Arts & Life
Sharing Pairing
In this final round, every answer is a rhyming pair of words. The second word is created by changing the first letter of the first word.
'Darktown' Imagines What It Was Like For Atlanta's First Black Policemen
In 1948, eight African-American men joined Atlanta's police force. Those pioneer officers — who couldn't drive squad cars or even step foot in headquarters — inspired Thomas Mullen's new novel.
If You Think Eating Is A Political Act, Say Thanks To Frances Moore Lappe
When Frances Moore Lappe wrote the best-selling Diet For A Small Planet back in 1971, she helped start a conversation about the social and environmental impacts of the foods we choose.
'Transparent' Actor Jeffrey Tambor Says He Found His Dream Role In Maura
Tambor plays a transgender woman in Amazon show. "It's a perfect role," he says. "... I thought I was gonna do Lear, but I'm gonna do Maura." Transparent's third season comes out on Friday.
Kate Winslet Wreaks Bespoke Vengeance In 'The Dressmaker'
Kate Winslet plays a woman with designs to punish the townsfolk who once wronged her in this tonally confused Australian comedy.
'The Magnificent Seven': Because 'The Pretty Good Seven' Didn't Test Well
I Haven't Seen The First Six Yet! Director Antoine Fuqua remakes the classic 1960 Western; our critic calls it a "fun but nonessential" example of "high-grade pulp."
It Takes An (Empty) Village: 'The Ruins of Lifta'
A new documentary focuses on a now-empty town near Jerusalem, the future of which is hotly contested.
A Korean Celebrity Couple Kidnapped By Kim Jong Il: 'The Lovers And The Despot'
The fascinating tale of a South Korean movie star and director kidnapped in the 1970s is dutifully recounted in a documentary that fails to explore several lingering questions.
A Feel-Good Chess Movie Keeps Sentimentality In Check: 'Queen Of Katwe'
A Disney film about a Ugandan girl who becomes a chess champion hits familiar beats but evinces a nuanced understanding of extreme poverty and the societal forces that reinforce it.