Matt Frassica appears in the following:
Marianne Moore's Odes to Animals
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Marianne Moore loved learning about animals, and she crammed scientific detail into her poems.
Decoding Nature's Most Elaborate Mating Dances
Thursday, March 10, 2016
An ornithologist argues that our definition or art is way too narrow. It’s not just a human activity — lots of plants and animals have aesthetic preferences, too.
Billboard Top Five, But For Whales
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Marine biologists have found evidence of the fastest cultural transformation in nature: whale songs that spread across oceans in a matter of months.
You Won't Believe Who Almost Directed "Alien"
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Ridley Scott got his big break directing the first "Alien" movie, in 1979. But Scott says he was the studio's fifth choice. The director they asked before him? Robert Altman.
Directors' Cut: Ridley Scott
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Director Ridley Scott made his name with science fiction: his "Alien" and "Blade Runner" became classics. He stayed away from sci-fi for 30 years, but now he's back in a big way.
Alexander Chee on 'The Queen of the Night'
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Alexander Chee’s new novel, “The Queen of the Night,” spins a grand, operatic tale from a time when opera was “so damn sexy.”
Yes, #OscarsSoWhite. How Do We Fix It?
Thursday, February 18, 2016
The Oscars’ lack of diversity has been a problem for years. What’s it going to take to change the story?
Cinematographer Roger Deakins Doesn’t Just Shoot Pretty Pictures
Thursday, February 18, 2016
One of the most celebrated cinematographers working just got his 13th Oscar nomination — this time, for the narco-thriller “Sicario.”
Return to the Wild, Wild Western
Thursday, February 18, 2016
From “Mad Max” to “The Martian,” why are Westerns, after a hundred-odd years, now the genre du jour?
Live In-Studio: Basia Bulat
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Fresh off a breakup, the folky, autoharp-wielding Canadian songwriter Basia Bulat went into the studio in Louisville, Kentucky. She came out with a bona fide pop album.
Directors' Cut: Alejandro Iñárritu
Monday, January 25, 2016
An extended interview with Alejandro Iñárritu, whose Western survival movie “The Revenant” is up for 12 Oscars.
How Alejandro González Iñárritu Survived “The Revenant”
Thursday, January 14, 2016
The Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu explains why bad shooting conditions make “The Revenant” good viewing.
Why Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu Pities Donald Trump
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
The Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu says anti-immigrant comments from the Republican candidate prove he's "a poor man whose only possession is money."
The Return of the Worst Film Ever Made
Thursday, January 07, 2016
In 1972, Jerry Lewis made perhaps the worst movie ever, about a circus clown at a Nazi concentration camp. In 10 years, you’ll be able to see it.
Hilary Mantel’s Henry VIII is a Monster for All Seasons
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Hilary Mantel’s books “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies” have reshaped how we think of Henry VIII — and made a hero out of the blacksmith’s son, Thomas Cromwell.
At The Rijksmuseum, Old Paintings Get New Names
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Is Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum fixing a problem by changing some titles in its collection, or is it just a token gesture?
This Novel Is a Time Machine
Thursday, December 17, 2015
“City on Fire,” the first novel by Garth Risk Hallberg, returns us to the gritty streets of 1970s New York. We visit the Village to see what’s changed.
Son Little In-Studio
Thursday, December 03, 2015
Son Little’s debut album combines elements of hip-hop, soul, R&B, and blues in gorgeous songs that blend the personal and the political.
Ron Howard, in the Belly of the Whale
Thursday, December 03, 2015
Ron Howard’s latest movie, “In the Heart of the Sea,” tells Moby Dick’s backstory.
The Things They Carried (in 1,500 B.C.)
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Archaeologists discover the treasure-filled tomb of an ancient Greek warrior from hundreds of years before the fall of Troy.
