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First LookAmazon ramps up research on pre-made meals, but will home cooks buy them?The online retail giant may be hoping to access a market of customers looking for quick-and-easy meals using a technology originally developed for the military to extend the shelf life of foods while retaining flavor, texture, and nutrients.
Unexpectedly cleansedI was pointed feet-first toward the doorless doorway on a marble slab, completely naked.
Top Picks: 'Frantz' on DVD and Blu-ray, the Yahoo Weather app, and moreWith the app Leafsnap, you can take a photo of a leaf and the app will identify it for you, head to YouTube to check out Winston Churchill’s remarks, commonly known as his “We shall fight on the beaches” speech, if you enjoyed 'Dunkirk,' and more top picks.
Verbal EnergyAwakening to all kinds of possibilitiesWhy English has so many forms for the verbs referring to coming out of sleep
Alexander Hamilton: statesman, dueler, birthday party themeProjected to earn $1 billion and earning Tony-Award glory, 'Hamilton' the musical is still going strong in backyards and classrooms across the country.
A garden that only a human could loveOut West, hungry critters abound, and our plants are their would-be banquets.
Mass. event brings dance out of the theaterEarlier this summer, the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) produced “Dancing in the Streets,” a series of free outdoor dance performances created in 2013 in support of the local dance community.
'The Dark Tower' is a forgettable 'Lord of the Rings'-'Matrix' mashup'Tower' stars Tom Taylor as the young Jake Chambers, whose dreams include visions of a Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) and a gunslinger (Idris Elba).
'Icarus' should delve more into motivations of Russian OlympiansThe film follows the odyssey of Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the director of Russia’s Anti-Doping Center, who, under the guise of testing Russia’s Olympians for illegal usage, was actually gaming the system.
In 'Detroit,' atrocity becomes numbingKathryn Bigelow's film begins in 1967, with an after-hours police raid on an unlicensed Detroit bar in a black neighborhood that rapidly escalates into a civilian riot. The four-day riot ultimately claimed 43 lives, with more than 1,100 injured and more than 7,000 arrests.
The story of 'Wind River' is swallowed up by outlandish plot devices'Hell or High Water' writer Taylor Sheridan has a strong feel for the agitations and ennui brought about by life in wide-open spaces.
Top Picks: Netflix's 'Daughters of Destiny,' Public Service Broadcasting's 'Every Valley,' and moreThe story of 'Beauty and the Beast' is back with a new live-action adaptation, the Surfline app gives you information about conditions before you go, and more top picks.
Hollywood returns to King with ‘The Dark Tower’Stephen King movie and TV adaptations are nothing new, but interest seems particularly high this summer and fall as movie projects like 'The Dark Tower' and TV series like 'Mr. Mercedes' arrive.
First LookTo tour in China, Grammys will respect media constraintsThe Grammy Awards in China will promote only 'positive and healthy' artists in order to break into the world's second-largest economy.
Verbal EnergyPutting the ‘roar’ into extraordinaryMaking the case for a go-to term for journalists who want to signal newsworthiness.
Why I’m totally into totalityLater this month, the path of a total solar eclipse will pass from Oregon to South Carolina.
First LookSam Shepard, celebrated playwright and actor, remembered as a 'plainspoken poet'The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor is best known for his off-Broadway plays and leaves a treasure-trove of works chronicling values and ideals in the American West.
First LookWomen and minorities still underrepresented in film, new study showsDespite public interest in seeing a diversity of characters represented on the silver screen, the number of women, minorities, LGBT people, and disabled characters in films remains largely unchanged from last year.
'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power' delivers a nimbus-tinged view of Al Gore's actionsThe documentary is the follow-up to the Oscar-winning documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' in which Al Gore laid out the case for climate change Armageddon.
Top Picks: Charly Bliss's 'Guppy,' National Geographic's video of a feather star, and moreIn PBS’s 'Ireland’s Wild Coast,' cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson explores everything from the impressive Skellig Rocks to the various wildlife that can be seen in the beautiful area, the classic story of King Kong gets an interesting update with the movie 'Kong: Skull Island,' and more top picks.
