Arts

Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, by Anne Nelson

'Shadow Network' Offers A Lesson On The American Right's Mastery Of Politics

10:30am October 29, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Anne Nelson links "the manpower and media of the Christian right," "finances of Western plutocrats," and "strategy of right-wing Republican political operatives" via the Council for National Policy.

Tricia Helfer in "Lydia Layne's Better Half," an episode of the Shudder original series Creepshow.

Arts

Shudder Puts The Screaming In Streaming Video

6:37pm October 28, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Horror is enjoying a rise from the dead right now — particularly on TV. And as streaming TV services multiply, AMC's Shudder has found success with a menu of classic horror and original programming.

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Robert Evans attends a 2002 book signing for his memoir The Kid Stays in the Picture.

Arts

The Kid Bows Out: Movie Producer Robert Evans Dies At 89

6:01pm October 28, 2019

The Hollywood legend was discovered in a swimming pool by the wife of a movie mogul and went on to helm Paramount Pictures, producing huge hits like Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and The Godfather.

A skull door knocker and cobweb decorations on the day before Halloween in Philadelphia.

Arts

The Code Switch Guide To Halloween

4:59pm October 28, 2019

by Angela Vang

Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color — and a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.

Prince performs during the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in Miami, Fla.

Prince Wanted To 'Break The Mold Of The Memoir,' Says His Co-Writer

4:24pm October 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

The musician left behind an unfinished memoir when he died in 2016. Dan Piepenbring, his co-writer, recalls the moment he knew he could make The Beautiful Ones happen — even in Prince's absence.

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The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna, by Mira Ptacin

Blending Memoir And Reporting, 'The In-Betweens' Exposes An Otherworldly Community

12:28pm October 28, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Mira Ptacin spends time at Camp Etna and finds herself believing, at least, in the ideals of Spiritualism — emphasizing kindness, the importance of intuition, and the power of the unseen.

Books
Arts

When In Doubt, Pretend To Be Todd Parr

10:16am October 28, 2019

by Juanita Giles

For October, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles praises picture book author Todd Parr and his insight into the emotional needs of children who are dealing with loss, change — and other children.

It Would Be Night in Caracas, by Karina Sainz Borgo

Books
Arts

'It Would Be Night In Caracas' Mourns A Mother And A Country

10:16am October 28, 2019

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Karina Sainz Borgo's novel follows a woman dealing with the death of her mother while trying to escape the violence and scarcity gripping Venezuela — an anarchy the book presents in shocking detail.

Dave Chappelle accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. PBS will air a television special of the ceremony in January.

Arts

'The Best Part Of The First Amendment': Dave Chappelle Accepts Mark Twain Prize

9:57am October 28, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Sarah Silverman, Tiffany Haddish and Jon Stewart were among the comedians who honored Chappelle as he received the annual American humor award in a music-filled ceremony at the Kennedy Center.

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Prince Memoir, 'The Beautiful Ones,' Brings To Life A Vision In One's Mind

9:39am October 27, 2019

by Tanya Ballard Brown

You won't get a full picture of Prince from this book, but it does manage to pierce through some of the mystery the renowned artist purposely cultivated around and about himself.