Arts & Life

Ben Sinclair at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars

10:59am February 21, 2020

Ben Sinclair of HBO's High Maintenance, discusses his love of Chekhov and the real-life experiences that inspired the series. Plus, podcast hosts go head-to-head in a series of trivia games.

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Podcast hosts Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin play games on Ask Me Another as part of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival at the Bell House in New York.

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This That Or The Other: Bond Girl Edition

10:59am February 21, 2020

In this game, contestants Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington decide whether a name belongs to a James Bond character, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or a political candidate.

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Jonathan Coulton leads a music parody game on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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Hold Me Close, Tiny Glucose

10:59am February 21, 2020

Unofficial Expert podcast hosts Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington put their confectionery knowledge to the test in this delectable music parody game where every answer is a dessert.

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Ben Sinclair plays a game with Ophira Eisenberg on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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I'm Just The Messenger With Ben Sinclair

10:59am February 21, 2020

On the HBO series High Maintenance, actor Ben Sinclair plays a weed delivery man. But can the man behind The Guy identify the famous historical messengers in this quiz?

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Marie Faustin and Manolo Moreno go head-to-head in Ask Me Another's final round at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)

10:59am February 21, 2020

In the final round of the Battle of the Podcast Stars, the two surviving podcast hosts go H2H in this T/F game about commonly-used acronyms. Who will take the L?

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Jake the Fake Keeps It Real, by Adam Mansbach, Craig Robinson and Keith Knight

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Not Too Rude, Not Too Tame, 'Jake The Fake' Is A Just-Right Read

7:00am February 21, 2020

by Juanita Giles

Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles says she was at her wits' end trying to find a funny (but not mean-funny) book for her son, a budding humorist. Jake the Fake Keeps It Real was just the thing.

"Spice pet" Jared Miller, photographed on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

Books
Arts

Human Connections Light Up 'This Brilliant Darkness'

8:05pm February 20, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Jeff Sharlet's new book is a memoir told through images and stories of other people; it grew out of a series of Instagram posts about night shift workers he met and photographed.

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Claire Danes was a teenager when she landed a starring role on the series My So-Called Life, about a girl in high school dealing with anxieties about boys, friends, school and parents.

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Claire Danes Reflects 'With Gratitude' On Her Life-Changing 'Homeland' Tenure

6:52pm February 20, 2020

by Terry Gross

As her Showtime series draws to an end, Danes talks about playing CIA agent Carrie Mathison and what it was like navigating adolescence while starring in My So-Called Life.

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Bart (Tye Sheridan) takes guest relations to a new level in The Night Clerk.

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'The Night Clerk': Hitchcockian Premise, Half-Cocked Execution

5:00pm February 20, 2020

by Mark Jenkins

A hotel clerk (Tye Sheridan) hides a secret during a murder investigation in a film that explores the affinity between cinema and voyeurism flatly and without nuance.

Louise (Victoria Bluck) comforts Ahmed (Idir Ben Addi) in Young Ahmed.

Arts

'Young Ahmed' Is A Flawed But Complex Character Study

5:00pm February 20, 2020

by Scott Tobias

The premise — young Belgian Muslim sets out to murder one of his teachers — has drawn sharp criticism; the film itself is "hugely flawed" but more thoughtful than the controversy surrounding it.