In ‘Family Lore,’ award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
Author Elizabeth Acevedo’s new novel, Family Lore, centers four sisters — Matilde, Flor, Pastora, and Camila…
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In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale
Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to…
‘Trial Period’: A movie breaking the norm
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Traditionally, there have been only two accepted ideas of a family––the one you are born into and the one you marry into. But things are changing. Love is increasingly triumphing over blood as the…
Out of the fog
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In Sudip Sharma’s slow-burn police procedural, Kohrra, the setting of suburban Punjab is integral. Without it, the creator admits, the series would not feel authentic. “I have always believed that…
‘Admire my character’s humanity’: Gal Gadot
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How would you describe Heart of Stone?It is a fun film with the perfect ingredients––humour, huge action-set pieces, drama and great characters. The story is women-driven and takes place in…
Regret and remorse, the companions of progress
Cillian Murphy in a scene from “Oppenheimer.”
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In the movie Oppenheimer, the effect of the atom bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki can only be guessed at from the reactions and nightmares of Robert…
Will Smith on SAG-AFTRA strike: It’s a pivotal moment for our profession
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Hollywood actor Will Smith recently took to his social media handle to extend support to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
A member of SAG-AFTRA, Smith, wrote about the importance of this moment…
‘Wait Wait’ for July 29, 2023: With Not My Job guest Randall Park
This week’s show was recorded at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, with guest host Karen Chee, official judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Randall Park and panelists Tom Bodett, Zainab Johnson and Josh Gondelman.…
‘Twisted Metal’ series review: Zipping by in a flash of chuckles and carnage
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First things first—Twisted Metal, based on the eponymous videogame, is no The Last of Us, and that is not at all a bad thing. Twisted Metal, working as a prequel to the…
Sanjay Dutt is Antony Das in Vijay’s Leo; First look glimpse out
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Marking the occasion of actor Sanjay Dutt’s birthday, the makers of Leo released a glimpse of his character Antony Das.
The video glimpse shows Sanjay Dutt in a salt-and-pepper look and…