Caged By Its Noble Intentions: 'The Zookeeper's Wife'
This historical drama, based on the story of a Warsaw couple who helped hundreds of Jews flee Nazi-occupied Poland, is more interested in their heroism than their humanity.
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Young Women Bedeviled By Darkness In Moody 'The Blackcoat's Daughter'
This impressive debut from director Osgood Perkins, about schoolgirls left at a Catholic school over winter break, "feels like a throat-clearing exercise for a horror prodigy," says our critic.
Despite Historic Mix-Up, PricewaterhouseCoopers Will Keep Its Oscars Job
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says there'll be a few new safeguards following the Best Picture flub, including not allowing electronic devices backstage.
#ThanksForTyping Spotlights Unnamed Women In Literary Acknowledgments
A professor shared book acknowledgment pages, where men thanked their wives for typing their manuscripts. #ThanksForTyping soon sparked a conversation on women and their uncredited roles in academia.
In 'Monsters,' Graphic Novelist Emil Ferris Embraces The Darkness Within
After West Nile virus left her paralyzed, the Chicago illustrator had to relearn how to draw. She says that experience was key to the publication of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters.
In A Bullet-Riddled Mansion, A Beirut Architect Envisions A Museum Of Memory
Beirut is peaceful now, but political divisions still run deep — and people are still hesitant to look back on the civil war years of the 1970s and 1980s.
Fifty Years On, Music-Making Bond Brings Divorced Duo Back To The Concert Stage
On Friday, Salem College will host a recital of chamber music by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Sir Edward Elgar, and an obscure 19th century composer, Giovanni Battista Viotti.
First Episode Of 'All Things Considered' Is Headed To Library Of Congress
The NPR program's inaugural 1971 broadcast has been added to the National Recording Registry, alongside other "aural treasures" like Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow." Take a listen to the first show!
Hulu's 'Harlots' Follows Prostitutes In 18th Century London
Set in 18th century London, Hulu's new drama, Harlots, is about a group of women who work and live in brothels. The show is told from the point of view of the women and has an almost entirely female production team.
'One Of The Boys' Tells The Story Of A Corrosive Father-Son Relationship
Daniel Magariel's debut novel explores the fierce love a 12-year-old boy has for his abusive father. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a "slim, deeply affecting and brutal story."