Arts

Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif says copies of the Urdu translation of his irreverent novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, were seized from his publisher's office this week. The book was published in English in 2008 to wide international acclaim and was tr

Pakistani Author Comes Under Fire For Satirical Novel After Urdu Edition Is Published

10:43am January 10, 2020

Copies of a new Urdu edition of Mohammed Hanif's 2008 novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, were seized Monday. Rights groups say it's another sign that freedom of expression is threatened in Pakistan.

Violinist Rose (Freya Tingley) frets in The Sonata.

Arts

Horror Film 'The Sonata' Is Tuneless And Off-Key

5:01pm January 09, 2020

A young violin virtuoso inherits a spooky mansion — and a Satanic piece of music — in this "dreadfully dull" film.

Three Christs, No Waiting: Joseph (Bradley Whitford), Leon (Peter Dinklage) and Clyde (Walton Goggins) in Jon Avnet's film.

Arts

'Three Christs': A Too-Simple Film About The Messiah Complex

5:00pm January 09, 2020

Loosely based on the story of real-life psychiatrist who treated three patients who believed themselves to be Jesus, Jon Avnet's film clings to glib Hollywood cliches about mental illness.

Two boys are surprised in a movie theater.

Science
Arts

Tell Me A Story: What Narratives Reveal About The Mind

5:00pm January 09, 2020

We live in a world of stories. They're in movies, books, and plays. They're even in the things that we buy.

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Arts

Veronica Cartwright And 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' Come To Triad

4:20pm January 09, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

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Books
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'Creatures' Examines The Heartbreak Of Being Human

10:00am January 09, 2020

by Michael Schaub

Crissy Van Meter's debut novel is so assured, it's hard to believe it's a debut. It's the story of a young woman dealing with her mother and her difficult family history on the eve of her wedding.

Books
Arts

'The Gimmicks' Has Heart, But A Few Too Many Gimmicks

7:00am January 09, 2020

by Lily Meyer

Chris McCormick's new novel layers the glitz and artifice of pro wrestling over a wrenching tale of two Armenian cousins whose involvement with a militant Armenian liberation group goes badly awry.

President Trump delivers remarks at the beginning of a 2017 meeting with his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. Andrea Bernstein's new book, American Oligarchs, argues that both the Trump and Kushner families have benefited from the intersectio

'American Oligarchs' Reveals How Trump, Kushner Families Learned To Work The System

6:44pm January 08, 2020

by Terry Gross

Author Andrea Bernstein says Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have benefited from family connections — and the influence of money in politics.

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Arts

John Baldessari, Conceptual Art Pioneer, Has Died

4:31pm January 08, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

Artist John Baldessari died last Thursday at his home in Venice, Calif. The artist helped shape not just a movement — conceptual art — but the LA art scene itself. He was 88.

Cover detail of Jean Stafford: The Complete Novels.

Books
Arts

New Collection Celebrates Jean Stafford, A Gifted Novelist Who Deserved Better

2:08pm January 08, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Stafford is often remembered as wife No. 1 in the many biographies and studies of poet Robert Lowell. But a new Library of America edition of her three novels showcases her masterful writing.

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