Arts

The Art of Self-Defense is both scathing cultural commentary and dark comedy. The script is "the funniest thing I've ever read," says star Jesse Eisenberg.

Arts

Jesse Eisenberg's 'Art Of Self-Defense' Is No Motivational Sports Montage

6:14am July 12, 2019

Eisenberg stars as a stunted young man who seeks out martial arts lessons in Riley Stearns' dark comedy about toxic masculinity. And you won't find him running the steps of Philadelphia's art museum.

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Cole, UNCSA Music Dean, Named Interim Chancellor

10:14pm July 11, 2019

by Paul Garber

UNC System leaders have named Brian Cole as new interim chancellor for the School of the Arts.

Somebody's Uber rating is taking a hit. L to R: Vic (Dave Bautista), Stroker (Pico) and Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) in Stuber.

Arts

Collateral, Damaged: 'Stuber' Is A Tired Retread

5:00pm July 11, 2019

by Chris Klimek

The latest summer action-comedy to attempt to satirize summer action-comedies by upping the violence, Stuber wastes its two charismatic leads in an unfunny riff on 2004's Collateral.

Misery loves company in Ray & Liz, a semi-autobiographical drama about a working-class British family from photographer Richard Billingham.

Arts

'Ray & Liz' Is A 'Melancholic And Unsparing' Portrait Of A Household At Society's Edge

5:00pm July 11, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Richard Billingham documented his parents' neglect and abuse in previous documentary projects. His first narrative film captures their brutality even as it affords them some measure of dignity.

L to R: Mary (Michaela Watkins), Cynthia (Jillian Bell), Nathaniel (Jon Bass) and Mel (Marc Maron) get taken to a second location in Sword of Trust.

Arts

In 'Sword Of Trust,' A Questionable Antique, An Unquestionable Cast

4:28pm July 11, 2019

by Bob Mondello

Director Lynn Shelton and writer Mike O'Brien constructed an outline and got a cast of great comics to improvise the details in this agreeably loose comedy about an antique sword.

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Indya Moore walks the runway as Angel in the FX series Pose.

Arts

'Pose' Choreographer Creates A Safe Space — On The Runway

4:28pm July 11, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Twiggy Pucci Garçon got her start competing at drag balls — now, she's the runway routine choreographer for the FX show Pose, which celebrates ball culture in New York City in the '80s and '90s.

Arts

Winston-Salem Symphony Names New Music Director

3:38pm July 11, 2019

by David Ford

After an exhaustive search through more than 120 candidates, the Winston-Salem Symphony is announcing new leadership.

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When her grandmother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Billi (played by Awkwafina, center) reluctantly agrees to go along with her family's plan to pay respects to their matriarch — without letting her know she is dying.

Arts

Lots Of Love And One Big Lie — 'The Farewell' Reminds Us Time Is Short

1:43pm July 11, 2019

by Justin Chang

Awkwafina stars in Lulu Wang's funny ensemble drama about a Chinese American family and their elaborate ruse to pay respects to their matriarch — without ever letting on she has a terminal illness.

Books
Arts

'The Cuban Comedy' Walks The Line Between Politics And Poetry

10:00am July 11, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Pablo Medina's The Cuban Comedy walks a fine line between poetry and political satire. It follows a woman in rural 1960s Cuba who longs to be a poet, and the troubles she faces when she succeeds.

Matthew Slick is silhouetted by the purple light as the Navajo Council Chamber is lit in rainbow colors for Pride on June 28 in Window Rock, Ariz., the capital of the Navajo Nation.

Arts

Navajo Nation's LGBTQ Pride Event Celebrates A Return To The Culture's History

10:00am July 11, 2019

by Cayla Nimmo

Last month, photographer Cayla Nimmo documented the scenes of Diné Pride in Window Rock, Ariz. The festivities were in the shadow of the Navajo Nation's same-sex marriage ban.