Arts & Life

'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning

9:54am September 18, 2018

by Michael Schaub

By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.

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In The Powerful 'Deviation,' Luce D'Eramo Rejects Her Past And Faces An Uncertain Future

7:00am September 18, 2018

by Martha Anne Toll

First published in 1979 and now released in English for the first time, D'Eramo's autobiographical novel details her harrowing experiences in German labor camps during World War II.

Peter Dinklage accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama for 'Game of Thrones' at the 70th Emmy Awards.

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2018 Emmys Winners: The Complete List

11:44pm September 17, 2018

Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live, and Westworld led the Primetime Emmy nominations back in July, but it was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel that took home the most awards.

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Emmys Red Carpet Highlights: A Look At The Fashion

8:10pm September 17, 2018

The stars took a walk down the red carpet before the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Here's a peek at what they wore.

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Actress Sally Field Discusses Her Relationship With Burt Reynolds

5:40pm September 17, 2018

In her memoir, In Pieces, actress Sally Field remembers her relationship with actor Burt Reynolds. She writes that the relationship was controlling and emotionally abusive.

Field sits on a surfboard in a promotional portrait for the 1965 television series Gidget. "I represented the 'girl next door,' the 'all-American girl,' " she says.

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Sally Field Wasn't Sure She'd Have The Guts To Publish Her New Memoir

4:20pm September 17, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

"I wrote it for myself," Field says of her intensely personal accounting of her life and career. In Pieces describes childhood abuse, an abortion at 17 and her relationship with Burt Reynolds.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Examines The 'Unspoken Alliance' Between Science And War

1:35pm September 17, 2018

by Dave Davies

In his new book, Accessory to War, the astrophysicist argues that people who work in his field are often complicit to military development — despite being overwhelmingly liberal and anti-war.

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Did A Real-Life Kidnapping Inspire Nabokov's 'Lolita'?

1:27pm September 17, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Sarah Weinman's The Real Lolita offers a compelling argument that Nabokov's 1955 novel had its roots in the 1948 abduction of 11-year-old Sally Horner — despite the author's claim to the contrary.

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Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon

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With Wallpaper, 'Whiskey' And Women, Reese Witherspoon Celebrates The South

5:01am September 17, 2018

by Rachel Martin

The actress' book title, Whiskey in a Teacup, comes from a phrase her grandmother used to describe Southern women: Like whiskey in a teacup, they're beautiful on the outside and fierce on the inside.

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An Emmy statue at the entrance of the gold carpet at the entrance for the 70th Emmy Awards.

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New Faces And Old Favorites Will Face Off At The Emmy Awards

5:00am September 17, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Monday night, the Emmy Awards will try to crown the best of television. We have everything you need to know to enjoy the show.