Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch: Fantastic Four
Glen Weldon and Chris Klimek discuss the latest attempt to turn the Marvel Comics super-team into a blockbuster film franchise.
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Music Journalist Chronicles The 'Wild Obsessive Hunt' For Rare 78 RPM Records
In Do Not Sell At Any Price, Amanda Petrusich details the extreme measures collectors take in pursuit of rare 78s. "You can still find quite a few of them around at junk shops," she says.
The Basted Egg: A Foolproof Play On The Poach
This week in Do Try This at Home, we learn an unusual technique for cooking eggs. It's a cross between poached and over easy that gives you a silky, yolky sauce for huevos rancheros.
'Hominids' Is A Deeply Human Collection Of Speculative Fiction
Nalo Hopkinson's new collection mixes up her Afro-Caribbean influences with classic literature and historical fantasy. Critic Jason Heller says her stories dazzle with a hard-won sense of hope.
'Dark Days': Retracing The Steps Of A Heavy Metal Tragedy
When a stage diver died after a Lamb of God concert, singer D. Randall Blythe was arrested for manslaughter. In his memoir, Blythe unpacks the incident — and why he returned to Europe to stand trial.
'May Allah Bless France!' Tells The Story Of France's Hip-Hop Gatekeepers
Rapper Abd Al Malik, who grew up in the depressed suburbs of France, has turned his story into a soaring film memoir.
Opulent And Apolitical: The Art Of The Met's Islamic Galleries
Navina Haidar, an Islamic art curator at the Met, says she isn't interested in ideology: "The only place where we allow ourselves any passion is in the artistic joy ... of something that's beautiful."
Coffee Dates And Dropped Cue Cards: Ted Danson's Path To 'Cheers'
The actor says he got his big break because of a college crush. When she went on an audition, he tagged along, inadvertently starting a career in cologne ads, soap operas — and hit TV shows.
Beverly Jenkins Wraps Bitter History In Sweet Romance
Beverly Jenkins writes historical romances — about free black towns, lawmen and cowboys and Civil War vets. She says her mission is to illuminate the parts of black history you don't learn in school.
How A Candy Magnate Helped Bring A Holy Collection Home
In 2008, the Brinton Museum was on life support. But an unlikely benefactor stepped in to save it, funding its revival as the home to a historic — and willingly given — collection of Crow artifacts.