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Cinema Junkie Episode 217: Bond, James Bond, Part One

Exploring the cinematic and literary world of 007

Angel Olsen's <em>Big Time </em>is big-hearted record that achieves thrilling grandiosity and cheek-warming intimacy.

For Angel Olsen, the shortest distance between loss and love is a country song

For the songwriter's sixth album, she leans into a retro country sound for a big-hearted set of songs about grief and burgeoning love.

Deturice Dunbar, aka Bippy the Clown, says God gave her "an assignment" to come to Uvalde, Texas, and bring smiles to children's faces in the aftermath of last week's school shooting there. Dunbar knows the pain of a parent waiting to know about her child's condition after a shooting: Her daughter was shot twice in February in New Orleans. "She lived, thank God," Dunbar says.

In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile

A few yards from the central memorial for the shooting victims, a clown hands out snow cones and toys for free to all. She says it's her way to give back — and she wants the gun violence to stop.

English punk rock group "Sex Pistols" perform, Jan. 7, 1978 in Memphis, Tenn., during the second stop of their U.S. tour.

Sex Pistols aim to give Queen Elizabeth's jubilee a touch of punk

A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

Ukrainian soldiers patrol on a road in Sydorove, eastern Ukraine, on May 17, 2022. The U.S. is sending Ukraine more advanced rocket systems and munitions in the fourth month of the war.

The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia

President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.

Margarita Engle explores what it's like to be an outsider in 'Singing with Elephants'

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Cuban-American author Margarita Engle about her novel: Singing with Elephants.

A campaign sign for Pete Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, is seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday.

Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

Russia presses a major offensive in eastern Ukraine as other areas regain normalcy

Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, places from which Russian troops retreated are rapidly regaining a sense of normalcy.

In a first, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday night will carry four civilians: Chris Sembroski (from left), Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux.

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Is About To Orbit The Earth

Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday will carry four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist.

The main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base is shown in this undated photo.

New book pays tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines since 9/11

9/11 began a 20 year war that cost the lives of thousands of American service members, many who were stationed locally. A new book pays tribute to some of those heroes: Camp Pendleton Marines.

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