In 'Tallulah,' An Aimless Young Woman Stumbles Across A Purpose: Kidnapping
The plot's overstuffed, but whenever Ellen Page and Allison Janney share the screen, Tallulah finds its palpably human center.
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In 'Equity,' Wall Street's Glass Towers Have Glass Ceilings
Anna Gunn plays a Manhattan investment banker determined to succeed, but powerful men — and slack film-making — let her down.
From HAL 9000 To Harley Quinn, Screen Villains Sow Chaos Because They Can
Movie heroes are fine. But let's be real — it's usually the bad guys we find most compelling.
These Old-Timey Philly Candies Offer A Taste Of Politics Past
Clear toy candies are a centuries-old local tradition. With the Democratic convention in town, an old-school candy maker is peddling some with a political bent. Think lollipop meets Mount Rushmore.
'It's Not My Story': Baz Luhrmann On Collaborating To Make 'The Get Down'
Linda Holmes offers another update from the Television Critics Association meeting, this time on Luhrmann's hip-hop Netflix series The Get Down.
Stars Hollow Intel: A Few New Beans Are Spilled On The 'Gilmore Girls' Return
From the Television Critics Association meeting in Los Angeles, Linda Holmes reports on Netflix's upcoming Gilmore Girls reunion.
'You Will Know Me' Says No, You Won't
Megan Abbott's novel about a talented young gymnast and her mother starts with a mysterious death, but the real mysteries are the characters themselves: You never really know the people close to you.
Writer James Alan McPherson, Winner Of Pulitzer, MacArthur And Guggenheim, Dies At 72
McPherson, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, has died at 72. His work explored the intersection of white and black lives with deftness, subtlety and wry humor.
QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Presidents And Food?
It's week two of the party conventions, and all these speeches are making us hungry. So we made a quiz to test your savvy about presidents and our favorite topic, food.
Black Leadership In The Age Of Obama: A Look Back
PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill joins All Things Considered from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, to discuss her 2009 book The Breakthrough. Ifill is re-examining the book's conclusions about black political leadership as President Obama prepares to leave office.