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(PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)My Blueberry Nights
Wong Kar-wai talks about his first English-language film, "My Blueberry Nights." Musician Norah Jones stars in the film. Also: Richard Price on his bestselling new crime novel set in the Lower East Side. States of the Union is all about Arizona, John McCain’s home state. And on Underreported: are Spain's old wounds from its civil war reopening?
Wong Kar-wai and Norah Jones on "My Blueberry Nights"
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai has made his first-ever English-language film, "My Blueberry Nights"; musician Norah Jones has tried her hand at acting as co-star in the film. Wong describes "My Blueberry Nights" as "a story of a woman who takes the long route instead of the short one to meet up with the man she loves."
Event: The Museum of the Moving Image presents “An Evening With Wong Kar-wai” with an introduction by Ang Lee
Thursday, April 3 at 7 pm
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
For tickets, call (718) 784-4520 or go here.
Murder on the Lower East Side
Richard Price, master of urban crime fiction, has written a new novel set in the changing landscape of the Lower East Side is Lush Life. It focuses on the events surrounding the seemingly-random murder of a bartender.
Events: Richard Price will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
33 East 17 Street
Richard Price will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, April 15 at at 6:30 pm
The Tenement Museum
108 Orchard Street (between Delancey and Broome Streets)
Richard Price will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm
192 Books
192 10th Avenue (at 21st Street)
Seating is limited, please call (212) 255-4022 for reservations.
States of the Union: Arizona
We look at Arizona -- John McCain's homestate -- and find out how illegal immigration shapes the political debate in this border state. Also: why public spending has become a major state-wide issue. Robert Robb is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic.
States of the Union fact of the week: Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, except in the Navajo Nation.
Underreported: The Great Lakes and the Economy
Cleaning up the Great Lakes will bring big economic benefits to an area that’s been hit hard by manufacturing job losses, according to John Austin, Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution and director of the Great Lakes Economic Initiative. He tells us more about the strong connection between healthy Great Lakes and a healthy economy.
Underreported: Spain’s Old Wounds
We look into whether Spain is becoming an increasingly divided country. Debates over Basque terrorism and the 3/11/04 Madrid train bombings may be helping to open old wounds from the Spanish Civil War and Franco. Giles Tremlett is the Madrid correspondent for the Guardian; his most recent book is Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Silent Past.
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Patrick Swayze
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Patrick Swayze mixed grace with athleticism in his movies – and rose to stardom with roles in “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost.” He died just recently after a battle with pancreatic cancer. And you can hear his interview with Leonard Lopate from July 16, 2002, when he came by to discuss appearing in the film, “Green Dragon.”
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The Silver Anniversary of the Silver Palate
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Sheila Lukins was one half of a partnership that helped popularize gourmet cooking throughout America – first, through their gourmet food shop in New York City and then with the cookbook, The Silver Palate, which remains one of the top-selling cookbooks of all time. She collaborated on 2 other cookbooks that simplified gourmet cooking for the home cook. She died recently from brain cancer at the age of 66, and you can listen to her 2007 conversation with Leonard Lopate and her business partner Julee Rosso about the 25th Anniversary of the publication of The Silver Palate.
Dominick Dunne
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Dominick Dunne was a famous novelist and Hollywood producer. But he may be best remembered for covering trials of the rich and famous – from Claus von Bulow to O. J. Simpson. He died just recently at the age of 83. But you can still hear his interview with Leonard from November 23, 2001, when he was discussing crimes, trials, and punishments.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?
