January 12, 2007

Fog of War

Fog of War

There's been a lot of buzz around Clint Eastwood's recent directorial feat of making back to back World War II movies -- told from two distinct points of view. Flags of Our Fathers tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima from the American perspective, and Letters from Iwo Jima is from the Japanese perspective, with English subtitles. Kurt Andersen talks with writer Evan Thomas about Eastwood's films, as well as Thomas' book, Sea of Thunder, an account of the largest naval battle you've probably never heard of.

Pin-up Girl

Click here to view a sideshow of pin upsIn an age where so little that's sexy is left to the imagination, it's surprising to find the pin-up girl has made a comeback. One artist behind the revival is Olivia de Berardinis, whose paintings have ushered the curvy bombshells back into the 21st century. Produced by Angela Frucci.

Click on the pin-up (right) for a slide show of Olivia's work.

David Lynch

David Lynch

Kurt Andersen talks with director David Lynch about his latest movie, Inland Empire, and his book Catching the Big Fish, a surprisingly accessible little book about Transcendental Meditation.

K'Naan

K'naan

The fighting and violence in Somalia today is painfully familiar to K'naan, a Canadian hip-hop artist who grew up in Mogadishu in the 1980's. K'naan says his path to music began after first hearing an album by the American rappers Eric B. and Rakim. Produced by Matt Cavnar.

Ben Kweller

Ben Kweller

At age 14 he was fronting a punk band and on his way to a major record deal. Now a wise man of 25, Ben Kweller's music is full of lush melodies and minor-key lyrics. He came into the studio to play some songs and talk about his latest album, Ben Kweller.

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