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The ‘sad little movie’ based on a book about two ‘uninteresting, unattractive people’ enduring nuclear war still causes shockwaves today
The author’s 1978 book The Snowman was adapted into an animated film that has become a festive staple.
Raymond Briggs, the illustrator best known for creating the popular children's picture book The Snowman, passed away on 9 August.
It was 51 years ago today (August 1st, 1971) that George Harrison and friends performed the legendary Concert For Bangladesh at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Harrison organized the shows at the urging of his mentor, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who asked Harrison to help raise and awareness for his native, famine stricken East Pakistan, by then renamed Bangladesh. Harrison sprang into action and rounded up a veritable who's who in the rock community, including fellow Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, the semi-reclusive Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Badfin...
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Hsieh Chou about her recent essay in Vanity Fair, which addresses how Hollywood perpetuates Asian stereotypes.