Arts
A Strong Central Performance Grounds An Uneven 'Boulevard'
In his final dramatic role, Robin Williams plays a man who tries late in his life to find happiness.
Coming Back As A Better Slab Of Beef Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be
Self/less is a dull rumination on familiar themes about body-swapping and life-swapping, exploring none of the actually provocative questions it raises.
Take A Trip To D.C.'s Indoor Beach, Where It's Always 75 And Sunny
The National Building Museum has created an unusual oasis — an ocean of 700,000 plastic balls — where D.C. locals and tourists can take refuge from the city's sweltering heat.
A Documentarian Wonders: 'Do I Sound Gay?'
In a new documentary, a gay man tries to change the sound of his voice and wonders why, exactly, he thinks he should.
There's Still Appointment Television, But The Appointment Is '@midnight'
It's hard to get social media aspects of a TV show right, and it's hard to get people to watch a show when it's on. Comedy Central's fake game show is surprisingly good at both.
After Sketchy Science, Shark Week Promises To Turn Over A New Fin
Shark Week is here, and scientists are afraid. Not of the toothy swimmers — but of inaccuracies, bad science and the demonization of animals that aren't as ferocious as Discovery Channel has made out.
'Tangerine', A Teeny-Budget Comedy That Packs An Emotional Wallop
Sean Baker's bleak, boisterous farce follows two transgender sex workers on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. David Edelstein says Tangerine is "brilliantly shaped, edited, scored and performed."
From Medicine To Modern Revival: A History Of American Whiskey, In Labels
During Prohibition, booze was banned, but "medicinal" spirits weren't, a loophole whiskey makers exploited. That's just one of the tidbits a new book tracing the history of whiskey labels reveals.
According to Jim (Gaffigan)
Comedian Jim Gaffigan talks food, family, and his new TV Land show The Jim Gaffigan Show. Plus, his wife and writing partner Jeannie reveals Jim's deep dark secrets.