Arts
Historical Figure, Sci-Fi Villain Or Tech Startup?
If you think you can tell the difference based on their names, earn some nerd cred by taking our quiz.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Comedians' And Cameo Appearances
This week's show is all about FX's new Billy Crystal/Josh Gad comedy, the uses and misuses of cameo appearances, and what's making us happy this week.
'Grand Illusion' Exhibit Lifts Curtain On The Secrets Of Setting The Stage
An exhibit at the Library of Congress is devoted to the art of theatrical design. Drawings, sketches, watercolors, posters and scale models reveal how magic and spectacle are achieved before our eyes.
Renata Adler, Taking A Buzz Saw To The 'Tall Timber'
This new volume collects some of the uncompromising writer's greatest hits, from her coverage of the march on Selma to Monica Lewinsky, and of course her famous takedown of film critic Pauline Kael.
USPS Picks Perfect Line For Maya Angelou Stamp — If Only It Were Hers
A limited-edition stamp from the U.S. Postal Service, which was intended to honor the late poet, bears a quote that was actually written by a different author.
Listening To The Ho-Hum Of The Machine
Mark Jenkins says the new artificial intelligence film Ex Machina is diverting, but ultimately comes to a predictable and unsatisfying conclusion.
Bloody Yet Unsatisfying, 'Kill Me Three Times' Disappoints But Once
Andrew Lapin says the bloody Australian black comedy wants to be a genre caper, but can't quite hit the right notes.
'The Sisterhood Of Night' Wonders What These Girls Are Up To
Ella Taylor says this heartfelt first feature appears at the beginning to be trafficking in cliches about teenage girls, but it ultimately asks questions about secrecy and the growth of public fear.