MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Fresh Air Remembers Oscar Award-Winning Actor Martin Landau
  Landau, who died Saturday, appeared in the films Crimes and Misdemeanors and Ed Wood, as well as in the 1960s TV series Mission Impossible. Originally broadcast in 1990.
• 2 Smart New Novels Find Humor In Fantasies Of Escape
  These terrific comic novels — The Last Laugh by Lynn Freed and Who Is Rich? by Matthew Klam — will have you laughing at the many ways we all try to run away from the realities of life.
• In 'Fetch,' A Memorial To A Beloved Dog Raises Hard Questions
  Do you deserve your pets? Do you deserve the people in your life? In her new graphic memoir, Nicole Georges suggests the two questions are closely related — and you may not like the answers.
• The Poet Bao Phi, On Creating A 'Guidebook' For Young Asian-Americans
  When Bao Phi was a child, there was little literature about Vietnamese refugees in the U.S. Phi hopes to change that with his new poetry book Thousand Star Hotel and a forthcoming children's book.
• 'Dunkirk' Director Christopher Nolan: 'We Really Try To Put You On That Beach'
  Nolan's latest film marks the first time he has tackled a true story: the heroic evacuation of British troops by civilians in small boats at the beginning of World War II.
• 'Hawaii Five-0' Casting Announcement Doesn't Fix CBS's Larger Diversity Problem
  CBS announced the three new actors who will be joining the cast of its cop drama. To no one's surprise, all are nonwhite. But the network still has work to do.
• Collaborator Says Sendak Would Be 'Jumping For Joy' Over New Publication
  More than 20 years ago, Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks collaborated on a book called Presto and Zesto in Limboland. But they were both busy with other projects, and never bothered to publish it.
• Hip-Hop Radio DJs Stretch And Bobbito Return To The Airwaves With NPR Podcast
  NPR's Audie Cornish talks to New York hip-hop radio DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia about their upcoming NPR podcast called "What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito."
• Billy Bragg On Skiffle, The Movement That Brought Guitar To British Radio
  The singer describes skiffle as "a bunch of British school boys in the mid '50s playing Lead Belly's repertoire ... on acoustic guitars." Bragg's new book is Roots, Radicals And Rockers.
• Dave Chappelle On Comedy And Politics In The Age Of President Trump
  Preparing for a month-long residency at Radio City Music Hall, Chappelle talks about growing up in D.C. and his decision to host the first SNL after the presidential election.