Arts

As in Dan Gilroy's previous film, Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the comedy-horror hybrid Velvet Buzzsaw. Gyllenhaal plays an art critic named Morf, while Zawe Ashton plays gallery assistant Josephina.

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Both Satire And Slasher, 'Velvet Buzzsaw' Sends Up Contemporary Art

5:42pm February 01, 2019

Writer and director Dan Gilroy brings back Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo for his newest feature, a horror-comedy set in the modern art world. Also, the male lead is named Morf.

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Remembering Character Actor Dick Miller

1:22pm February 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

"You don't have to be a leading man" to make it in Hollywood, Miller told Fresh Air in 1990. He appeared in more than 100 films, including Gremlins and The Little Shop of Horrors.

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John Malkovich plays Agatha Christie's iconic detective Hercule Poirot in the three-part Amazon Prime miniseries, The ABC Murders.

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In 'The ABC Murders,' John Malkovich Plays An Older, More Vulnerable Poirot

12:20pm February 01, 2019

by David Bianculli

A new three-part miniseries takes a few liberties with the Agatha Christie novel upon which it's based — all of them commendable. Most notably: Malkovich's turn as a tender, sometimes tragic, Poirot.

Host Ophira Eisenberg interviews Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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Bob The Drag Queen And Monét X Change: Some Tea, Some Shade

11:46am February 01, 2019

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen and All-Stars 4 contestant Monét X Change dish about discovering drag, choosing their stage names, and hosting their podcast Sibling Rivalry.

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Jackson Katz: Why We Can No Longer See Sexual Violence As A Women's Issue

9:28am February 01, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Anti-sexism educator Jackson Katz refuses to see gender violence issues as women's issues that "good men help out with." He implores men to examine their privilege and their role in sexual assault.

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Laura Bates: How Can We End Everyday Sexism?

9:26am February 01, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Most women experience sexism and harassment on a regular basis — daily acts that are often ignored. With her Everyday Sexism Project, writer Laura Bates wanted to give women an outlet to speak up.

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Ashley Judd: How Can We—As A Society—Heal From Sexual Violence?

9:26am February 01, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Ashley Judd has experienced many forms of gendered discrimination, from intense online harassment to assault. Despite her experiences, she says she's optimistic about a future without sexual violence.

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Books
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'King Of Scars' Muses On The Monstrous

7:00am February 01, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Leigh Bardugo's latest returns readers to her Grishaverse, a few years after a grand magical battle left young King Nikolai of Ravka with a demonic problem he's now struggling to keep secret.

Natasha Lyonne stars in the Netflix series Russian Doll.

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Natasha Lyonne Anchors The Riveting 'Russian Doll'

5:00am February 01, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Natasha Lyonne is outstanding in an unconventional series about a woman who finds herself in a baffling and frustrating situation that no one seems to understand.

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry To Keynote Wake Forest University Event

4:38am February 01, 2019

by Sean Bueter

Tony Award-winning artist Renée Elise Goldsberry, perhaps best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway smash, Hamilton, will appear in

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