'Carterland' puts a positive spin on an oft-disparaged presidency
Carterland depicts the one-term presidency of Jimmy Carter as an expansive and largely successful exercise in problem-solving.
Arts
The Hollywood writers strike is over, but the actors strike could drag on. Here's why
The actors union, SAG-AFTRA, is hoping to cut as good a deal with the studios as the writers union, WGA, did last week. But the negotiations, starting Monday, could be more complicated.
Brain surgery left TOKiMONSTA unable to understand music. Now every song is precious
Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA — underwent two brain surgeries in 2016 that temporarily stripped her of her ability to understand words or music.
Looks like we picked the wrong week to quit quoting 'Airplane!'
A new book about the 1980's film "Airplane!" from David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker, the writing and directing team responsible for one of the most transformative film comedies in history.
'Wait Wait' for September 30, 2023: Live in LA with Bob and Erin Odenkirk!
We're back at the Greek in LA with comedy legend Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin! They're on to promote their new book Zilot, but can they answer our questions about Kirkland, Costco's house brand?
Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game
Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way
Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.
A 'modern masterpiece' paints pandemic chaos on cloth made of fig-tree bark
Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage painted Curfew after a violent flare-up in Mombasa, Kenya, during the early days of the pandemic. One art critic calls it a "modern masterpiece."
He wrote this film before AI was a hot topic. Now it's all the rage.
The new film THE CREATOR takes place in a future war raging between humans and AI. Director Gareth Edwards says he wrote the film when technology was viewed in a much more positive light.
Suspect in Tupac Shakur murder arrested
Authorities in Nevada announced today that arrest has been made in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur