Arts & Life

Prince Philip (Matt Smith) and Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) in season two of The Crown.

Arts

Let's Rush To Judgment: 'The Crown,' Season 2

4:03pm August 10, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Much can be learned about the second season of Netflix's The Crown (coming in December) from today's trailer. More plummy accents! More strangled passive-aggression! And so much stiff-upper-lipping!

Arts

'Life Is Short': Aubrey Plaza Keeps Busy With 2 New Films And A TV Series

1:57pm August 10, 2017

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Plaza may be best known for Parks and Recreation, but she has several new projects in the works. She costarred in FX's Legion, and has two new films this summer, The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West.

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Melanie Shurka dedicates hours to make the Iraqi and Kurdish dumpling soup kubeh. It has become a beloved dish in Israel and a defining food of Mizrachi cookery, or the food of the Jews who settled in the Middle East.

An Iraqi-Kurdish-Israeli Dumpling Soup Makes Its Way To America

1:29pm August 10, 2017

by Devra Ferst

To make kubeh soup, braised beef is stuffed into semolina and ground bulgur dumplings. Brought to Israel by immigrants, this time-consuming dish has become one of the nation's culinary treasures.

Surfing with Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry Into a Life of Meaning, by Aaron James.

Books
Arts

Catch A Philosophical Wave In 'Surfing With Sartre'

7:00am August 10, 2017

by Jason Heller

Philosophy professor and avid surfer Aaron James brings his two passions together in his new book, drawing connections between the surfer's state of mind and age-old philosophical conundrums.

Rob Brydon (left) and Steve Coogan improvise exaggerated versions of themselves in The Trip to Spain.

Arts

Friends Coogan And Brydon Take Their Dueling Impressions On A 'Trip To Spain'

6:00am August 10, 2017

by Bob Mondello

In this third film based on their food-tasting show, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon worry (in the voice of John Hurt) that they'll soon feel as ancient as the dinosaur tracks they find on their travels.

Eleanor Roosevelt presides over the table at a dinner celebrating her husband's victory in the 1932 Democratic presidential primary. Author Laura Shapiro notes that later, as first lady, Roosevelt would seem "apathetic about what was on her plate" while i

Books
Arts

'What She Ate' Reveals The Plates And Palates Of 6 Notable Women

8:50pm August 09, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

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Okieriete Onaodowan had to learn both accordion and piano to play the role of Pierre in Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. He ends his run on the show in mid-August.

Arts

There's No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is Closing

6:09pm August 09, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 received rave reviews and 12 Tony nominations, the makings of a Broadway hit. Now, it's closing, in part because of a controversy over casting and race.

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Disney Plans To End Netflix Contracts And Launch Its Own Streaming Services

5:47pm August 09, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Disney says that when current contracts expire it will no longer offer new movies and TV shows to Netflix. It's also launching two new streaming services — one for movies and TV and the other an ESPN sports stream. Content creators such as Disney are increasingly questioning their relationships with streaming services like Netflix, as cord cutters erode profits for cable channels.

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'Whose Streets?' Follows Unrest In Ferguson, Mo., After Michael Brown's Death

5:47pm August 09, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis about their new film, Whose Streets?. It focuses on the protest movement that sprung up after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in 2014.

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A Physician Explores 'A Better Path' To The End Of Life

2:15pm August 09, 2017

by Terry Gross

Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, author of Extreme Measures, discusses the ethics of using medical assistance to hasten death. Zitter is the subject of the Netflix documentary Extremis.

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