John Powers

The Boston Globe

Head of the Charles looking to continue rowing's growth as a sport for all ages

By: John Powers

During the Friday clinic at the Boston Beach Sprints on Carson Beach in late July an older woman unwittingly wandered into the starting chute during her stroll.

The Boston Globe

Washington boats, rowers ready to dominate the river again at Head of Charles Regatta

By: John Powers

The Boys in the Boats — plural — earned their tickets to Boston with their traditional pairs race earlier this month.

The Boston Globe

Sam Melvin dethrones two-time champ Finn Hamill in men's singles at Head of the Charles

By: John Powers

When you come off the starting line second in what's essentially a time-trial race the objective is to follow the leader then close the gap.

The Boston Globe

Dutch men surge past Harvard in thrilling Head of the Charles finish

By: John Powers

The Dutch men had retained their world title on their iconic Bosbaan home course in Amsterdam in August. So what else could they cross off their list?

NPR

You're invited to a party at Duke Ellington's house in 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem'

By: John Powers

In '72, filmmaker William Greaves hosted a cocktail party for the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Our critic says the footage is "like watching a 50th college reunion set on Mt. Olympus."

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You're invited to a party at Duke Ellington's house in ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem'

By: John Powers

John Powers | October 22, 2026 We spend our lives swimming in an ocean of footage.

NPR

< You're invited to a party at Duke Ellington's house in 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem'

By: John Powers

In '72, filmmaker William Greaves hosted a cocktail party for the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Our critic says the footage is "like watching a 50th college reunion set on Mt. Olympus."

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Thomas Mann returns to his 'Fatherland' in this practically flawless film

By: John Powers

Artists are notoriously self-important, but a handful carry themselves as if they were the Matterhorn — stony, daunting, towering over the concerns of ordinary mortals.

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< Thomas Mann returns to his 'Fatherland' in this practically flawless film

By: John Powers

Transcript TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In the new dramatic film "Fatherland," the Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann returns to his 'Fatherland'in this practically flawless film

By: John Powers

Sandra Hüller plays Erika and Hanns Zischler is Thomas Mann in Fatherland.