The premise is pretty simple: Based on a podcast by Wondery and Bloomberg Media, this limited series tells the story of Martin “Marty” Markowitz, a nerdy, underconfident heir to a middling fabric business who winds up consulting a therapist recommended by his sister’s rabbi: psychiatrist Dr. Ike overbills him, serves as a consultant at the […]
Who is to blame for the deaths of nine people at the Astroworld Festival last Friday? Houston police have opened a criminal investigation and concertgoers have already filed more than 20 lawsuits against the event organizers and rapper Travis Scott, who continued to perform for more than half an hour after officials declared a mass […]
Fans also expect and look forward to the mayhem of Scott’s shows. “If I broke a leg, it was going to be a good thing,” one attendee told The Washington Post. The plan also instructs security personnel to be aware of the possibility of a mob when attempting to detain an unruly or out of […]
And, a hand signal popularized on TikTok is credited with saving a North Carolina teenager who’d been reported missing by her parents. …Read the full story
After the meal and the cake-cutting, the bride’s aunt started to chat as we watched the couple float across the floor for their first dance. Making life easier for oneself is, of course, the central theme in Passing: both the 1929 book by Nella Larsen, and the new 2021 movie directed by Rebecca Hall. But […]
The one thing most people know about Nella Larsen’s Passing is that it explores a peculiar kind of deception — being born into one marginalized racial category and slipping into another, for privilege, security, or power. For Irene Redfield, a proper Black doctor’s wife and a doyenne of Harlem society, passing is a petty indulgence, […]
“Dreams are messages from the deep.” Those are the first words that appear on the screen in Denis Villenueve’s 2021 film, Dune, a cinematic adaptation of the iconic 1965 sci-fi book by Frank Herbert. …Read the full story
Netflix’s The Harder They Fall is the latest modern take on the movie western, with nods to real-life Black cowboys and cowgirls. …Read the full story
At the beginning of the last track, “When the Levee Breaks,” drummer John Bonham pounded out a storming passage for the ages. …Read the full story
Rapper Travis Scott was the most recognizable figure associated with Astroworld, the Houston music festival that ended in tragedy Friday evening when eight people died and hundreds more were injured. Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Live Nation Worldwide have been connected to about 200 deaths and at least 750 injuries since 2006, the Houston […]
“Dancing was her passion and now she’s dancing her way to heaven’s pearly gates,” the page read. Astroworld attendee Manuel Souza filed a lawsuit this weekend against Scott, Live Nation and ScoreMore — another concert organizer, according to Billboard. “We are hearing horrific accounts of the terror and helplessness people experienced — the horror of […]
In Elizabeth Strout’s new book, a familiar character – Lucy Barton – returns when ex-husband William asks for her help unraveling a recently discovered secret, one that forces him to reevaluate what he knew about his family. …Read the full story
Kendall wants to ratchet up his campaign against the family, but he’s persuaded by Frank to participate in a meeting with Josh, an investor who’s trying to decide whether to stick with the Roys or throw in with Sandy and Stewy in their takeover bid. This season, each week, we are ranking members of the […]
Mendonca was a Brazilian country music sensation known as The Boss to her fans and also the Queen of Suffering for her skill in expressing the frustration of young women in a cowboy culture dominated by men. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a […]
It’s a haunting three days over Christmas 1991 at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth’s estate in the U.K. “Spencer” is directed by Pablo Larrain, who is known for “Jackie,” a biopic of another iconic woman, and it stars Kristen Stewart as the princess. It was actually a couple of months ago, but I had mentioned to Howard […]
The current, separate iteration of the band UB40, which Wilson left in 2013, also confirmed the singer’s death. UB40 formed in Birmingham, England in the late 1970s, when reggae was becoming an outlet for the country’s working class youth to express issues of racism and poverty. “I went through the same rigmarole as most black […]
He’ll tell you all about sitting in the first episode of the third season of his Adult Swim series Joe Pera Talks With You. On a channel known for raunchy and subversive comedy, Pera subverts even that with something far more daring — a show that is simple and wholesome, and entirely hilarious. The show […]
Today, Jordan is out with her second, called Valentine. …Read the full story
While her friends were settling into their freshman years of college, Jordan was accruing accolades from numerous publications, a coveted signing to Matador Records and the title of “the future of indie rock.” She toured the world and brushed elbows with her heroes. Citing the stress of having thrown herself into her music career while […]
