Pop Culture

The Red Arrow Tap Room in Naperville, Ill., currently lists 44 craft beers or ciders on tap.

Arts

99 Bottles Of Beer On The Touch Screen: The Spread Of Self-Serve Taps

1:53pm November 27, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Order a drink, but hold the bartender? As it becomes relatively more expensive to run restaurants and bars, some are saving money by replacing human servers with pour-your-own electronic taps.

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Katherine Langford, Toni Collette, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Riki Lindhome and Jaeden Martell in Knives Out.

Arts

'Knives Out,' A Classic Comic Mystery Of Uncommon Sharpness

12:03pm November 27, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Writer-director Rian Johnson has a triumph with Knives Out, a murder mystery featuring a sprawling cast having a brilliant and beautifully designed good time.

Jodie Turner-Smith stars as Queen, a criminal defense attorney turned fugitive in Queen & Slim.

Arts

A First Date Turns Into A Stylish Nightmare In 'Queen & Slim'

5:00am November 27, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Director Malina Matsoukas' debut feature, about a black couple on the run, is "more interested in myth-making than storytelling," with striking visuals and an increasingly implausible narrative.

Television chef Rachael Ray celebrates a milestone with a new book, Rachael Ray 50, that's part cookbook and part memoir.

Books
Arts

Rachael Ray At 50: 'Eat Your Spaghetti!'

8:04am November 24, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The television chef celebrates a milestone with a new book, Rachael Ray 50, that's part cookbook and part memoir. She says she wanted to show that women older than 50 can still be relevant in America.

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National

Modern-Day Party Etiquette

5:02pm November 23, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Olivia Harrison, a lifestyle writer at Refinery29, about modern-day party etiquette.

Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt return in Mad About You, 20 years after the original show ended.

Arts

'Mad About You': If A Reboot Falls In A Very Particular Forest, Is It Really On?

5:14pm November 21, 2019

by Linda Holmes

You might not even know that there's a reboot of Mad About You coming this week. But that might not matter, because unless you have the right cable provider, you can't watch it.

An NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman) shuts down Manhattan in pursuit of two cop killers in 21 Bridges.

Arts

New York's On Lockdown To Search For Cop-Killers In The Muddled '21 Bridges'

5:00pm November 21, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Chadwick Boseman stars as a cop on the hunt for violent criminals in this "fitfully enjoyable if somewhat workmanlike action flick."

Tom Hanks stars as the beloved children's performer Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Arts

'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood': Can You Say 'Sincere' And 'Heartening?'

5:00pm November 21, 2019

by Ella Taylor

Marielle Heller's new film isn't Fred Rogers' story — it's the story of two damaged outsiders (Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys) finding a connection that overcomes the darkness in their childhoods.

Mark Ruffalo stars as a lawyer facing off against Dupont in Todd Haynes's Dark Waters.

Arts

In 'Dark Waters,' A Conventional But Compelling Tale Of Corporate Comeuppance

5:00pm November 21, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

In "the most conventional movie of [director Todd] Haynes' career," Mark Ruffalo plays a lawyer taking on DuPont. The film distills years of litigation into an urgent story.

Jennifer Lee was named chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios following the departure of John Lasseter from the company. She is also the screenwriter and co-director of Frozen II.

Arts

Disney Animation Chief Jennifer Lee Is The Queen Behind Elsa And Anna

4:44pm November 21, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Her credits include Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia. Now, Jennifer Lee is the first female chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios — oh, and she co-directed the Frozen sequel.

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