Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Insecure,' Season Two
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Arts
When Sex Becomes A Grind(r): '4 Days In France'
A gay man saunters through the French countryside, pursued by his lover, in this loose meditation on the perks and pitfalls of hooking up.
Slick, Speedy And Ultra-Violent '68 Kill' Leaves A Bitter Aftertaste
Many noir thrillers play with misogynistic ideas, but "68 Kill keeps the hostility and loses the self-deprecation, which turns it into an example of misogyny rather than an examination of it."
'Columbus' Is Soulless, By Design
This stark, cerebral not-quite-romance is set in a city known for its spare modernist architecture, and that sense of severity pervades the film.
In Harrowing 'Detroit,' Kathryn Bigelow Mixes Brutal Facts With Fiction
A skilled director of visceral, real-world horrors, Bigelow dramatizes a 1967 incident that left 3 young black men dead at the hands of the police. The result is unflinching and effective.
Tiffany Is Known For Lamps And Stained Glass, But He Made Magical Mosaics, Too
Louis Comfort Tiffany — son of the luxury jeweler — took a trip to Italy in the late 1800s and returned inspired. A museum in Western New York has devoted an exhibition to these lesser known works.
Hackers Release 'Game Of Thrones' Episodes After HBO Hack
The latest victim of hacking in Hollywood is HBO. The hack included materials from the critically acclaimed series, Game of Thrones.
2 Midwest Towns Locked In Trademark Battle Over Pierogi Festival Name
A Pierogi war has broken out between two communities. A suburban Chicago chamber of commerce wants the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival in Pennsylvania to drop its name like a hot potato, threatening a trademark infringement lawsuit. Lawyers for the Whiting Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Ind., recently sent a letter to the Edwardsville Hometown Committee demanding it stop using the trademarked name or pay royalties for its use.
Md. Teens' 'Step' Journey Unfolds Amid Aftermath Of Freddie Gray's Death
The documentary Step tracks a group of dancers at a Baltimore high school. It traces the journey of individual step dancers and what they go through to make their way to the next step in their lives.
A Killing On A Native American Reservation Propels The Mystery-Thriller 'Wind River'
Law enforcement agents confront a grim scene on the frozen Wyoming landscape in Taylor Sheridan's new film. Critic David Edelstein says that despite some clumsy plotting, Wind River hits home.