Arts & Life

Author Pulls Back The Iron Curtain On The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

2:04pm July 02, 2019

by Dave Davies

Midnight In Chernobyl author Adam Higginbotham spent years investigating the 1986 explosion and its aftermath. He says design flaws, human hubris and Soviet secrecy all contributed to the disaster.

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'Growing Things' Will Wind Its Tendrils Into Your Mind

10:00am July 02, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Horror writer Paul Tremblay's new short story collection is full of ghosts, monsters, nightmares and apocalypses — all of which feel so close by they might be happening to you, right now.

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In 'The Gifted School,' Ripped-From-The-Headlines Parental Scheming

7:00am July 02, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Bruce Holsinger's new novel — about overprivileged parents cheating to get their kids into a magnet school — is very topical, but the characters are too flat to hook readers' attention for long.

Author Mo Willems supervises a rehearsal of the musical adaptation of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As the very first Education Artist-in-Residence, "I can say at this point that I am the greatest ... " he l

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Kids' Author Mo Willems Has A New Creative Challenge (And So Should You)

5:32am July 02, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.

Jennifer Weiner poses for a portrait at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, on June 29, 2011.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Novelist Jennifer Weiner On TripAdvisor Whiners

4:07pm July 01, 2019

Weiner will be quizzed on one whiner in particular — she'll have to figure out which negative review was actually written by host Peter Sagal's father, Matthew Sagal.

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Cotton candy smiles/and merry go round horses/in soft sudden rain — Cindy Guentherman, Loves Park, Ill.

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Beach Adventures And Falling In Love: Summer In A Haiku

10:44am July 01, 2019

by Casey Noenickx

The haiku that listeners sent us about summer evoked all kinds of memories. Some said the season reminds them of ice cream or trips to the beach. Others shared precious memories of young love.

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Doodle by artist George Cruikshank in Scrawl.

From Ansel Adams To Unica Zürn, 'Scrawl' Finds Artistry Everywhere

9:44am July 01, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Some might say these little works only acquire their auras through their creators' fame. But once you start pondering them, they start to seem like far more than mere artifacts of notable psyches.

Actor Sean Connery poses as James Bond next to his Aston Martin DB5 in a scene from the United Artists release 'Goldfinger' in 1964.

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'Every Guy Wants To Be James Bond.' But Would They Pay $545 For His Onesie?

2:40pm June 30, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

Forgoing his signature tux for a baby-blue terrycloth swimsuit, Sean Connery's Goldfinger onesie became one of Bond's classic outfits. And now fans can buy the item for themselves.

Douriean Fletcher made everything from earrings to armor for the 2018 film Black Panther. Fletcher spent time studying in South Africa, and learned that, for some, "what you wear is telling somebody who you are — whether it's the region you're from, the

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The Goal Is To Feel Strong, Says 'Black Panther' Jewelry Designer

8:19am June 30, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Douriean Fletcher made the powerful adornments worn in the 2018 film Black Panther. She's happy to see people "taking chances" with their jewelry — breaking away from the "dainty pair of hoops."

The list of names for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season are seen on a map at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

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How The Advance Weather Forecast Got Good

8:19am June 30, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Under the radar (so to speak), predictions have improved dramatically of late. In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum writes that it's due to an international (and imperiled) alliance of supercomputers.