Arts & Life

Ashton Sanders in Moonlight, a film directed by Barry Jenkins.

Arts

A Melancholy Youth Finds Himself Under The Heavenly Glow Of 'Moonlight'

5:00pm October 20, 2016

by Ella Taylor

In Barry Jenkins' incandescent coming-of-age tale, three different actors cover three phases in the life of an African-American who takes a wayward path into manhood.

The Smithsonian is raising funds to preserve one of its most popular and iconic exhibits: a pair of Dorothy's ruby slippers.

Save The Ruby Slippers: Smithsonian Seeks Funds To Preserve Dorothy's Shoes

3:07pm October 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The National Museum of American History says it will cost $300,000 to protect the aging shoes from The Wizard of Oz. A Kickstarter campaign launched three days ago has already raised nearly $200,000.

Christina Milian, Laverne Cox and Annaleigh Ashford appear in the Fox remake of the classic cult musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which premieres Oct. 20.

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Cult TV Fans Will Find 'Rocky Horror' And 'Black Mirror' Smart And Provocative

1:56pm October 20, 2016

by David Bianculli

TV critic David Bianculli reviews Fox's remake of the classic '70s musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and season 3 of Black Mirror on Netflix. He says both shows leave viewers fully entertained.

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'Black Mirror' Creator Dramatizes Our Worst Nightmares About Technology

1:56pm October 20, 2016

The 3rd season of the dystopian series created by Charlie Brooker is soon available on Netflix. Inspired by shows like The Twilight Zone, it's about the unintended consequences of the digital age.

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Books
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In 'IQ,' A Sherlock For South Central

7:00am October 20, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

Joe Ide's debut novel follows Isaiah Quintabe, known as IQ around his Los Angeles neighborhood. IQ solves the crimes police won't touch — even when his clients can only pay him in chickens or tires.

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'Frazzled' Takes Hilarious Look At The Ups and Downs Of Middle School

8:44pm October 19, 2016

Author Booki Vivat takes a hilarious look at middle school in her debut novel, Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom. The book is full of Vivat's incredible doodles of Abbie Wu who thinks, "Nothing good happens in the Middles." We'll find out if she's doomed.

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Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) teaches Chiron (Jaden Piner) how to swim in Moonlight. The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.

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For Film's Creators, 'Moonlight' Provided Space To Explore A Painful Past

2:08pm October 19, 2016

Playwright Tarell McCraney and filmmaker Barry Jenkins drew on their own childhood experiences in making Moonlight, a film about a boy growing up in a Miami housing project.

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The Girl From Venice by Martin Cruz Smith (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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A Fisherman And His Beautiful First Mate, On The Run In 'Girl From Venice'

7:00am October 19, 2016

by Bethanne Patrick

Martin Cruz Smith's new World War II thriller follows a Venetian fisherman who saves a Jewish girl from pursuing Nazis — a predictable scenario, but one that surprisingly never goes stale.

Mister Monkey by Francine Prose (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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'Mister Monkey' Channels Disappointment In Many Voices

5:59pm October 18, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

Francine Prose takes a comparatively light comic turn in her new novel, about the disappointing lives of a group of people involved in an off-off-off-off-Broadway musical based on a children's book.

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Kidnapped, Then Forced Into The Sideshow: The True Story Of The Muse Brothers

1:27pm October 18, 2016

Journalist Beth Macy talks about George and Willie Muse, black albino brothers who were born in the Jim Crow South and were forced to become circus freaks. Her new book, Truevine, retells their story.

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