Arts & Life

Tanya Tagaq's powerful new album 'Tongues' aims for hope among hard truths

1:01pm January 26, 2022

Tagaq, a recipient of the national Polaris Music Prize, discusses the subjugation of Canada's Indigenous people and her hopes for healing through acknowledging that difficult history.

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'Honor' is a searing meditation on the meaning of dignity in a dehumanizing world

12:07pm January 26, 2022

by Sharmila Mukherjee

Thrity Umrigar's novel is about India's humanitarian crisis — with its depictions of misogyny and scenes of public shaming, mistreatment and torture — but it's also about a transformative journey.

Peter Dinklage attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in 2019 in Los Angeles.

Arts

Disney defends its 'Snow White' remake after criticism from Peter Dinklage

12:01pm January 26, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The actor was "taken aback" by the studio's plan to revisit a story with problematic representation of dwarfs. Disney says it is taking "a different approach" to the live version.

Imani Perry speaks at the Brooklyn Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in New York, on Jan. 17.

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Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

5:49pm January 25, 2022

by Dave Davies

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America reflects on the region's history and traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor.

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Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73

5:23pm January 25, 2022

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler reshaped the fashion world, centering wildly inventive concepts and creating space for queer voices. On Sunday, he died at the age of 73.

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Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur, by Marc Brown

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'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

5:03pm January 25, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.

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Amy Schneider will seek to continue her historic winning streak Tuesday night on "Jeopardy!"

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Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

2:01pm January 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

After Schneider won her 39th consecutive game Monday — despite answering incorrectly in Final Jeopardy — all-time record-holder Ken Jennings announced the milestone onstage as the audience applauded.

Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American, by Wajahat Ali

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Wajahat Ali's 'Go Back To Where You Came From' is biting and funny and full of heart

9:27am January 25, 2022

by Jenny Bhatt

Ali's memoir is intelligent and incisive in its arguments against "whiteness" but focuses, too, on hope and heart — calling for a more compassionate world through community and solidarity.

The cover of Firekeeper's Daughter, which won multiple prizes this year from the American Library Association.

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They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

8:22am January 25, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.

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Corey Stoll as Michael "Mike" Prince and Daniel Breaker as Roger "Scooter" Dunbar in Billions.

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Showtime's 'Billions' mines new energy — now with Corey Stoll at the helm

6:58pm January 24, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Original series co-star Damian Lewis left at the end of the fifth season. TV critic Eric Deggans says the swap takes fans on a exhilarating ride.