Arts

Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron get their rom-com on in Long Shot.

Arts

'Long Shot': When The Romance Is Real, But The Realpolitik Isn't

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen spark off each other in what is essentially a gender-swapped The American President, though the film's cursory understanding of politics feels woefully out-of-touch.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile casts Zac Efron — former star of the High School Musical franchise — as serial killer Ted Bundy.

Arts

Netflix Film Prods At Ted Bundy's 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile' Appeal

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Zac Efron stars as the serial killer in a film that chooses not to linger on the lurid brutality of his crimes, but to explore the sinister charisma that made them possible.

Arts

'Dead To Me' Is One Of The Best — And Most Unpredictable — Series On TV

2:15pm May 02, 2019

by David Bianculli

Netflix's new, 10-part dark comedy series is a terrific character study of two women (played by Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini) who meet at a therapy group to deal with grief issues.

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'Hacking Darwin' Explores Genetic Engineering — And What It Means To Be Human

11:54am May 02, 2019

by Marcelo Gleiser

The waters of genetic meddling are murky; in a new book, technology futurist Jamie Metzl reviews where we've been in the past as a guideline for where we might be headed.

A visitor in 2005 views the impressionist painting called Rue St.-Honore, Apres-Midi, Effet de Pluie, painted in 1897 by Camille Pissarro, on display in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid.

Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis

9:39am May 02, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn't know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it belongs to the museum, the judge said.

Arts

Poetry Out Loud Winner: Isabella Callery

5:12am May 02, 2019

The National Champion of this year's Poetry Out Loud competition was announced Wednesday. Isabella Callery recites "Thoughtless Cruelty" by Charles Lamb.

Canada's new $10 banknote, featuring civil rights activist Viola Desmond, won "Bank Note of the Year" Award for 2018.

New Canadian Currency Features Civil Rights Activist, Wins Innovation Award

10:34pm May 01, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The $10 bill is purple, contains polymers, and is vertically oriented. It features the first image of a Canadian woman on the country's currency.

Tuca & Bertie is an adult animation that centers on a brassy, colorful toucan (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) and her neurotic best friend, a songbird (Ali Wong).

Arts

Netflix's 'Tuca & Bertie' Puts The Lady Birds In Charge

7:06pm May 01, 2019

by Elise Hu

In bringing a cartoon toucan and an anxious songbird to screen, show creator Lisa Hanawalt has done something still rare: made an animated show about women friends, by women friends.

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'Moneyland' Reveals How Oligarchs, Kleptocrats And Crooks Stash Fortunes

1:31pm May 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

Journalist Oliver Bullough runs kleptocracy tours in London, in which he points out mansions bought by corrupt foreign leaders and oligarchs. Moneyland describes their secretive transnational world.

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Erin Lee Carr describes the 2015 death of her father, David Carr, as "the most profound loss I will ever experience."

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Arts

David Carr's Daughter On The 'Grand Caper' Of Life, And The Grief Of Loss

12:59pm May 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

Erin Lee Carr says her father's death "is the most profound loss I will ever experience." Carr's new memoir about family, addiction, mentorship and memory is called All That You Leave Behind.

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