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Friday, April 9 2021

  • The Brody Awards, and Louis Menand on “The Free World” April 9, 2021

    A New Yorker critic awards the best films of 2020, according to him. Plus, the cultural historian talks about America&rsquo;s postwar flowering.&nbsp; (article)

  • Rickie Lee Jones on the Road April 9, 2021

    The songwriter talks about her chaotic early life and her inability to settle down. Plus, in our annual tradition, the critic Richard Brody gives out his own slate of film awards. (episode)

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    • The Brody Awards 2021 April 9, 2021

      A New Yorker critic picks 2020&rsquo;s best films and performances, according to him.

    • Rickie Lee Jones’s Life on the Road April 9, 2021

      The pop star&rsquo;s new memoir explores the joys and the chaos of a life of travelling, which started when she was not far into her teens. She reads as a modern Huck Finn.&nbsp;

    • Louis Menand on “The Free World” April 9, 2021

      The staff writer and leading cultural historian on his new work about the postwar years, when the cultural power of the United States emerged alongside its military might.