All Culture
'Passengers' star Michael Sheen: 'That idea of being a pioneer, I can see what is so exhilarating about that for people''Passengers' stars Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as passengers on a 120-year journey to a new planet. Traveling in hibernation pods, both wake up 90 years earlier than planned. Sheen plays a robot bartender.
Shawn Mendes vaults from social media to mainstream with live albumMendes has released a work based on his September 2016 concert. The singer also released an album, 'Illuminations,' this past fall.
The 10 best movies of 2016 鈥� our critic's picksMonitor film critic Peter Rainer selects the best films to come out this year. Here's what made his final rankings.
'Rogue One' set to rule holiday box office: New holiday 'Star Wars' tradition?The 'Star Wars' spin-off film 'Rogue' looks to be a champion again at the box office over the coming holiday weekend. This echoes the box office dominance last year of the new 'Star Wars' movie 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.'
Long layover? Here's the best of 2016 in nine articles. Here are nine of this year's best podcasts, articles, and documentaries about the top issues of 2016.
Top Picks: Jennifer Hudson on 'Hairspray Live!,' 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' and moreThe Globespinning app lets you give travel advice or get inspiration, the Mars Images app聽shows the most recent photos being taken by the rovers on Mars, and more top picks.
Braided bread with a sweet twist: chocolate-filled challahChallah, a traditional Jewish braided bread, can be flavored in many ways, from simple to savory to sweet. Here, semi-sweet chocolate and brown sugar create an almost dessertlike loaf.
'Passengers' is simply a sleek, well-designed curiosity'Passengers' stars Chris Pratt as an engineer who is accidentally jostled out of hibernation on a space ship 90 years early. Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Sheen co-star.
'20th Century Women' actress Annette Bening's performance is a marvel'20th' stars Annette Bening as a single mother with a 15-year-old son who enlists acquaintances Abbie and Julie to help her teach son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) to be a responsible man.
First LookDisney to create shows for Snapchat: the next way to watch TV?The ABC-Disney Television Group is partnering with Snapchat to create two- to six-minute shows in 2017, Disney announced on Wednesday.聽
Wes Anderson's animated 'Isle of Dogs' packs in the stars'Isle of Dogs,' Wes Anderson's first film since the acclaimed 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' includes voice talents of Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Yoko Ono, Edward Norton, Scarlett Johansson, F. Murray Abraham, and Akira Ito.
Verbal EnergyHow the elites lost their election鈥楨lite鈥� has become such a pejorative over the last while; let鈥檚 take a look at its roots and its word kin.
Edge of darkness browniesWhen the darkest days of the year descend, go darker with these chocolate-y bars.
First LookNo 'Fire and Rain' in Philippines: James Taylor cancels Manila concertThe Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter has canceled a concert in Manila in protest of extrajudicial killings during President Rodrigo Duterte's war against drugs.聽
Original 'Mary Poppins' actor Dick Van Dyke joins Lin-Manuel Miranda for sequelDick Van Dyke says he'll be back for the upcoming 'Poppins' sequel, which will be released in 2018. Unlike the various live-action takes on animated movies that Disney has planned, this new 'Poppins' movie continues the story.
New 'Blade Runner 2049' trailer released: How first movie became a sci-fi classic'Blade Runner 2049' stars Ryan Gosling and Robin Wright and features the return of original 'Blade Runner' actor Harrison Ford. The first movie is often called one of the best science fiction movies ever made.
On the front lines of the migrant crisisI saw tragedy in the Mediterranean, yes, but also compassion.
Fresh spinach and bacon quicheFresh spinach gives this classic quiche a bigger flavor than frozen 鈥� and a frozen crust simplifies preparation.聽
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct wide range of artists for 2017 classDebate has arisen before over how strict a definition of rock 'n' roll must be observed when selecting musicians for the Hall of Fame. This year, inductees include artists such as Tupac Shakur and Joan Baez.
First LookCritics pan sci-fi film 'Passengers': Can JLaw and Chris Pratt save the box office?The movie 'Passengers,' which stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, was seen as a blockbuster hopeful, partly because of the box office draw of its two stars. Yet the film has now received very poor reviews. Will moviegoers stay away?
