A journalist and comic book artist, Joe Sacco uses the medium of graphic novels to tell non-fiction events in striking ways. In "The Great War" he focuses in on a single battle of WWI in great detail.
Toni Collette Releases Some Tension
In her starring role on television series "Hostages," Toni Collette plays a woman under intense pressure. She talked to us about how she finds balance and about being a mom who isn't 'just a mom.'
DPD LIVE Sold Out! (Enter Contest for Freebies)
Our first-ever live stage show, feat. Aubrey Plaza and LeVar Burton on-stage in L.A., sold out in 3 days. Enter to win our last two tix.
Playlist: Episode 225
Music used in this week's episode
Pulling a ‘One-Way Trigger’
Pop-rock powerhouses The Strokes released a new album called “Comedown Machine” in March. Here’s a little piece of the single “One-Way Trigger” - perfect for dancing away the frost.
Peter Hook on Experiencing ‘Unknown Pleasures’
Peter Hook played bass in the seminal post-punk band Joy Division. His new memoir “Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division” sheds some light on the experience.
Reasonable Advice from Dave Barry’s ‘Insane City’
Pulitzer prizewinning humorist, author, and columnist Dave Barry takes over our etiquette column this week, offering advice for all sidewalks of life.
A Super Bowl… of Vegetables
L.A. restaurant Street is serving up a special Super Bowl Sunday menu…that’s entirely meat-free. What's Game Day without, well, game? Rico finds out.
Better Living Through Zsuzsi
Canadian writer Zsuzsi Gartner is known for her dark comic skewering of modern life. Her story collection “Better Living Through Plastic Explosives” was shortlisted for the Giller Prize - Canada’s highest for fiction. Today we overhear her read an artful passage.
We Fall Hard for Jimmy Cliff
Recording since 1968, Jimmy Cliff deserves tremendous credit for shaping reggae music in Jamaica and for popularizing it around the world. Back with a new record, he's enjoying reaching a whole new generation of fans.