Arts
Drum Fill Friday, With Cayetana's Kelly Olsen
Our recurring puzzler for careful listeners, this week featuring a selection of fills handpicked by Kelly Olsen, drummer for the band Cayetana. Hear the fill (or intro) and match it to the song.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Food In Pop Culture And Going Back To College
On this week's show, we talk about competitive cooking shows, delicious food in the movies, and all the things we've learned about pop culture representations of college.
Deception And Suspense By The Sea In The Iranian Mystery 'About Elly'
Recently released in the U.S., Asghar Farhadi's 2009 film follows a teacher invited on a beach trip by the mother of one of her students. David Edelstein calls the film "Hitchockian" in its suspense.
Slow Fashion Shows Consumers What It's Made Of
It has been two years since more than 1,100 workers were killed in a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh. "Ethical fashion" is gaining momentum — though what that means depends on whom you ask.
'24 Days' Retells A Brutal Crime With Little Explanation
The docudrama 24 Days doesn't try to explain the thinking of those who abducted and killed a Jewish Parisian. Instead, it considers what can be known about the motives of others.
In Its Season Finale, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Is Still Wrestling With Authenticity
Its fiercest critic, Eddie Huang, whose memoir inspired the show, says his life isn't recognizable in it. What's "real" or not is up for debate.
Lunch With Monet, Dinner With Jackson Pollock
Two new books focus on the culinary lives of these two artists. Turns out, their approaches to food provide a new way of thinking about their two very different approaches to art.
