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Multimedia | May 25, 2013

YouTube's Comedy Week a Mixed Bag

YouTube celebrate its 8th birthday with a week full of new comedy videos and a "Big Live Comedy Show". By Emily Eifler  

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!   

Performing Arts
  • Two Songs That Led Keith Carradine From Screen To Broadway

    One of Keith Carradine's most famous roles in recent years was as Wild Bill Hickok on the HBO TV show Deadwood. But Carradine is also a musician, and it was a song that jump-started his career — and another that drew him to his latest Broadway role.

  • Equity At 100: More Than Just A Broadway Baby

    The union of actors and stage managers, who banded together to improve working conditions in the early 1900s, marks its centennial this year. As Jeff Lunden reports, it's operating in an ever-shifting theatrical landscape.

  • At L.A.'s UnCabaret, 25 Years Of Letting It All Hang Out

    Launched as an alternative to the stale stylings of the '80s stand-up circuit, Beth Lapides' event bills itself as a venue for "idiosyncratic, conversational comedy." It's helped establish careers for performers from Kathy Griffin to Randy and Jason Sklar.

  • Michigan LGBT Youth Center Does Outreach With A Dance 'Hook'

    The Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park, Mich., is making an effort to meet its clients where they are — on the dance floor, specifically with the dance form known as "vogue." From there, the center can connect them with counseling, health services, tutoring and clean clothes.

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.