'Solid State': Jonathan Coulton's Sci-Fi Concept Album Becomes A Graphic Novel
Coulton recruited writer Matt Fraction and artist Albert Monteys to tell a time-fractured tale of corporate greed and internet trolls.
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Our Critic Doesn't Entirely <3 'The Emoji Code'
Vyvyan Evans' new book about the rise of emojis casts the little icons as part of human language's long-running struggle to evolve — but too often it reads like a textbook, didactic and dry.
Loss Piles Up Deep As Wyoming Snow Drifts In 'Wind River'
The police procedural/Western centers on the death of a Native American teenage girl. Critic Bob Mondello says the film paints a searing portrait of life on society's margins.
Al Gore Warns That Trump Is A 'Distraction' From The Issue Of Climate Change
"I have no illusions about the possibility of changing Donald Trump's mind," he says. Instead, the former vice president wants to build bipartisan consensus to address the crisis.
From Family Snapshots To NASA Photos, Archivists Aim To Solve Preservation Puzzles
Levi Bettwieser develops found film rolls from his Idaho home, and Dennis Wingo helped rescue early pictures of the moon. But what will happen when historical photos go from analog to digital?
Trying To Understand 'What Made Maddy Run'
Journalist Kate Fagan's new book digs into the life of a young woman whose suicide shocked the University of Pennsylvania, where she ran track. Madison Holleran's life seemed perfect, until it wasn't.
3 Distinctive New Series Are Worth Checking Out This August
TV critic David Bianculli reviews Discovery's mini-series, Manhunt: Unabomber; IFC's sketch comedy series, Baroness von Sketch Show; and TBS' comedy anthology series, Guest Book.
Maria Qamar Dishes Up Desi Pop in 'Trust No Aunty'
Aunties, beware — Maria Qamar's got your number. The Pakistani Canadian comedian's new book, Trust No Aunty, is a rollicking guide to dealing with the interfering older women in your life.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Atomic Blonde'
This episode we talk Atomic Blonde, a stylish and visceral spy thriller set in 1989 Berlin. It co-stars Charlize Theron and a really impressive wig.
'I Was Somebody's Mother': Reflections On The Guilt And Grief Of Miscarriage
Ariel Levy was five months pregnant and alone in a hotel room in Mongolia when she gave birth. Her son lived only 10 minutes. Afterward, Levy was haunted by the notion that she had caused his death.