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Women Chefs Still Walk 'A Fine Line' In The Kitchen

Chef Val James inspired her daughter to create a documentary about the challenges female chefs face, including access to capital, sexual harassment, and family time off. Robert Featherstone/A Fine Line hide caption

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Women Chefs Still Walk 'A Fine Line' In The Kitchen

While there have been big changes in the restaurant business in the last few decades, a new documentary on female chefs and work-life balance explores how little it has changed for women.

Thursday

Wednesday

Saving The World, One Science Fair At A Time: 'Inventing Tomorrow'

Indonesian high school student Nuha Itan (L) and a classmate gaze out from the deck of a tin-mining ship in the documentary Inventing Tomorrow. Fishbowl Pictures hide caption

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Saving The World, One Science Fair At A Time: 'Inventing Tomorrow'

This documentary "makes for riveting viewing" as it follows four teams of brilliant young people with ideas for combating environmental threats as they compete in an international science fair.

In 'Operation Finale,' Ben Kingsley Summons The Evil Of A Holocaust Architect

Ben Kingsley stars as former Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann, who fled to Argentina after World War II, in Operation Finale. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures hide caption

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In 'Operation Finale,' Ben Kingsley Summons The Evil Of A Holocaust Architect

A new film sees the veteran actor portraying Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi SS officer responsible for transporting millions of Jews to death camps, as he is brought to justice well after World War II.

In 'Operation Finale,' Ben Kingsley Summons The Evil Of A Holocaust Architect

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'Black Panther'

T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) settle their differences, Wakanda style. Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Black Panther'

Ryan Coogler's Marvel film, set largely in the richly imagined Afro-futurist utopia of Wakanda, is by turns intimate, immediate and — most importantly — original. Guest: Code Switch's Gene Demby. (This episode originally aired on February 16, 2018.)

'Black Panther'

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Saturday

Rumors Of The Death Of The Rom-Com Are Greatly Exaggerated

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Rumors Of The Death Of The Rom-Com Are Greatly Exaggerated

The success of movies like Crazy Rich Asians and Netflix's recent summer offerings may signal a resurgence of a sometimes beloved and sometimes bemoaned genre: the romantic comedy.

Rumors Of The Death Of The Rom-Com Are Greatly Exaggerated

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Friday

Replica Red Ferrari From 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Goes Up For Auction

The bright red convertible, specifically a replica 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California, used in the movie Ferris Buellers's Day Off will be auctioned off this weekend in Monterey, Calif.

Replica Red Ferrari From 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Goes Up For Auction

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'The Rider' Offers An Aching Portrait Of Masculinity In Crisis

Fresh Air

Writer-director Chloé Zhao's new film tells the true story of a Lakota cowboy recovering from a serious rodeo accident. Critic Justin Chang says The Rider has "a bone-deep authenticity."

'The Rider' Offers An Aching Portrait Of Masculinity In Crisis

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A Devastating Fall Couldn't Keep This Rodeo 'Rider' Off Wild Horses

Fresh Air

A riding accident left Brady Jandreau with a skull and brain injury — but he refused to quit. He plays himself in director Chloé Zhao's retelling of his story. Originally broadcast April 10, 2018.

A Devastating Fall Couldn't Keep This Rodeo 'Rider' Off Wild Horses

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National

Disneyland Fan Amassed A Collection Over 25 Years. Now It's For Sale

Richard Kraft is selling an entire warehouse of Disney memorabilia. Thousands of people are showing up to look at his collection before it goes up for auction.

Disneyland Fan Amassed A Collection Over 25 Years. Now It's For Sale

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A New Addition To The Long Tradition Of Puppets Behaving Badly

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A New Addition To The Long Tradition Of Puppets Behaving Badly

The Happytime Murders is a new movie starring Melissa McCarthy and a cast of extremely raunchy puppets. It's definitely not for kids — which continues a legacy dating back to the Middle Ages.

A New Addition To The Long Tradition Of Puppets Behaving Badly

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