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Film Flubs In 2012: A List Of Inconsistencies

Some of the highest-grossing films in 2012 had errors in continuity. The website MovieMistakes.com has a list of some of the year's biggest mishaps. Host Rachel Martin speaks with John Sandys, who runs the site.

The Swiss troupe Mummenschanz isn't a band of white-faced pantomimers. The experimental group uses costumes and masks in their witty, wordless performances. The troupe is marking its 40th anniversary with a five-month tour.

A Way Without Words: Mummenschanz Mimes Celebrate 40

The experimental Swiss mime troupe took Broadway by storm in the 1970s. Now the masked performers are bringing their hard-to-describe characters back to the U.S. for a five-month national tour celebrating the troupe's 40th anniversary.

The Eye of the World, released in 1990, was the first of 14 volumes of the epic Wheel of Time series.

For 'Wheel Of Time' Fans, The Last Battle Is At Hand

After more than 20 years, The Wheel of Time series is ending with the release of the 14th volume, A Memory of Light. NPR's Petra Mayer has read all of the books — plus the prequel — and she says that while the writing is workmanlike, the vast world that author Robert Jordan created will suck you in.

Scrambling To Ring In The New Year

This week's puzzle celebrates ringing in the new year. Take the letters Y-E-A-R. Add one letter and scramble to make a new word that answers the clue. For example, by adding the letter B to Y-E-A-R, with the clue "maker of aspirin," the answer would be "Bayer."

Ronan Day Lewis and his father, Daniel Day-Lewis (left to right in center) are teaming up for a feature film that will bring the decorated actor out of retirement. The pair are seen here as they attended a film screening last year.

Daniel Day-Lewis ends 7-year retirement to act in his son's film

The three-time Oscar winner announced the end of his acting career in 2017. The new film, Anemone, will be directed by the actor’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, from a script that the pair co-wrote together.

Artist Hale Aspacio Woodruff was commissioned to paint the Amistad Murals in 1938.

With Powerful Murals, Hale Woodruff Paved The Way For African-American Artists

The pioneering African-American artist and teacher is the subject of not one but two exhibitions in Kansas City. His great nephew Shawn Hughes remembers him as reserved but with "an awesome presence."

Nut brittles from the Las Cruces Candy Company are studded with pecans, pistachios and almonds, and infused with New Mexico's signature chili peppers — both green and red.

In New Mexico, A Brittle Treat That Smolders

In Las Cruces, a candy shop whips up nut brittle made with red and green chili powder almost daily. Luis Flores' parents started in the candy business four decades ago. Today, you'll find his spicy brittle in farmer's markets and gift shops across the Southwest.

Ashton Sanders plays main character Bigger Thomas in the new film adaptation of Native Son, the Richard Wright novel.

'Native Son' Is Reborn, In 'Still Kind Of The Same America'

In his feature film debut, Rashid Johnson directs Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' adaptation of the classic Richard Wright novel. The movie is set to premiere on HBO this weekend.

Sweet but sharp, 'Nobody Wants This' could set the rom-com standard for a new age

Netflix's 10-part series features Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as 30-something singles who meet and are attracted to one another, despite the fact that he's a rabbi and she's not Jewish.

Here & Now: Lucky Dodgers fan's generosity brings kids joy

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had an amazing season leading up to the World Series.

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