Ira Glass

Las Vegas: Smith looks ahead to its second year of performances

2013-03-11 07:30:00

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas is celebrating its first birthday and is looking ahead with a schedule of diverse productions. The center, which opened March 10, 2012, hosted more than 450 performances during its first...

Daum: Romney's sorry state

2012-09-20 00:00:00

When it comes to apologies, some people are like scent hounds: They can sniff them out anywhere. This is especially true when it comes to the supposed regrets and self-hatred of President Obama. Though he began his term with a series of speeches in...

Anti-Obama documentary does surprisingly well on slow weekend

2012-08-26 09:06:00

With the Republican National Convention set to kick off this week, an anti-Obama documentary did surprisingly well at the box office on one of the slowest moviegoing weekends of the year. The No. 1 film was still "The Expendables 2," which claimed the...

Telluride Film Festival lineup: 'Hyde Park,' 'Iceman,' 'Argo'

2012-08-30 10:36:00

Movie fans trekking to Telluride, Colo., for the resort town’s annual film festival this weekend are set to see some of the fall’s most anticipated performances, including Bill Murray as FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson,” Michael...

List of films and release dates in summer 2012

2012-04-29 00:00:00

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...

Daum: When truth is trumped by theatrics

2012-03-22 00:00:00

Even if you don't have a cupboard full of pledge-drive coffee mugs, you've probably heard about the latest dust-up in public radio. A stage performer named Mike Daisey chronicled a trip he made in 2010 to China to check out conditions at a factory run...

Sundance 2012: 'Beasts,' drug war doc win grand jury prizes

2012-01-28 21:38:48

'This American Life' retracts Daisey story on Apple and Steve Jobs

2012-03-16 16:37:30

Mike Daisey, the theater artist behind the controversy

2012-03-19 16:33:06

Carpenter Center's new season: 'NEA Four,' Ira Glass, Lily Tomlin

2012-03-22 16:34:01

Mike Daisey's notoriety not translating to book sales

2012-03-19 21:37:00

NPR needs a backbone

2011-03-17 00:00:00

Oh, NPR, won't you please state your game? Are you liberal? Are you neutral? Are your employees secret socialists? Do their screensavers feature slideshows of Noam Chomsky? Do your office Christmas parties serve only free-range eggnog? Do your parking...

The voice who has narrated the American Life of so many, NPR's Ira Glass, turns 53 today.

2013-01-31 17:17:00

Producer/director Joss Whedon (L) and producer Ira Glass arrives at the premiere of IFC Films' "Sleepwalk With Me" at the Writers Guild Theater on August 28, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

2012-08-30 15:55:00

A stand-up comedian grapples with a stalled career, a stale relationship and wild spurts of severe sleepwalking. With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose and Kevin Barnett. Written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglila and Seth Barrish. Directed by Barrish and Mike Birbiglia. IFC Films

2012-04-26 12:22:00