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Unacceptable Anger From 'The Woman Upstairs'

NPR Staff — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:00 +0000

The main character of Claire Messud's novel, The Woman Upstairs, is a good woman. Nora is a 37-year-old elementary school teacher — responsible, kind and reliable. She is also very, very angry.

Her dreams of being an artist have been suppressed; she is seething inside with rage and resentment. But she keeps her anger in until she meets another woman who has everything she does not: a husband, a child and a successful art career. And then everything begins to unravel.

The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Lily Percy — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:00 +0000

The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

Actor-director Katie Aselton's credits include the TV show The League, and the films Jeff, Who Lives At Home and Black Rock— currently in theaters and on VOD.

North Korea Fires Another 'Short-Range Projectile'

Eyder Peralta — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42:00 +0000
North Korea launched another short-range projectile on Sunday, just a day after they launched three similar objects.
The projectile landed away from neighboring countries in the sea off North Korea's east coast.
As The New York Times explains, South Korean officials moved away from calling the objects missiles, as they did yesterday.

WSJ: Yahoo! Board Approves $1.1 Billion Purchase Of Tumblr

Eyder Peralta — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000
The Wall Street Journal has this breaking news from the tech world:
"The Yahoo board has approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr."
The Journal, the only outlet reporting the approval, is sourcing its story to "people familiar with the matter." Lauren Armstrong, a Yahoo spokeswoman, told us in an email that they "don't comment on rumors or speculation."
The Journal's sister site, <

On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense

editor — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:00 +0000
Talk during the Sunday news shows today focused expectedly on the trifecta of scandals — IRS targeting of conservative groups, the seizure of AP phone records and the attack of the Benghazi consulate — rocking the Obama a