Arts & Life

The Mapping Memory exhibition in at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, displays maps made in the late 1500s of what is now Mexico. They were created by indigenous peoples to help Spanish invaders map occupied lands. This watercolor and ink map of

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440 Years Old And Filled With Footprints, These Aren't Your Everyday Maps

4:55pm August 23, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

In 1577, King Philip II of Spain wanted to know whom he was ruling and where in his vast kingdom they were. So his viceroy asked the indigenous groups in what is now Mexico to draw some maps for him.

For her starring role as Vice President Selina Meyer in the seventh and final season of Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus recently received another Emmy Award nomination for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She won the award six years in a row from 20

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'I Don't Think I've Made It ... And I Like That'

4:40pm August 23, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Nominated for a ninth Emmy Award in acting, the star of Veep and Seinfeld talks about getting her first laugh, her rocky start at Saturday Night Live and the #MeToo movement.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Easy Rider' Peter Fonda

1:49pm August 23, 2019

by Terry Gross

The Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter, who died Aug. 16, spoke to Terry Gross in 1998 about Ulee's Gold, Easy Rider and his acting philosophy of "doing less — and making more of it."

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American workers Jill Lamantia and Bobby Allen struggle to adapt to the expectations of Chinese management in the documentary American Factory.

Work Cultures Clash When A Chinese Company Reopens An 'American Factory'

1:49pm August 23, 2019

by John Powers

A new film chronicles what happens when a Chinese billionaire reopens a former General Motors plant in Ohio. John Powers says it's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense.

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The World Doesn't Require You, by Rion Amilcar Scott

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Characters Shine In Powerful, Dreamy 'The World Doesn't Require You'

10:00am August 23, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Rion Amilcar Scott's second story collection returns readers to his fictional town of Cross River, Md., site of America's only successful slave uprising, and God is one of the best-known residents.

Our favorite incompetent invader is back in Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.

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'90s Kids, Rejoice: 'Invader Zim,' A Cult-Classic Nicktoon, Returns

9:48am August 23, 2019

by Vincent Acovino

Eighteen years after the short-lived series premiered, Invader Zim is back with a one-off special that lacks the edge of the show's best episodes, but recalls what made it so fun.

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'Going Dutch' Is A Charming, Well-Observed Debut

7:00am August 23, 2019

by Ilana Masad

James Gregor's novel about a gay man who falls into an intense relationship with a woman mixes old-fashioned style and contemporary setting. His observations on human nature are precisely rendered.

In her first starring role on the big screen, comedic actress Jillian Bell of 22 Jump Street and Rough Night plays Brittany, an unhappy and directionless ticket-taker who decides to make a change — by running a marathon.

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A Fun But Familiar Story Of Making Yourself Over In 'Brittany Runs A Marathon'

5:00pm August 22, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Jillian Bell and the supporting cast are charming in this underdog story about a young woman who goes from hating exercise to running a marathon. But don't expect too much that's new.

Gemma Arterton (left) and Elizabeth Debicki (right) star as socialite Vita Sackville-West and novelist Virginia Woolf in this true story about the love affair behind one of Woolf's greatest works.

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'Vita & Virginia': Get A Room (Of Your Own), You Two

5:00pm August 22, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

The film, based on Eileen Atkins' play about the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Virginia Sackville-West, is a standard British period drama that tries, and fails, to be something more.

Kirill Mikhanovsky directs this dark comedy about a young Russian-American man (Chris Galust, pictured here with Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer) driving a medical transport van around Milwaukee.

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'Give Me Liberty': A Brilliant, Transporting Film About A Medical Driver's Busy Day

5:00pm August 22, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

A young Russian-American (Chris Galust) drives a beat-up medical transport van full of demanding, quirky passengers through Milwaukee's backstreets in this funny, authentic film.