Arts & Life

The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (promo image)

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'The Plot' Works As Literary Satire, But Its Mystery Fizzles

11:35am May 16, 2021

by Bethanne Patrick

Jean Hanff Korelitz's tale of dirty deeds in the world of letters skewers pompous male authors with sly humor — but her approach to the central mystery might have you guessing the ending too soon.

On The Trapline, written by David A. Robertson and illustrated by Julie Flett

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A Boy And His Grandfather Visit Home 'On The Trapline'

10:46am May 15, 2021

by Samantha Balaban

A little boy and his Moshom — which means grandfather in Swampy Cree — travel north to visit the trapline where, many years ago, the grandfather grew up living off the land.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Elizabeth Warren On 'War And Peace'

8:13am May 15, 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren answers three questions about Leo Tolstoy's classic novel War and Peace.

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Timur Bekmambetov's Newest Movie Takes Place On The Screen Of A Laptop

7:59am May 15, 2021

Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.

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'The Rock Eaters' Explores The Boundaries Of Emotion, Possibility And Longing

5:00am May 15, 2021

by Jason Heller

Brenda Peynado's new collection yanks readers straight into her stories, punchy and powerful tales that mix the everyday and the fantastic to search for meaning in the immigrant experience.

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National Gallery Of Art And A Few Smithsonian Museums Have Reopened In D.C.

4:48pm May 14, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

The National Gallery of Art and four Smithsonian museums have reopened in Washington, D.C., but not fully. Some are only open five days a week and their hours are reduced.

Mario Gotoh performs for a single listener in a One-To-One Concert hosted by the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time

4:48pm May 14, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.

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Opening Acts

4:45pm May 14, 2021

Rutherford Falls star Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding compete in an audio game where they hear clips of a famous musician's earlier gig, before they catapulted to superstardom.

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The Pen is Mightier Than the Swordfish

4:45pm May 14, 2021

Actors Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls) face off in a game of This, That, or the Other where the categories are: fountain pen companies, sword parts, and fish.

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Barry Jenkins served as showrunner, executive producer, writer and director to the 10-part Amazon series, The Underground Railroad.

'Underground Railroad' Is A Hard But Beautiful Reflection On Black Pain

3:43pm May 14, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad reaches us at a time when we are most prepared for its message, but severely challenged by its delivery system.