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Being John Malkovich

Actor John Malkovich talks about acting in his first Coen Brothers movie, Burn after Reading, indie-soul singer Theresa Andersson plays live in the studio, and a conversation with Will Wright, the creator of the new video game Spore.

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By Kurt Andersen • Sep 15, 2008 • 1 min read

Actor John Malkovich tells Kurt Andersen what it was like to act in his first Coen Brothers movie, Burn after Reading, out in theaters this weekend. And indie-soul singer Theresa Andersson plays live in the studio. She was raised in small-town Sweden but created her sound in New Orleans. Her new record is called Hummingbird, Go! Plus a conversation with Will Wright, the creator of the new video game Spore.

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    Kurt Andersen

    Author of "Evil Geniuses," "Fantasyland," and "You Can’t Spell America Without Me"

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