, Rosario del Real was still selling Mexican paletas. After his neighbors bought his entire stock, they raised enough money for him to retire.