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A Tale Of Revenge, Magic And Nuance, All 'Woven In Moonlight'

7:00am January 08, 2020

by Caitlyn Paxson

Isabel Ibañez's debut novel blends fiber art magic and Bolivian-inspired fantasy, for a story that seems at first to be about revenge — but blossoms into something more complex and surprising.

The Navarro College team competes at the national championships.

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'Cheer' Is An Incisive Look At Injury, Coaching And Competition

5:00am January 08, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The Netflix series Cheer may not be quite as cleanly inspirational as it intends to be, but it tells a gripping story of a coach who knows her team will give until it hurts if she tells them to.

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Elizabeth Wurtzel, Who Stirred Conversation With 'Prozac Nation,' Dies At 52

3:14pm January 07, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The 1994 memoir opened a national dialogue about clinical depression and introduced readers to Wurtzel's brash, unapologetic voice. Wurtzel died of breast cancer at a Manhattan hospital Tuesday.

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There's Heart Amid The Ruins Of 'The Heap'

12:51pm January 07, 2020

by Jason Heller

Sean Adams' debut novel is set in the collapsed remains of a gargantuan, 500-story building somewhere in the American desert, once an entire metropolis and now surrounded by scavenger camps.

After an earthquake strikes during an MRI, Zoey (Jane Levy) finds that her brain is infused with music in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

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'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' May, Or May Not, Be Your Jam

11:38am January 07, 2020

by David Bianculli

NBC mixes music and drama in a risky new TV show about a woman who sees (and hears) people express their innermost thoughts in song.

Topics of Conversation, by Miranda Popkey

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There's Plenty To Talk About In 'Topics Of Conversation'

10:00am January 07, 2020

by Heller McAlpin

Miranda Popkey's novel tackles the complicated issues of female desire, sex and failed relationships through a troubled, unnamed narrator who reports on her conversations with a series of other women.

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'Why We Can't Sleep' Documents The Unique Pressures On Gen X Women

6:03am January 07, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Ada Calhoun talked to a lot of Gen X women about the angst they feel as they approach midlife — the pressure to have it all and the feeling that they should have done better for themselves.

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Harvey Weinstein leaves a New York court on Monday, where jury selection has begun. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the movie mogul faces allegations that he sexually assaulted two women in 2013.

Harvey Weinstein Is Charged With Sexual Assault In Los Angeles, As N.Y. Trial Begins

8:10pm January 06, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

In one incident, Weinstein allegedly went to a hotel and raped a woman after pushing his way into her room. The second alleged assault took place the next evening at a hotel in Beverly Hills.

Joaquin Phoenix is Arthur Fleck, a party clown and aspiring stand-up comic who struggles with mental illness and turns violent in Joker.

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'The System's Broken' And 'Joker' Director Aimed To Explore That On Screen

2:11pm January 06, 2020

by Terry Gross

Todd Phillips explores mental health and the lack of social services in his Batman villain origin story (of sorts). "The system's broken, and why not use a film to make a comment on that?" he says.

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Sam Mendes accepts the award for best drama movie for 1917 at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

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'1917' Wins At The Golden Globes, Before Most People Can Even See It

10:34am January 06, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Sam Mendes' war epic 1917 won't be in theaters until Friday, but it's already won the big Golden Globe. Once Upon A Time In ... Hollywood, Fleabag, Succession and Tom Hanks also had big nights.