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Maj. Frank Capra sits at his War Department desk in Washington on March 6, 1942. Capra's non-War Department films include <em>It's A Wonderful Life</em> and <em>Mr. Smith Goes To Washington</em>.

Fresh Air Weekend: WWII Filmmakers, Kevin Young And Solitary Confinement

A look at how the military and Hollywood teamed up during World War II; poet Kevin Young says his new book has a blues sensibility; and how California convicts organized a statewide hunger strike.

Krysten Ritter stars in the Netflix series <em>Jessica Jones. </em>Her novel <em>Bonfire</em> was published in 2017.

Fresh Air Weekend: Journalist Ronan Farrow; Actress Krysten Ritter

Farrow talks about investigating the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and his new book, War on Peace. Ken Tucker reviews Courtney Barnett's new album. Ritter discusses her role as Jessica Jones.

Annette Bening plays Irina Arkadina, an aging actress, in a screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play <em>The Seagull. </em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Actress Annette Bening; Comic Tig Notaro

Bening describes acting as "a fabulous way to expand your own heart." Critic Ken Tucker reviews Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy. Notaro's new Netflix special is Happy to Be Here.

Nick Offerman plays Frank Fisher, a single dad, in <em>Hearts Beat Loud.</em> "This is the largest role, by far, I've ever had in a film," he says.

Fresh Air Weekend: Baseball's Keith Hernandez; Actor Nick Offerman

Hernandez talks about baseball, Seinfeld and being his own "worst enemy." Critic Justin Chang reviews the horror movie Hereditary. Offerman play a middle-aged single dad in Hearts Beat Loud.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Joy Mangano, the creator of the Miracle Mop, in the comic drama <em>Joy</em>.

Fresh Air Weekend: Jennifer Lawrence; Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight'; 'Anomalisa'

Joy star Jennifer Lawrence discusses the career-changing "yes-or-no" decision she faced. Justin Chang reviews The Hateful Eight. Anomalisa co-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson talk puppetry.

F-35 fighter jet performs a demonstration flight during the Paris Air Show. (Lewis Joly/AP)

First Paris Air Show since the pandemic brings big deals

On Monday, Airbus secured the largest commercial airplane contract in history, 500 jets for Indian budget carrier IndiGo.

<p>Uroboros Glass in Northeast Portland</p>

Portland Glass Maker Uroboros To Close After Air Quality Concerns

Portland-based glass maker Uroboros announced Wednesday it will discontinue operations in 2017 barring its sale, according to a news release.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, shown here in 2018, has been fascinated with monsters since he was a child.

Fresh Air Weekend: Director Guillermo del Toro; The science of heartbreak

Nightmare Alley director Guillermo del Toro says his future was set the first time he saw Frankenstein. Science writer Florence Williams examines the scientific reason why breaking up feels so rotten.

Amy Bloom and Brian Ameche married in 2007. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019.

Fresh Air Weekend: Alzheimer's and assisted suicide; Cartoonist David Sipress

After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, novelist Amy Bloom's husband asked for help to die with dignity. Sipress endured 25 years of rejection before finally landing a gig with The New Yorker in 1998.

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, shown here at a 2017 hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, has said she plans to resign.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Plans To Resign

Pentagon sources say that Trump's hopes for a space force produced tensions between Wilson and the White House, who saw her as delaying the process. She plans to go into academia.

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