Looking For A Podcast? Try 'What I Wore When ...'
Podcaster Wailin Wong recommends the podcast's "I Got Divorced" episode, in which a Glamour editor describes what she wore to her Orthodox Jewish divorce ceremony.
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Kenya Barris Creates An 'Absolutely Black' Family for Prime Time
"We're kind of taught to give your kids more than you had. But in giving them more, what do they lose?" asks the creator of Black-ish.
Neil Gaiman On Returning To 'Sandman,' Talking In His Sleep And The Power Of Comics
Twenty-five years after he initially created Sandman, Gaiman returns to one of his most enduring characters. Gaiman says writing The Sandman: Overture was "the most intense period of my life."
Kenya Barris Creates An 'Absolutely Black' Family for Prime Time
"We're taught to give your kids more than you had. But in giving them more, what do they lose?" Kenya Barris, creator, Black-ish
Rebel Brew: What The Boston Tea Party And The Mad Hatter Had In Common
This week marks the 242nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. This year is the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland. If you'll follow us down the rabbit hole, you'll find some surprising links.
Decency And Discipline And The Good People Of 'Fargo'
The second season of FX's Fargo wrapped up Monday night, and as always, the show had thoughts on goodness.
'Map' Is An Exquisite Record Of The Miles — And The Millennia
Map: Exploring the World is a new collection of maps, selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics and collectors, spanning everything from the Aztecs to modern digital imaging.
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From Trading Beads To The First Wristwatch, A History Of Shiny Objects
Author Aja Raden says jewelry is the perfect lens through which to view human history. In Stoned, she tells the story of the glass beads used to purchase Manhattan and the rise of the wristwatch.
When Children Go To War: A Heartbreaking Portrait In 'Beasts Of No Nation'
The film tells the story of a child soldier in an unnamed West African country. Director Cary Fukunaga says that he tried to protect the young actors from some of the movie's most violent scenes.
From Russia, With Mayonnaise: Cookbook Revisits Soviet Classics
The dishes that marked the Soviet era still have a strong pull on Russian sentiment (if not stomachs). A new book revisits these recipes, born, in part, of food shortages and ingenuity.