Philip Seymour Hoffman: When In 'Doubt'
Dec 10th, 2008 · Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in the film Doubt, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. His character, a priest, provokes suspicion for his attention to a young student.
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Philip Glass: Complex Minimalist ***
Oct 3rd, 2008 · The composer discusses his new 10-CD collection, the appeal of his "needle-stuck-in-the-groove music," growing up in Baltimore and his love for science.
Philip Marlowe: Product of a Hard-Boiled Time *
May 5th, 2008 · Hard-boiled is the phrase most often used to describe Raymond Chandler's quintessential private eye, Philip Marlowe. The truth is: It isn't Marlowe who is hard-boiled, it's the world he lives in. For "In Character," our series exploring famous American fictional characters, NPR's Mike Shuster examines the PI who was created in the 1930s and has gone through several incarnations in radio, film and television.
Commemorating Philip Roth's 75th Birthday ****
Apr 11th, 2008 · On Friday, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth is being honored at Columbia University in commemoration of his 75th birthday. The National Book Foundation is celebrating the event with an online exhibit of Roth's work. Roth, a frequent guest on Fresh Air, talks with Terry Gross about his celebrated career.
Magnum Photographer Philip Jones Griffiths Dies
Mar 20th, 2008 · The celebrated Magnum photographer is best known for his detailed study of the effects of the Vietnam War. He was 72.
CIA Agent-Turned-Critic Philip Agee Dies
Jan 9th, 2008 · Philip Agee, a former agent of the CIA who became one of the agency's harshest critics, died this week in Havana, Cuba. His 1975 book, Inside the Company: CIA Diary, revealed covert operations and the names of covert agents. He later became editor of the magazine Counterspy, which the CIA blamed for exposing more agents. In the late 1990s, he founded a travel agency in Cuba, offering cheap excursion packages to "the safest country in the world."
Philip Winslow's Intimate Account of West Bank Life **
Nov 19th, 2007 · Philip C. Winslow has worked for the Christian Science Monitor and ABC radio, but he hasn't always been a journalist: His new memoir detailsthe time he spent working with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the West Bank. It was during the second Palestinian intifada.
Could the Art Market Bubble Burst? *
Nov 14th, 2007 · Three big auction houses -- Christie's, Sotheby's and Philips de Pury -- are selling works whose value they estimate at more than $900 million. Lindsay Pollock, a journalist specializing in the art market, considers whether the contemporary art bubble could burst.
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