Perfectly Preserved And Wallpapered With Nostalgia, 'Trading Spaces' Returns
TLC's room-renovation show returns this weekend, almost unchanged after a decade off the air.
Arts
Photo Exhibit Marks 50th Anniversary Of The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Winston-Salem Urban League is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Broadway, They Wear Pink: 'Mean Girls' Is Now A Musical
A lot has changed since Mean Girls came out in 2004, but Tina Fey points to one reason the story still holds up: Older women and teens can both see themselves playing out their worst behavior.
True Crime, Fake Homicide: The Onion's 'A Very Fatal Murder' Podcast
A postindustrial small town in Nebraska. A young girl killed. A New York host who is "kind of a sociopath." It's all in the satirical news agency's take on serial audio storytelling.
'Black Panther' Expected To Formally Break Saudis' 35-Year Cinema Ban
Roughly two-thirds of the conservative kingdom's population has likely never seen a film in a commercial theater. That's set to change — and Black Panther is expected to get the inaugural showing.
'A Quiet Place' Will Leave You Shhhhhhaken
Director John Krasinki's tense, well-acted horror film is about a family attempting to survive an invasion by terrifying creatures who hunt via sound.
When Your Savior Complex Isn't, Particularly: The Brutal 'You Were Never Really Here'
Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) directs Joaquin Phoenix in this violent, strident and repetitive tale about a man who sets out to rescue a kidnapped girl.
Worried Parents Go Off Half-Cocked In 'Blockers'
A teen sex comedy from the worried parents' point of view, Blockers smartly skewers, in a raunchy, silly and strangely empathetic way, the neediness of the helicopter parent.
'Lean On Pete': A Dispiriting Detour On The Way To The Glue Factory
Writer/director Andrew Haigh (Weekend) adapts Willy Vlautin's novel about a lonely teen and the horse he loves. Under Haigh's austere direction, the film moves from melancholic to downright morose.
What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?
Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic.