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American Movie Critics
On today's show, Leonard's brother Phillip Lopate pays tribute to the art of American film criticism. Later on, Francine Prose tells us about the disturbing 1929 novel A High Wind in Jamaica, on our summer Underappreciated Literature series. Then, we’ll look back to the heyday of Schrafft’s restaurants. And General Anthony Zinni argues that everything the U.S. military learned in the past 40 years has been ignored in Iraq.
The Art of Film Criticism
Since the early 20th century, movies have captured the imaginations of many Americans…especially writers. Phillip Lopate pays tribute to the new art form they created--film criticism--in American Movie Critics.
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Underappreciated Literature: Richard Hughes
The 1929 Richard Hughes novel A High Wind in Jamaica has all the trappings of a summer blockbuster: earthquakes, hurricanes, murder, and pirates. It’s also great literature—a book about five British children, and what their misadventures reveal about human nature. Francine Prose, who wrote the introduction for an edition of ...
When Everybody Ate at Schrafft’s
Joan Kanel Slomanson reminisces about a favorite New York institution: Schrafft’s restaurants. Her new book is When Everybody Ate at Schrafft’s.
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Military Lessons from a Military Man
General Tony Zinni, the former head of US Central Command, argues that the military ignored the lessons of the past when the US invaded Iraq. In The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose, he explains why he believes Donald Rumsfeld should be held accountable.
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