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Fresh Air: New Janis Joplin Biography Reveals The Hard Work Behind The Heart
Onstage, Joplin oozed confidence, sexuality and exuberance, but biographer Holly George-Warren describes the singer as a bookworm who worked hard to create her “blues feelin’ mama” musical persona. Continue Reading Fresh Air: New Janis Joplin Biography Reveals The Hard Work Behind The Heart
BOOK REVIEW: End-To-Beginning Telling Of Inventor’s Story In ‘Edison’ Makes For A Circular Read
Throughout his career, Edmund Morris repeatedly showed boredom, even disdain, for the traditional biography. In turn, he sometimes injected his books with an artistic flair that got in the way. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: End-To-Beginning Telling Of Inventor’s Story In ‘Edison’ Makes For A Circular Read
It’s Superhero Time On Podcasts: Star-Lord And Black Widow To Step Up To The Mic
A Marvel deal with SiriusXM and Pandora marks a deeper investment by the companies to claim a stake in the growing realm of podcasting, now on pace to become a $1 billion industry. Continue Reading It’s Superhero Time On Podcasts: Star-Lord And Black Widow To Step Up To The Mic
20 Years Later, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Still Inspires Admiration And Debate
The tiny independent film became a critical and box office hit by introducing mainstream audiences to a transgender hero. It fictionalized the true story of the brutal murder of Brandon Teena. Continue Reading 20 Years Later, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Still Inspires Admiration And Debate
Sculptor Mark Di Suvero Creates Joy Out Of Steel
Suvero’s acclaimed sculptures are in public spaces all over the world and in the collections of major museums. The sculptor recently installed his largest work at the Storm King Arts Center. Continue Reading Sculptor Mark Di Suvero Creates Joy Out Of Steel
TV REVIEW: Who Watches This ‘Watchmen’? I Will, And You Should
Showrunner Damon Lindelof’s updated twist on a classic graphic novel that turned superheroes into anti-heroes is a bold, compelling HBO revamp centered on racial tensions. Continue Reading TV REVIEW: Who Watches This ‘Watchmen’? I Will, And You Should
In ‘Stolen,’ Five Boys Are Caught In A Reverse Underground Railroad Toward Slavery
Richard Bell’s true tale details how even as the Underground Railroad ferried enslaved people north towards freedom, free black people vanished from northern cities to be sold into plantation slavery. Continue Reading In ‘Stolen,’ Five Boys Are Caught In A Reverse Underground Railroad Toward Slavery
How Julie Andrews Made Herself At ‘Home’ In Hollywood
In a new memoir, the actress writes about the films and creative collaborations — like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music — that marked the height of her fame. Continue Reading How Julie Andrews Made Herself At ‘Home’ In Hollywood
Edna O’Brien On 6 Decades Of Writing ‘Very Difficult Stories’ About Women
In Girl, a young woman in Nigeria is abducted by Boko Haram — and that’s just the beginning. For nearly 60 years, its Irish author has written about women “both as victims and as fighters, combined.” Continue Reading Edna O’Brien On 6 Decades Of Writing ‘Very Difficult Stories’ About Women
FILM REVIEW: ‘El Camino’ Gives Jesse Pinkman Life Beyond ‘Breaking Bad’
The new Netflix movie starring Aaron Paul as a desperate Jesse, on the run immediately after the events of the Breaking Bad finale, explores the trauma that his association with Walter White created. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: ‘El Camino’ Gives Jesse Pinkman Life Beyond ‘Breaking Bad’
Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels
Pastels are fragile and therefore difficult to put on public display. But an exhibition in Washington, D.C., has 64 artworks on view, and celebrates centuries of artists working in the chalky medium. Continue Reading Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels
BOOK REVIEW: Saeed Jones’ Eloquent Coming-Of-Age Is Hard To Read — And Harder To Put Down
Jones grew up black, gay and isolated in Texas. He chronicles his wobbly path to self-affirmation in the raw and eloquent new memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: Saeed Jones’ Eloquent Coming-Of-Age Is Hard To Read — And Harder To Put Down
