Arts & Life

Author and cultural critic bell hooks poses for a portrait on Dec. 16, 1996, in New York City.

Trailblazing feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69

5:32pm December 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.

Jeevan (Himesh Patel) takes Kristen (Matilda Lawler) under his wing as a virus ravages humanity in HBO Max's Station Eleven.

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'Station Eleven' imagines a strangely humane human apocalypse

3:26pm December 15, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The 10-episode adaptation of the best-selling novel about a virus that wipes out most of humanity softens the book's harder edges and features soulful performances that make it profoundly moving.

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy invites you inside the International Space Station

1:22pm December 15, 2021

by Sam Briger

Cassidy is one of the astronauts featured on the Disney+ documentary series Among the Stars, which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at NASA as it prepares and executes various missions.

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Photographer Lola Flash is honored for creating images that challenge invisibility

5:05pm December 14, 2021

by Allyson McCabe

Lola Flash has challenged gender, sexual and racial preconceptions, and in the '80s was a key figure in ACT UP. Now she's being honored for sustained achievement.

Rachel Zegler as Maria in 20th Century Studios' West Side Story.

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'West Side Story' stars Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler defend their remake

4:08pm December 14, 2021

The original musical and film have been criticized for lack of representation in casting and hurtful stereotypes, and some critics have also questioned the new adaptation.

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Grace M. Cho is an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at the CUNY College of Staten Island.

In 'Tastes Like War,' a daughter reckons with her mother's schizophrenia

1:42pm December 14, 2021

by Dave Davies

Cho was a teenager when her mother began to exhibit signs of mental illness. Later, as an adult, she learned more about the trauma her mom experienced, both during and after the Korean War.

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A still from the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High.

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'Return of the Jedi,' 'Selena' and 'Sounder' added to National Film Registry

5:00am December 14, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

The Library of Congress annually picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity. Selections this year range from 'WALL-E' to 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?'

Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin last year.

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Elon Musk is Time's 2021 Person of the Year

9:07pm December 13, 2021

by Tien Le

The magazine says it gives the title to the person who had the greatest influence for the past year. Musk, the richest person on Earth, is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.

Snoop Dogg presents the nominees for Best Performance By An Actor during the 79th Annual Golden Globe Award nominations at The Beverly Hilton.

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Golden Globes nominees avoid obvious pitfalls, but won't restore awards' luster

5:59pm December 13, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Beyond the HFPA's year of scandal, the current nominations for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards needed to make an urgent argument: Why should we still care about this awards show?

Despite pressure on HFPA, projects with the most Golden Globe nods aren't so diverse

5:10pm December 13, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Golden Globes nominations were released Monday — but this year, the awards were overshadowed by allegations surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.