Movies That Really Stink
The fur flies in this final round as contestants go ape trying to guess movies that have the names of animals in their titles. Who will Chicken Run their way to victory?
Arts
'Ida' Director Made Film To 'Recover The Poland' Of His Childhood
The film is set in 1962 in Poland where director Pawel Pawlikowski lived until he was 14. Up for an Oscar for best foreign language film, Ida is about identity, faith, guilt and socialism.
Miniseries Explores The Ugly Fallout Of A Disciplinary 'Slap'
In The Slap, NBC takes on the touchy issue of corporal punishment. The show begins at a Brooklyn barbecue with a dad hitting another parent's out-of-control 5-year-old.
Twice Kidnapped, Photographer Returns To War Zone: 'It's What I Do'
Lynsey Addario was taken captive in 2011 while covering Libya's civil war. With a gun to her head, she says, she was thinking, "Will I ever get my cameras back?"
The Lenses Used to Capture a City: Chad Nance Writes in and of His Hometown
Chad Nance has written for international and national outlets, and as a native of Winston-Salem, in 2012 he returned to his hometown to focus on local journalism and community building. Or as he says, the things that really affect his daily life. He's the Editor-in-Chief for Camel City Dispatch (launched in 2012), an online news daily covering everything from Arts and Entertainment to business, education, and more.
In addition to his work with Camel City Dispatch, Nance has published Shape I'm In: The Camel City Dispatches and the second of a five-novel sci-fi series, Existential Threat: Scarlet Stains will be released on February 14th, by Second Wind Publishing.
Music Is Troublesome Magic In 'Signal To Noise'
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's debut novel bounces back and forth between Mexico City in 1988 and 2009 to tell the story of a young woman who finds she can make magic — actual, dangerous magic — with music.
Tumultuous Relationships, But Not Much Gossip, In Langston Hughes' Letters
Poet Langston Hughes was also an "inveterate letter writer," says the co-editor of a new compilation of his correspondence. But if you're hoping to find profound love letters, you'll be disappointed.
'Tasty': How Flavor Helped Make Us Human
From an evolutionary standpoint, flavor has long helped define who we are as a species, journalist John McQuaid argues in his new book, an exploration of the art and science of taste.
The Morning After 'The Daily Show' Began To Look To The Future
Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson of Pop Culture Happy Hour talk about the aftermath of Jon Stewart's farewell from The Daily Show and what might come next for him and his show.
And The Oscar Goes To ... Wait, Who Hasn't Had One In A While?
It's happened enough that it's a thing: A stellar actor is awarded for a not-so-stellar role. Many feel it happened again this week with the Oscar nominations.