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Friday, December 11 2015

  • Episode 8: The Missing Boater, and Robert Glasper December 11, 2015

    In this episode, jazz musician Robert Glasper discusses the genre's problematic fondness for the past, and a troubled man takes to the water for a series of adventures.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • A Wave of Sexual Violence on TV December 11, 2015

      "Jessica Jones" is&nbsp;the latest in a surprising number of shows, from fantasy to family drama to comedy, dealing with sexual violence in ways TV has never shown before.

    • Stand Clear of the Closing Doors December 11, 2015

      Have you ever wondered what that man behind the genial but authoritative voice that cautions subway riders is really thinking?

    • Robert Glasper's Jazz Heresy December 11, 2015

      Robert Glasper, a Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, says the genre&rsquo;s become a museum of itself, obsessed with the great players of the mid-20th century at the expense of new talent.

    • The Missing Boater December 11, 2015

      Staff writer Ben McGrath tells the story of Dick Conant, a troubled man who spent years of his life crisscrossing America by canoe, like a Mark Twain character.&nbsp;