Writing Past The White Gaze As A Black Author
"I wanted my characters to be respectable. I wanted them to somehow escape the judgement they'd get for just being, the same kind of judgement I've gotten for just being..."
Arts & Life
How Do You Raise A Feminist Daughter? Chimamanda Adichie Has 15 Suggestions
Adichie's new book began as a letter to a childhood friend (and new mother) who had asked for some advice. It's called Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions.
Gustav Metzger, Whose Creations Were Works Of Destruction, Dies At 90
The artist, who lost most of his family to the Holocaust when he was young, founded the auto-destructive art movement. He explored how destruction could become an act of creation and dissent.
In 'Logan,' Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Shines His Badge One Last Time
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews the latest and darkest Marvel movie, Logan, which follows an aging X-Men Wolverine and Charles Xavier.
In Shirley MacLaine's New Movie, She Has 'The Last Word'
Shirley MacLaine agrees that she's played a lot of sharp-tongued, difficult-to-be-around women, and that's true of her latest role in the movie, The Last Word. In her latest role, she's a woman obsessed with designing her own obituary. MacLaine talks about how she approaches acting and dodges what she wants written in her own obituary.
The X-Men Franchise Takes An Intense, Scorched-Earth Turn With 'Logan'
Major characters go down in showers of blood and gore in the latest stand-alone Wolverine film. Critic David Edelstein says that Logan is an "incredibly bleak ... crackerjack piece of work."
Comic Louie Anderson Modeled His 'Baskets' Role After His Own Mom
Anderson delivers a standout performance as the mother of an embittered rodeo clown in Baskets, which is now in its second season. Originally published March 2, 2016.
'Bette And Joan' Reveals The Electric Personalities Behind 'Baby Jane'
The new FX anthology series Feud dramatizes memorable conflicts in history. David Bianculli says the opening miniseries, which focuses on Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, is a "wickedly clever comedy."
All The Answers From A To A
This final round is inspired by our very own acronym: AMA! The answer to every clue begins and ends with the letter A.
TV Guile
We changed one letter in the title of a popular TV show and re-wrote the description based on the new name. Contestants buzz in to guess what it is.