Kurt Andersen talks with actor Christopher Walken. His scene-stealing roles have ranged from super-creepy to hilarious. We hear from up-and-coming female MCs who are changing the sound of hip-hop. The “grandmother of performance art,” Marina Abramovic, sits silently — for hours – in the Museum of Modern Art. And reggae legend Jimmy Cliff plays live in our studio.
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