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  • Gabriel Byrne's latest film, Wah-Wah, opens this week. Later this month he may win a Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's Touch of the Poet. He talks with Jacki Lyden about his career.
  • SoftBank has dropped its plans to sell the British semiconductor and software design company Arm to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. The Federal Trade Commission had sued to block the $40 billion deal.
  • He composed the tune that became an anthem for the Depression, and he discovered Shirley Temple, but few people remember his name. Now, his widow has written a memoir in tribute to her late husband, composer Jay Gorney. It shares the title of his most famous work: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Addressing food insecurity is one of the primary purposes of School Street Food Pantry, in existence since September 2018. But its organizers say its services extend beyond just that of a food pantry: It's an opportunity to connect with people, too.
  • We live in a world where celebrities have overtaken movie stars, celebrity being something that can happen to anyone (think Paris Hilton) and stardom being a more elusive quality, that involves having some talent mixed in with your Botox.
  • Music critic Christian Hoard reviews Show Your Bones, the new album by the rock group the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the follow-up to their wildly successful debut, 2003's Fever to Tell.
  • Nicole Holofcener's Friends with Money is a "modern comedy of manners," according to Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan. The film features Catherine Keener, Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand and Joan Cusack as four Los Angeles women who have issues with love and money.
  • The Notorious Bettie Page is a movie based on the life of the pinup girl whose legendary poses transformed her into an icon. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan calls it an "empty film."
  • The director of the hit film Inside Man tells Scott Simon about the movie, his long working relationship with Denzel Washington, and the upcoming 20th anniversary of She's Gotta Have It.
  • Until it was flattened by the latest Ice Age movie, Madea's Family Reunion had the biggest opening weekend of the year. This was the second hit for writer, director and star Tyler Perry, who is transforming himself into an entertainment empire.
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