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Jordan Peele returns to horror with 'Us'The film is a more ambitious work than Peele’s ‘Get Out,’ but despite some extraordinary sequences, it’s also a lesser work.
‘The Highwaymen’ retells ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ storyThe focus is now on the lawmen who ambushed the duo.
In a WordStatus words reflect changing timesTerms that at first simply denote status come to acquire moral connotations – low-status words gain negative meanings and high-status words pick up positive ones.
First LookUnlikely pop icon: Robert Mueller inspires creative tributesSpecial counsel Robert Mueller has assumed a sort of folk hero status for some Americans across the political spectrum. His persona has inspired a range artistic tributes, including handmade makeup bags and earrings adorned with his profile.
- What’s in a name? For flowers, plenty.
There’s the garden name, several local ones, and the long latinate moniker.
‘Ash Is Purest White’ burns with quiet, incandescent forceDirector Jia Zhangke does extraordinary work.
Performances in ‘The Mustang’ have the sharp tang of authenticityMatthias Schoenaerts stars as a convict who bonds with a mustang while serving out his prison time in the Nevada desert.
Top Picks: 'The Guilty,' 'Diana Ross: Her Life, Love, and Legacy,' and moreNils Landgren has single-handedly made playing the trombone cool, the Criterion Channel is the Criterion Collection’s first native video streaming site, and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Princess Bride'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.
In a WordCounting higher than fingers and toesLinguists speculate that the base-10 number system developed independently around the world because it was inspired by the most obvious tools we have to count with – our fingers.
Heavenly help for the working dogA modest achievement in my work as an interfaith activist: A canine rationale.
'Captain Marvel' lacks wit and oomphThe first Marvel Comics woman superhero movie suffers from wooden dialogue and a misuse of good actors.
Is the music industry finally facing its #MeToo moment?Iconic artists R. Kelly, Ryan Adams, and the late Michael Jackson have finally faced a reckoning for alleged sexual abuse. Credit a rise in the power of female musicians and shifts in public opinion about sexual abuse.
'Transit' unfolds an imperiled world with echoes of our ownChristian Petzold's new movie draws on noir films and wartime melodrama, but he takes these elements in a wholly different direction.
One woman, one bike, one world
Beyond clichés: Teen anxiety prompts closer look at young livesA majority of young people say they feel stressed out, pointing to causes other than social media. How are adults trying to address and shift teenage thought?
In a WordLearning math is easier in some languagesI have been struck by how precisely Japanese encodes the base-10 number system used by most cultures around the world.
How I tapped into my success‘Learn to type,’ my immigrant mother urged me. It’s an ‘American skill.’
‘Apollo 11’ brings back awe of 1969 moon landingThe documentary's never-before-seen footage conjures up the transcendent hopefulness of the mission.
First LookNew Hampshire ice castles turn farmland into winter wonderlandA collection of ice tunnels and caverns delight visitors who brave the frigid temps. North Woodstock’s winter wonderland, one of six in the United States, is built from scratch when it becomes cold enough for ice to sprout from the ground.
