EZ Does It
Every answer in this final round contains the letters "E-Z." So if we said, "An involuntary expulsion of air from your nose," you would answer, "sneeze."
Arts
Gillian Jacobs And Kate Micucci: Your Brain Is Not Enough
Gillian Jacobs and Kate Micucci, stars of Mike Birbiglia's film Don't Think Twice, join Ophira Eisenberg to talk songwriting, scary improv moments, and Scooby Doo monsters.
Mystery Guest
This week's Mystery Guest is Darren Wong. He's responsible for a hot new food trend that looks like something it's not. Can our hosts figure out what his creation is, and what it looks like?
At The Portrait Gallery, Students Tell The Stories That Pictures Can't
Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.
After A Rough Run-Up, Rio Aims For An 'Awesome' Opening Ceremony
The Friday night spectacle could be "a drug for depression in Brazil," says the creative director of the show that viewers around the world will see tonight.
An Argentine Jew Returns Home In 'The Tenth Man'
Set in a Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Daniel Burman's latest film sweetly spotlights the strained relationship between a returning son and his ostentatiously selfless father.
'Suicide Squad' Falls Far Short Of Its Goals
DC's "rogues-do-good" answer to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy lacks that film's energy and charm; the result is a squalid, confusing mashup of tones and characters.
In The Warm But Underdeveloped 'Little Men,' Kids Bond While Parents Feud
Ira Sachs' latest film, about a friendship between two boys, is Chekhovian in its subtlety but withholds too much and fails to attain the emotional impact for which it strives.
Great Actors Spend 'Five Nights In Maine' But It Feels More Like A Fortnight
Dianne Wiest and David Oyewolo work through grief and resentment in a plodding film our critic calls "an agonizing dirge."
Remembering Zelda Fichandler, Matriarch Of American Regional Theater
When the co-founder of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., made her theater a nonprofit, hundreds of small regional stages followed suit. Fichandler died July 29 at the age of 91.