Feeling Sad Without Being Sad In 'Heart Of A Dog'
Performance artist Laurie Anderson creates a feature-length, mixed-media collage dedicated to the peculiar qualities of grief.
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Something Is Happening On The Internet, And 'Jem' Is Not Really On It
The live-action adaptation of Christy Marx's '80s cartoon staple wants desperately to appeal to teenagers who live online, but it has neither the energy nor the knowledge of the landscape to do it.
Sesame Street Reveals New Character, A Girl With Autism
Sesame Street unveiled a new character, Julia, who has autism. The online-only narrative is part of a new initiative to help children understand the condition and to be more tolerant of it.
Bill Murray Can't Bring The Rhythm To 'Rock The Kasbah'
There could be some subversion in a comedy about a music manager trying to get a singer on the American Idol counterpart, Afghan Star, but in the end, there isn't.
New Film Follows Talent Agent From L.A. To Kabul
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Barry Levinson about making his movie Rock the Kasbah. It's set mostly in Afghanistan, and stars Bill Murray as a hapless music manager who stumbles upon a Pashtun woman with a golden voice.
There's Goofy Fun To Be Had In 'The Last Witch Hunter'
If you can't appreciate Vin Diesel removing an evil bug from the face of Michael Caine, what do you have left to be happy about?
'Sesame Street' Introduces A New Muppet Character With Autism
Little Julia stars in the digital storybook called "We're Amazing, 1,2,3."
Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Depression, Comedy And Troublemaking
Throughout her life, comedian Sarah Silverman has experienced varying degrees of depression, which she likens to a "chemical change." She plays a profoundly depressed woman in the film I Smile Back.
'The Mark And The Void' Is Good Fun — Until It Isn't
Paul Murray's absurdist tale of banking, art theft and failed schemes might be the funniest book about the European financial crisis you'll read all year — but it's bloated by too many subplots.
All Hail The Glow Cloud: 'Night Vale' Welcomes Readers
The creators of the popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale are now telling their tales of a strange desert town in novel form, in a new book reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls "splendid, weird, moving."