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Noise Pop | May 24, 2013

Indie Songs to Set the Mood

Listen to the newest Noise Pop picks for you and your partner's listening pleasure, featuring Liars, Future Islands, Beach House, Jessie Ware, and The Weeknd. Note: this episode contains adult language and situations.   

NPR Film | May 24, 2013

Greta Gerwig, Blithely Spirited As 'Frances Ha'

The indie darling returns in a winning collaboration with Noah Baumbach that tracks her developmentally arrested dancer heroine through the transition from protracted adolescence to reluctant adulthood. (Recommended) By Ella Taylor  

NPR Film | May 24, 2013

'Fast 6': Silly, Speedy, And Certain To Cash In

Fast 6 pits Dominic's crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale -- but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars. By Scott Tobias  

The Do List | May 23, 2013

The One About Dear Elizabeth And Radiation City

Suzie Racho and David Wiegand scout the Bay Area for things to do this coming weekend and turn up Puerto Rican flavor, a pair of poets, and much more!   

Art Review | May 23, 2013

After the After-Party: California College of the Arts 2013 MFA Show

CCA's 2013 MFA show brings 75 artists together in a massive show of works spanning the range from delicate gestures to post-apocalyptic installations. By Mark Taylor  

Architecture
  • For Second Time, Moore Family Loses Home To A Tornado

    The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move.

  • How One Family Built America's Public Palaces

    The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., has a new exhibit about the soaring tile vaults built by a famous father-son team. The Guastavinos came to this country from Spain in the late 1800s, and left their mark on some of America's most important public spaces.

  • Presidential Libraries Inspire Design Of George W. Bush Center

    On Thursday, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. David Greene talks to former first lady Laura Bush about the library and life after the White House.

  • Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim

    Two residential towers, dense with trees, will have their official opening later this year in downtown Milan. Blogger and critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees.

Also on KQED.org this week ...

The Earth
KQED Science Site Relaunches

All of KQED's science and environment content is now aggregated in one place on KQED.org. Find everything from Astronomy to Zebras! 

ImageMakers - 88:88 (You Should Be Paranoid, 2013)
Enter the New "ImageMakers" Screening Room

Enjoy films from present and past seasons of KQED's short independent film series, divided into Animation, Comedy, Drama, and Suspense.