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In a WordWhen good words turn badWhat do the words聽politicaster,聽mongrel, and聽braggart聽have in common? They end with a pejorative suffix, a few final letters that change a neutral or positive word into a negative one.
Of time, tide, and graduationMastery can be the work of one moment, or the task of many.
First LookUS restaurants host refugee chefs as part of worldwide festivalFor the first time, restaurants in US cities will turn over their kitchens to refugee chefs for an evening as part of the Refugee Food Festival, organized by聽the United Nations Refugee Agency and a French nonprofit. The purpose of the program is to increase awareness about the experiences of refugees.聽
Poke bowl trend combines choice, healthy ingredientsMany of the latest food trends in the United States, including a莽a铆 bowls and sushi burritos, are being driven by environmentally aware Millennials who enjoy customizing quick and healthy fusion-flavored meals.聽
First Look'Jurassic World,' 'Incredibles 2' make for Hollywood's fourth-largest weekend everHollywood raked in $280 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada, roughly double what it made the same weekend last year. The largest factor: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" roaring past bad reviews to open with $150 million.聽
Finding common ground at a fiddlers' festival in IdahoDwindling numbers and stylistic differences are threatening the future of a beloved fiddlers' festival in Idaho. The solution may lie in something musicians intrinsically know: Simply listening can bridge divides.聽- 'The Catcher Was a Spy' is more pallid than its eminently juicy subject deservesPaul Rudd stars as聽Morris 'Moe' Berg, a middling catcher in baseball鈥檚 major leagues who was recruited by US military intelligence to spy on and possibly assassinate physicist Werner Heisenberg.
- The cast outshines the material in road trip movie 鈥楤oundaries鈥�Because of聽Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga,聽'Boundaries,' which might have been cooked up by a screenwriting program called RoadMovie, is halfway tolerable.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is the latest and arguably least of the seriesChris聽Pratt brings a wry insouciance to the mayhem and the escape from Isla Nublar has its modicum of thrills.
Top Picks: 'The Party' on DVD and Blu-ray, 'Breaking Big' on PBS, and moreA new National Geographic video, 'Behind the Scenes: Life Below Zero,' provides a look at how the people who work on the show create a time-lapse in such difficult weather conditions, the National Women鈥檚 History Museum鈥檚 new exhibit, 'Inventive Women,' explores the lives of women in the United States who patented important inventions and technologies, and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Occupied,' 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.
In a WordHow we came to suffer our franchisesIn English, the right to vote itself is sometimes referred to as聽suffrage. There is a folk etymology on the internet that holds聽suffrage聽to be derived from聽to suffer, in the older sense of 'allow' or 'permit.'
First LookTV series 'Yellowstone' showcases Native American actorsGil Birmingham plays Thomas Rainwater in a new series that debuts Wednesday, June 20 鈥� one of many Native American actors playing fully realized, modern native characters, a rarity in the industry. 'Many people ... think that we're just historical artifacts,' Mr. Birmingham said.聽
My tuna fish revelationHow could something so dreary become so dreamy?
First LookTo encourage diversity in Hollywood, a proposed tax creditCalifornia's proposed budget includes a tax credit for movie productions made in state that would require reporting diversity statistics and have sexual harassment protections in place for its employees. Credits would be awarded to "below the line" hiring practices, not just for starring actors and directors.
In China, US films struggle against homegrown moviesWith audiences in North America steadily shrinking, Chinese moviegoers have never been more important to Hollywood.聽But China has also poured billions of dollars into its own film industry.
'Saving Brinton' chronicles discovery of film raritiesIn 1981, Mike Zahs bought the boxed artifacts of Frank and Indiana Brinton, two barnstorming Iowa show people who, in the late 19th and early 20th century, projected early movies and staged magic acts all across the heartland.
While watching 'En el S茅ptimo D铆a,' viewers rejoice in the hopes of immigrantsThe film 鈥� the title means 'On the Seventh Day' in Spanish 鈥� is an unassuming charmer about a hot-button subject.聽
Top Picks: Parquet Courts' 'Wide Awake,' the Smithsonian Channel's 'The Pacific War in Color,' and moreYou can use the Ramblr app聽to share information about your outdoor sojourn,聽hear from those who are responsible for some of today鈥檚 most famous companies in聽NPR鈥檚 podcast聽How I Built This with Guy Raz, and more top picks.
First LookBrie Larson pushes for film criticism diversity at awards showWinners at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards took the opportunity to advocate for diversity both in front聽of and behind the camera.聽聽
