Arts & Life

Wes Studi, pictured here in 2014, says he got into acting through community theater.

Arts

Wes Studi On His Cherokee Nation Childhood And How He Discovered Acting

7:29am January 18, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

Studi says he was a Vietnam veteran looking for a rush when he got into community theater and "rediscovered that huge wall of fear." He plays a Cheyenne chief in the new film Hostiles.

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In 'Heartland,' Writer's Block Can Be Murder

7:00am January 18, 2018

by Juan Vidal

Ana Simo's brash and unsettling debut novel straddles the line between pulp noir and slapstick; it's the story of a struggling writer who decides that murder is the cure for her decade-long block.

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Daniel Pink's 'When' Shows the Importance Of Timing Throughout Life

7:01pm January 17, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Daniel Pink about his new book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. In his book, Pink examines the importance of timing in various aspects of life.

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Are Implanted Medical Devices Creating A 'Danger Within Us'?

3:11pm January 17, 2018

by Dave Davies

Medical journalist Jeanne Lenzer warns that implanted medical devices are approved with far less scrutiny and testing than drugs. As a result, she says, some have caused harm and even death.

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Jack Reynor and Geraldine Chaplin star in the "Impossible Planet" episode of the Amazon series Electric Dreams.

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'Black Mirror' And 'Electric Dreams' Prove It: The Anthology Show Is Back

3:11pm January 17, 2018

by David Bianculli

Critic David Bianculli says both shows are part of the revival of a TV genre that's been dormant for too long. "The beauty of the anthology series is that anything could happen," he says.

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The Girls in the Picture, by Melanie Benjamin

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'Girls In The Picture' Traces A Friendship In The Flickers

7:00am January 17, 2018

by Jean Zimmerman

A century ago, Hollywood had no stars. Movies were silent and the actors were anonymous. Melanie Benjamin's new novel outlines how actress Mary Pickford and writer Frances Marion changed that.

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'What Would My Experience Be Like If I Were White?' An Online Dating Experiment

3:42pm January 16, 2018

In 2015, Hadiya Roderique set up an online dating profile on OkCupid. After she suspected her race affected the amount of messages she received, she decided to try an experiment.

Claire Foy plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown. Series creator Peter Morgan says he believes the queen is "naturally a shy, retiring person."

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'The Crown' Creator Sees Britain's Royals As 'Just A Regular Family'

2:23pm January 16, 2018

by Dave Davies

In his Netflix series, Peter Morgan explores the shame, regret and "misdemeanors of the past" that haunt the House of Windsor.

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'Assassination Of Gianni Versace' Offers A Juicy Take On Serious Issues

2:23pm January 16, 2018

by John Powers

The new season of the FX anthology series American Crime Story revisits the 1997 murder of the Italian designer. John Powers says the show presents a moving portrait of homophobia in 1990s America.

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Donatella Versace (Penelope Cruz), in mourning for her screentime, in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.

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'The Assassination Of Gianni Versace' Isn't What You Think It Is

9:11am January 16, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Despite its Versace-focused ad campaign, the second season of FX's American Crime Story spends most of its running time attempting to plumb the psyche of his murderer — with mixed results.