Bad Karma In 'Every Secret Thing'
A thriller directed by noted documentarian Amy Berg and written by Nicole Holofcener is stacked with plenty of talent, but it can't quite live up to the promise of its twisty-sounding plot.
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You Call That An Ending?
In honor of the final episode of Mad Men, we consider some TV series that ended in very bizarre ways.
Game Show Or No Game Show?
In this game, we read some real, and some made up game show descriptions from around the world. You have to yell "Game Show" if you think it's real, and "No Game Show!" if you think it's fake.
Come Sail Away
Inspired by the waters off the coast of Santa Barbara, we rewrote the lyrics to the song "Sloop John B" so that the verses describe real or fictional sailing vessels.
Like A Confused Boss
In this game, we give a sentence with an overly literal misuse of a common business cliché, and you give us the cliché.
Street Smarts
In Southern California, the car is king, and traffic is queen. In this final round, every answer is a common phrase or proper name that contain a type of roadway.
'Black Snow' Is A Lyrical Landscape Of Hope And Menace
Former Dublin newsman Paul Lynch's new novel follows an Irish farmer in 1945, struggling against adversity. Critic Alan Cheuse says Lynch's prose is so gorgeous, it makes him want to give up writing.
'Millionaire' Tracks One Man's Fruitful Obsession With The Bard Of Avon
Andrea Mays' new book digs into the history of Washington, D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library, the legacy of oilman Henry Clay Folger — who, like William Shakespeare, found his greatest fame in death.
Misadventures And Absurdist Charm Take Root In 'George Orwell's House'
In Andrew Ervin's comic novel, a disillusioned advertising executive rents the cottage once inhabited by dystopian author George Orwell. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the funny book has a serious core.
A Fortune In Folios: One Man's Hunt For Shakespeare's First Editions
Henry Folger once spent nearly a year's salary on a William Shakespeare first folio. In The Millionaire and the Bard, Andrea Mays chronicles his obsession with collecting the playwright's work.