Muppets Head To London
The Muppets have their first full-length European show this weekend in London. Kermit did an interview with the BBC and talked about his romance with Miss Piggy.
Arts
Emmy Nominations Analysis: Lots Of Old, But Something New
For the first time in years, the venerable Modern Family and its cast failed to nab a nomination, making room for several freshman comedies — and new faces.
Riveting Documentary Sheds Light On 'Dark Money' In Montana Politics
"If 98 movie minutes about the subversion of campaign financing isn't quite your idea of beating the summer heat," says critic Ella Taylor, "there's not a dull or dry moment" in this incisive doc.
'Eighth Grade' Captures Awkwardness And Impermanence Of American Adolescence
Elsie Fisher stars as a teenage girl about to graduate from middle school in Bo Burnham's new film. Critic Justin Chang calls Eighth Grade an "enormously affecting" film that plays like a documentary.
A Teenager's Life Uprooted — And Threatened — In The Name Of Propriety: 'What Will People Say'
When the parents of Nisha (Maria Mazhdah) discover a boyfriend in her bedroom, they send her from her home in Norway to live with relatives in Pakistan, in Iram Haq's harrowing second feature.
Watch Your Mouth
This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we explore how the constantly evolving nature of languages can give us different ways of understanding ourselves as well as the world we live in.
'The Last Cruise' Is A Bit More Than A 3-Hour Tour
Kate Christensen's new novel follows a group of people on a vintage-themed cruise — think cabaret, cocktails and no Internet — who are thrown together unexpectedly when things go wrong on board.
Get Pumped: 100+ Fabulous Pairs Of Shoes Are On View In New York
The Walk This Way exhibition features centuries of notable footwear from the personal collection of Stuart Weitzman — suffragists' boots, a lawyer's loafers, Cinderella's sandals and more.
Building-Sized Giant Fights Giant-Sized Building In 'Skyscraper'
Skyscraper is a summer confection where Dwayne Johnson plays a man who wants to get into a burning building to save his family from a bunch of bad guys and a fire. Happy dog days of summer.
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Once Militantly Anti-Abortion, Evangelical Minister Now Lives 'With Regret'
After decades working to block access to clinics, the Rev. Rob Schenck says he had a change of heart and sees abortion as an issue that should be resolved by "an individual and his or her conscience."