'Rampage' Lowers The Bar On Razing A City
"There's something weirdly serene about a film that doesn't try any harder than it must," says critic Chris Klimek.
Arts
Don't Mess With The Sweet Potato Pie: A Museum Wrestles With 'Authentic' Black Menu
When the National Museum Of African American History and Culture's cafe tweaked traditional Southern black dishes, some customers weren't having it. It just shows how tricky "authentic" food can be.
How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment
Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?
From The Big Bang To This Commentary
In 13.7, we aimed to present the passion, the drama, the social and intellectual relevance of science as one of the deepest expressions of engagement with the unknown, says physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
Meg Wolitzer Traces The Arc Of The Feminist Movement In 'The Female Persuasion'
Wolitzer's new novel centers on a legendary feminist and the young woman whose life she transforms. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls The Female Persuasion an absorbing and compelling work.
Composer Tod Machover Discusses How He Created 'Philadelphia Voices'
The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the work Tuesday at Carnegie Hall. He based the composition on recorded sounds, including the sizzle of a cheesesteak.
'Circe' Gives The Witch Of The Odyssey A New Life
Madeleine Miller's lush, gold-lit new novel is told from the perspective of Circe, the sorceress whose brief appearance in the Odyssey becomes just one moment in a longer, more complex life.
Tom Petty's Tour Photographer Presents Talk At SECCA
Andy Tennille will share photos and stories of his seven years working with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and his nearly two decades in music journalism at the Southeastern Center for
'Heads Of The Colored People' Takes On The Pressures Of Being 'The Only One'
Nafissa Thompson-Spires' new story collection is full of characters coping with being not just black in a white world — but the only black person in their worlds. She says that's a hard role to fill.
This Photographer Wants To Put A Museum In Your Pocket
When Dayanita Singh grew frustrated with the conventional gallery format, she created Museum Bhavan, an exhibition of almost 300 photos housed in a small box.