Arts & Life

Bill Cosby Removed From Documentary On Black Stuntmen

6:34pm July 28, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Bill Cosby was instrumental in opening the door for black stuntmen in Hollywood early in his career. He was to be a central figure in a new documentary about black stuntmen, but that has now changed. He will be mentioned, but his interviews have been pulled, following the latest revelations about the comedian, who admitted in court documents that he drugged women for sex.

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Tina Fey talked about Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Tina Fey Accidentally Explains How Netflix Is Like Podcasting

6:21pm July 28, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On demand is on demand, as it turns out, whether it's video or audio. Even Tina Fey says so.

Russian designer Andrew Gorkovenko created a packaging concept for TripTea using the tea leaves inside of tea bags.

Arts

Me-Tea-Morphosis: Tea Bags Get Second Life As Works Of Art

4:33pm July 28, 2015

by Tove Danovich

Artists are reinventing the humble tea bag, letting its contents and simple shape and color shine in beautiful, fragile art. Some are even farming out the tea drinking to get to the used bags.

Books
Arts

An Airborne Adventurer's Journey In 'Circling The Sun'

2:47pm July 28, 2015

by Jean Zimmerman

The author of The Paris Wife is back with another novelized memoir, this time of pioneering aviator (and all-around adventurer) Beryl Markham, the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean east to west.

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'Crooked' Nixon Knew: There Are Worse Things Than Nukes

7:03am July 28, 2015

by Jason Heller

Austin Grossman's new novel is half Lovecraftian horror, half thoughtful character study of a President Nixon who's in charge of an alternate America built not on democracy, but on dark magic.

'I Am Cait' Premieres As Reality Series With A Cause

7:24pm July 27, 2015

by Eric Deggans

NPR reviews the premiere of I Am Cait, E! network's new reality series in which Caitlyn Jenner introduces her female identity to her family and explores transgender issues.

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'Jane Eyre' Retelling Swaps English Countryside For Bustling City Streets

6:12pm July 27, 2015

Patricia Park's novel, Re Jane, is a retelling of Charlotte Bronte's classic Jane Eyre set in modern-day New York and South Korea. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Jean Kwok about Park's novel.

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'I Am Cait' Review: Brave, Tasteful — And Kind Of Boring

5:55pm July 27, 2015

I Am Cait, the E! Entertainment reality show about Caitlyn Jenner, premieres Sunday night. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Slate TV critic Willa Paskin about the show.

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Donald Trump On A Circus Peanut, And More Food Art With A Political Bite

4:48pm July 27, 2015

by Maria Godoy

Artist Lauren Garfinkel creates indelible images on edible canvases. Some are silly (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a nacho supreme), others haunting. All offer food for thought on current events.

Costume designer Walter Plunkett made an intricate watercolor design for Scarlett O'Hara's famous curtain dress in Gone with the Wind.

Arts

Discover A Trove Of Hollywood Treasures At The Motion Picture Academy Library

3:21pm July 27, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

Here, you can find the Cowardly Lion's mane, the designs for Scarlett O'Hara's drapery dress, and many other artifacts that reveal the history of the movie biz.

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