Arts

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson in Come Sunday.

Arts

Chiwetel Ejiofor On Playing The Doubting Bishop Of 'Come Sunday'

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

A new Netflix movie sees the English actor portraying the American megachurch leader Carlton Pearson, who experienced a theological crisis — one that cost him his ministry.

Chuey Quintanar tattooing a portrait of his client's first born daughter.

Arts

Black And Gray ... And Brown: A Tattoo Style's Chicano Roots

4:53pm April 15, 2018

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

A style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East Los Angeles' Chicano culture. It moved from penal institutions, to the barrios, to high-end tattoo shops around the world.

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal, the Yazidi new year, is about fertility and new life. An ancient Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidis color eggs for the holiday in honor of the colors that Tawus Melek, God's chief angel, is said to have spread th

For Yazidis In U.S., New Year Holiday Brings Taste Of Lamb And The Home They Fled

8:00am April 15, 2018

by Bonny Wolf

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal is about fertility and new life. For Yazidi refugees who fled genocide at the hands of ISIS in Iraq, cooking the foods of the holiday is a way to re-create home.

Arts

Not My Job: Actor Laurie Metcalf Gets Quizzed On Three Short Men

7:35am April 14, 2018

Metcalf co-stars in the Broadway production of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. So we've invited her to play a game about Tom Cruise, Charlie Chaplin and a short man named Pete Conrad.

Her Perfect Affair, by Priscilla Oliveras

Books
Arts

Have A Spring Fling With These 3 April Romances

7:00am April 14, 2018

by Maya Rodale

As we wait endlessly for spring to really spring, we're consoling ourselves with three new romances — from a designing duke to a spymaster to a straight-laced librarian who lets go for one night.

Demonstrators raise Libyan flags at a national unity demonstration in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square in 2012.

In 'The Burning Shores,' Libya Blossoms — Briefly — Before Unraveling

1:30am April 14, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

Author Frederic Wehrey's new book follows the country's turmoil after the overthrow and death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Though signs of normalcy have returned, Wehry says there's still deep trauma.

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The exhibit "Persistence of Vision" had been up since December, months before the allegations against Nicholas Nixon became public.

Art Exhibit Closes Early Amid Sexual Harassment Claims Against Photographer

8:01pm April 13, 2018

by Maggie Penman

A large retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston celebrating the work of Nicholas Nixon has come down 10 days early, amid sexual harassment allegations against the artist.

Jean Paul Gaultier was one of the big designers to participate in Saudi Arabia's first Arab Fashion Week in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia's First Arab Fashion Week Kicks Off, Beyond Fashionably Late

8:00pm April 13, 2018

by Jackie Northam

The fashion show, which only women are invited to view, is the newest entertainment opportunity to emerge in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders blasted fired FBI Director James Comey's new book at the White House briefing on Friday.

White House Issues Blistering Attack On Comey's Anti-Trump Memoir

6:52pm April 13, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders blasted ex-FBI chief James Comey, who is about to release a memoir that is highly critical of President Trump.

Arts

Life Above A Library Was Like Living In Neverland

6:25pm April 13, 2018

by Jon Kalish

Sharon Washington grew up in an apartment above a branch of the New York Public Library — her father was its custodian. After hours, she had the run of the place. She tells that story in a new play.

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