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It鈥檚 no mystery how 鈥楽trike鈥� novels scored a TV versionOur fascination with crime and mystery 鈥� most recently seen with the new TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling's 'Cormoran Strike' novels 鈥� reflects our cultural anxieties and desires, say experts.
In a WordWhen words get 鈥榞irl cooties鈥�A word that starts out as a neutral or even positive term for men聽feminizes聽(becomes exclusively identified with women) and often聽pejorates聽(gets worse).
Meanwhile in ... Greenland, dog sleds were used to rush ballots to remote polling areasAnd in聽Freetown, Sierra Leone,聽they are seeing fewer abused chimps in need of help.
3 movies you should see in MayOur film critic Peter Rainer recommends titles including "The Seagull" and "On Chesil Beach."
Learning English with a drawlWe were Vietnamese refugees. 鈥楳r. Water鈥� was our texas landlord.
'Mary Shelley' is a deeply conventional movie about ragingly unconventional peopleElle Fanning portrays the author of 'Frankenstein.'
First LookFrom paranurses to snipers: Exhibit focuses on women's WWII contributionsA new exhibition at the international Museum of World War II outside of Boston highlights the important and sometimes unconventional roles women took on during the war.
Top Picks: 'The Insult' on DVD and Blu-ray, the Netflix documentary 'Mercury 13,' and more top picksYou鈥檒l feel as if you鈥檙e diving under the sea when you watch a National Geographic video that shows an聽octopus changing color, mesmerizing singer and trumpet player Jenny Ball fronts a gumbo of flamenco, rockabilly, and Latin pop with聽Jenny and the Mexicats, and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Death Comes to Pemberley,' 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.聽
Of all the 'Star Wars' movies, 'Solo' is the closest to a Saturday afternoon serialIt's unclear whether this origin story about Han Solo, played here with bland vim by Alden Ehrenreich, has any reason for being except as yet another moola machine.
First LookArgentines use murals to draw awareness to missing childrenA growing number of urban artists are painting the faces of missing Argentine children on walls in a bid to raise awareness about their disappearances. The murals are visible to pedestrians and motorists in strategic parts of the capital.
In a WordWhere did all the hoydens go?It is hard even to imagine聽hoyden聽as a meaningful term of reproach and criticism today. Why shouldn鈥檛 girls climb trees? What鈥檚 wrong with women laughing loudly and saying what they think?
The payback of follow-through鈥業鈥檒l send you a postcard,鈥� I said to the phone store clerk.
First LookBritish chefs cook up food waste solutionsIn Britain, chefs have started concept restaurants, soup kitchens, and social enterprises turning waste into meals. With no national food waste program, nonprofits have been taken the lead to redistribute food and change the way people think about kitchen scraps.
First LookSouth Carolina pitmaster breaks mold as James Beard winnerRodney Scott, who runs a South Carolina barbecue restaurant, was recently named the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef Southeast. Mr. Scott's win, one of three African-American winners this year, reflects the larger embrace of barbecue and Southern cooking in the food world.
First LookIraqi and Syrian guides share glimpses of home in Philadelphia museumIraqi and Syrian guides are leading tours of the Penn Museum's Middle Eastern galleries. The cultural聽artifacts trigger memories from their birthplaces, which offers visitors a more authentic art experience.聽
'First Reformed' charts a young priest's slide into ecoterrorismMany of Paul Schrader's signature films involve the agonies of faith and redemption.
'On Chesil Beach' tells a tragic story of crossed loveIan McEwan鈥檚 resoundingly melancholy 2007 novel 'On Chesil Beach' has been respectfully adapted by McEwan, acting as screenwriter, with theater director Dominic Cooke.
'The Seagull' offers strong performances, Chekhovian sorrowSaoirse Ronan shines in a tender, wrenching performance as the lovelorn Nina.
'The Guardians' beautifully portrays the dynamics of a family farm in WWI FranceDirector Xavier Beauvois, best known for the 2010 film 'Of Gods and Men,' about Trappist monks in embattled Algeria, has a sensitivity to the ordeals of enclosed communities.
