The Polaroid Photographer Who Captures 'The B-Side' Of Her Subjects' Lives
Errol Morris' unusually straightforward documentary about portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman is as charming as its sunny, voluble subject.
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'Pop Aye': A Man, An Elephant And An Amiable Amble Across Thailand
In writer-director Kirsten Tan's first feature, an aging architect reconnects with his long-lost elephant, and the two embark upon a loosely structured, slightly surreal journey.
Bong Joon-Ho's 'Okja' Is As Weird A Hybrid As Its Porcine Star
Bong's clever dark comedy, about a enormous, genetically modified pig and the adorable moppet who loves her, veers wildly in tone, but the CGI oinker at its center is a marvel.
Sam Elliott On Career Longevity, Playing Tough And His Iconic Role In 'Lebowski'
Elliott says that being selective about the roles he takes has helped him maintain his acting career for nearly 50 years. He plays an aging actor with a stalled career in the new film, The Hero.
From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch
As we light a candle on the Code Switch podcast's birthday cake, our team looks back on the stories that mattered.
'I Want The Pages To Turn': Librarian Nancy Pearl's Summer Reading List
Ahead of the July 4th weekend, the Seattle-based librarian shares a stack of eight recent favorites. She includes thrillers, mysteries, family sagas and an homage to the game rock, paper, scissors.
'The Outer Cape' Shows Us That Every Place Has A Dark Side
Patrick Dacey puts his characters through the wringer in his new novel, a wrenching saga of a profoundly unhappy family set against the ostensibly idyllic background of Cape Cod.
Michael Bond, Creator Of Paddington Bear Books, Dies At 91
Michael Bond, creator of the beloved Paddington Bear books, died Tuesday at 91. The classic children's book character is a scruffy little bear prone to accidents, but he means well.
Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible
Recently, the New York Times published an essay defending cultural appropriation as necessary engagement. But that's a simplistic, misguided way of looking at appropriation, which causes real harm.
Michael Bond, The 'Giant' Behind Paddington Bear, Dies At 91
"Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform" — and readers first met Paddington with those words in 1958. Bond, who died Tuesday, turned that bear into an unforgettable friend.