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Director Nick Broomfield documents the love story between musician Leonard Cohen and his lover, Marianne Ihlen, in Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love.

In Documentary 'Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love,' Free Love Comes At A Cost

10:48am July 05, 2019

by Ella Taylor

This "moving, sympathetic but ultimately frustrating tribute" to Marianne Ihlen inadvertently reveals the male gaze's narrow focus by defining this complicated woman as Cohen's passive muse.

A 2018 exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University celebrated the artistic legacy of MAD magazine.

Arts

Satirical Staple 'MAD' To Exit Newsstands And Recycle Its Classic Material

2:22pm July 04, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

At MAD magazine's peak in the early 1970s, more than 2 million people subscribed to it. The magazine will shift to printing collections of old content and end-of-year specials with new material.

Doodle by artist George Cruikshank in Scrawl.

From Ansel Adams To Unica Zürn, 'Scrawl' Finds Artistry Everywhere

9:44am July 01, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Some might say these little works only acquire their auras through their creators' fame. But once you start pondering them, they start to seem like far more than mere artifacts of notable psyches.

Arts

A James Bond Onesie For Sale

8:19am June 30, 2019

A British clothing brand is selling James Bond-inspired garb, and one item has told out: a blue, terry cloth onesie like the one Sean Connery wore poolside in the 1964 movie Goldfinger.

Drag Queen Cloud performs at Wigstock in New York in 1994.

Arts

How Drag Queens Have Sashayed Their Way Through History

5:09pm June 27, 2019

Drag is experiencing a golden age, thanks to TV's RuPaul's Drag Race. But the tradition of drag performance has its roots as far back as Greece and has gone through a radical evolution in the U.S.

Get thee to a nunnery! And a tighter script! Daisy Ridley stars in this retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Arts

'Ophelia' Drowns ... In Meaninglessness

5:00pm June 27, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Based on a YA novel told from Ophelia's perspective, Claire McCarthy's film is by turns too glib and too reverent with the source material, hopelessly blurring its point of view.

Not everything is what it seems in The Plagiarists, a lo-fi indie drama directed by Peter Parlow.

Arts

'The Plagiarists' Ponders Authenticity, Inauthentically

5:00pm June 27, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Shot on vintage, lo-fi video cameras, this talky, didactic film finds a bickering couple beginning to question themselves once they start to question a tale told by an older black man.

In her new stand-up tour, Douglas, Hannah Gadsby confronts her unexpected fame — and a new diagnosis.

Arts

Hannah Gadsby: If Political Correctness Can Kill Comedy, It's Already Dead

4:55pm June 27, 2019

The Australian comedian publicly called it quits in her breakout special, Nanette, last year. That only got more people to pay attention. She now returns with a new tour, Douglas.

In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) goes on a European vacation, but can't catch a break.

Arts

'Spider-Man: Far From Home,' But Still On Familiar Ground

9:24am June 27, 2019

by Chris Klimek

A charming cast, some fun twists, and the usual third-act bloat; Avengers may be over, but this "bright and buoyant" spider-sequel doesn't give you a chance to forget the Marvel formula.

Chris Cox (L), the NRA's chief lobbyist, with CEO Wayne LaPierre at the annual meeting in Indiana in April.

Turmoil At The NRA: TV Channel Ends, Lobbyist Resigns, A New Hill Probe Begins

8:09pm June 26, 2019

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre announced NRATV will stop production. A top lobbyist for the group also stepped down and allegations persist of financial misconduct.