Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club Considers Adding 1st Female Performers
Women auditioned for the Harvard musical theater group, Hasty Pudding, this weekend, which has never had a female member in the troop.
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Ringo Starr Cleaning House, Will Auction Beatles 'Stuff' For Charity
The Fab Four drummer is putting an original pressing of the White Album, a guitar once owned by John Lennon and one of his own Ludwig Oyster drum kits on the block.
'Fake Fruit Factory' Portrays Warped, Whimsical Small-Town America
The city at the center of Patrick Wensink's novel may be one of "America's Boringest," but critic Jason Heller says it makes a great setting for this "overstuffed buffet of a book."
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Frank D. Gilroy Dies At 89
Gilroy also won a Tony Award and a Drama Critic's Circle Award for The Subject Was Roses, a play about a World War II veteran returning home from war. He died Saturday.
In 'Gamelife,' A Portrait Of The Writer As A Young Role-Player
Michael W. Clune spent much of his childhood alone — just him and his 8-bit computer. But, as he writes in his new memoir, playing text adventures and role-playing games helped prepare him for life.
The Powerful Photos That Rocked Getty Images' First Instagram Grant
For many photojournalists, Instagram has become a "modern-day Polaroid camera" used to take quick snapshots of important issues — and visual media giants have taken notice.
Matt Damon On Mars: A Toronto Diary, Part 1
Three days and 13 films in, we've got the good word on Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Helen Mirren and lots more.
The American Festival Of Microtonal Music Comes To Winston-Salem
The American Festival of Microtonal Music is coming to Winston-Salem for the first MicroFest ever presented in the South, September 24th-26th.
The Jewish Fruitcake: Honey Cake Is A Sweet And Stodgy Tradition
In symbolic hope for a sweet new year, many Jews will mark the start of Rosh Hashanah with honey cake. The cake is sentimental, but not always beloved. Here, a delectable update to the ancient recipe.
A Marriage, Warts And All, Is At The Heart Of 'Fates And Furies'
In Lauren Groff's new book, Fates and Furies, a marriage unfolds over many decades, from the husband's perspective, then the wife's. Groff talks about a marriage under the microscope.