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actor, director and TV and film producer
American actor, director and producer of television and film
PROFILE
Fred Savage
Guest
FROM Fred Savage
The Business
Main Topic Fred Savage was the face of The Wonder Years for six seasons on ABC but now he's all grown up and more likely to be seen behind the camera than in front of it. Savage regularly directs episodic television comedies like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Modern Family; and soon he'll helm his first feature, the comedy Ladies Night, starring Charlize Theron. The charming Savage talks about the rocky road -- full of self-doubt and insecurity -- to becoming a director.
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Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”
Bookworm
Claudio Magris: Blameless In Claudio Magris' Blameless, a museum of the implements of war and destruction is created to inspire peace. But this conversation is not just about war and peace.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why did Jared Kushner want a back channel with Russians? News broke Friday that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, tried setting up a back channel between the Trump transition team and the Russian government. What are the consequences for Kushner, President Trump, and the investigation into Russian meddling?