Doctor Who Is A Woman: Jodie Whittaker Announced As 13th Time Lord In BBC Series
Actress Jodie Whittaker will succeed Peter Capaldi, becoming the first woman to play the role of the eccentric time-traveler.
Arts
Graceful 'Hollow' Is Solid All The Way Through
The title of Owen Egerton's new novel refers — mostly — to the old fable that the earth is hollow. But there's nothing hollow about this suspenseful tale of a religion professor's fall and rise.
Art Studio Helps Adults With Disabilities Turn Their Passion Into A Career
This art studio works with adults who have a disability of some kind to make their art their employment. But all this takes money. And the new health care bill may impact the studio's funding.
New Novel Explores 'What We Lose' When We Lose A Parent
When Zinzi Clemmons was taking care of her dying mother, she only had time to write brief vignettes — and those fragments became the core of her new novel about identity and loss, What We Lose.
Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Brings Dance Education To Paris' Underserved Communities
When the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe tours, they do community outreach. This summer they're in Paris, holding classes for disadvantaged, young dancers.
For July, 3 Romance Heroines Who Want It All
So many romances explore what we'd do for love — but as summer heats up we're bringing you three heroines who'd do a lot for love, and even more to keep their business ventures going.
In 'Meddling Kids,' The Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard
Edgar Cantero's head-kick of a novel about damaged adults who used to be spunky kid detectives mixes bright, pulpy cartoon nostalgia with some seriously dark trauma-survivor subtext.
Kid Rock Says Michigan Senate Campaign Website Is 'Not A Hoax'
"It's not a hoax, it's a strategy and marketing 101!" wrote the singer of "Bawitdaba" on his personal website.
'Lady Macbeth' Turns Sound And Fury Into Victorian Noir
It's not Shakespearean but the no-nonsense leading lady of the new movie Lady Macbeth lives up to her name.
Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'
"Likable characters are usually completely forgettable ... " he says. "We love villains ... because they show us these disturbing complexities." His sun-drenched summer novel is set on a Greek island.