- BooksReview
In ‘Fencing with the King,’ a search for family truths puts a woman at odds with her powerful uncle
Diana Abu-Jaber's writing is propulsive — but silkily so, wending on limber paragraphs that allow her to move with ease across a wide-ranging story about conflicted identities.
By Sarah CypherMarch 15, 2022 - BooksReview
In ‘Mecca,’ Susan Straight unearths the real Southern California
Susan Straight's "Mecca" shows a Southern California that's far from the glitz of Hollywood.
By Ron CharlesMarch 15, 2022 Ready for dead mom jokes? Comedian Taylor Tomlinson sure hopes so.
One of the breakout stars of the early months of the pandemic is back with her second Netflix special, and she's not shying away from a topic that she knows will make some people uncomfortable.
By Jessica M. GoldsteinMarch 15, 2022- BooksReview
Stephen King, Janelle Monáe and more: Let’s talk about speculative fiction to read this year
2022 is turning out to be a great year if you love science fiction, fantasy and horror books
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie TidharMarch 15, 2022 The academy is changing the Oscars — and enraging the industry it celebrates: ‘It’s a slap in the face’
Pulling eight categories from the Oscars live telecast "diminishes the integrity of the academy" and will "alienate your core audience," industry insiders say.
By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 15, 2022
From the wires
Metropolitan Opera holds special benefit concert for Ukraine
With three huge yellow-and-blue Ukraine flags draped across the front of the house, the Metropolitan Opera held a benefit for the under-attack nation
By Ronald Blum | APMarch 15, 2022Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Billie Eilish to perform at Grammys
The Grammy Awards are bringing three of the world’s biggest pop acts — Olivia Rodrigo, BTS and Billie Eilish — to perform during next month’s ceremony in Las Vegas
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | APMarch 15, 2022Digital entertainment ballooned in 2021: MPA report
Before the pandemic, the theatrical and digital markets for entertainment were roughly similar in size
By Jake Coyle | APMarch 14, 2022
- MusicPerspective
A new opera captures the contradictions and national ambivalence about monuments and memorials
The Kennedy Center commissioned four short operas about monuments. But “Written in Stone” could learn a lot from the failures of its own subject matter.
By Philip KennicottMarch 15, 2022 More ‘Bidi Bidi Bom Bom’ to come: Selena’s father announces new album nearly 27 years after the singer’s death
Selena’s new album will feature a medley of ballads and cumbias and a never-before-heard song, the singer’s father said.
By María Luisa PaúlMarch 15, 2022What to watch on Tuesday: ‘Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation’ on Netflix
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | "Young Rock" returns for season two on ABC
By Anying GuoMarch 15, 2022William Hurt, Oscar-winning star of 1980s films, dies at 71
He was nominated for three straight best-actor Oscars and won for "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
By Harrison SmithMarch 14, 2022- Perspective
In a sea of suffering, one image of motherhood distills the misery of war
A red blanket and a suffering pregnant woman underscore the senselessness of Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.
By Philip KennicottMarch 14, 2022 - Perspective
William Hurt was a serious actor, with all the baggage the term entails
Hurt, who died at 71, embodied the focus, commitment and occasional self-indulgence that make a great actor.
By Ann HornadayMarch 14, 2022 Jane Campion quickly squanders good will from Sam Elliott response with misguided comment of her own
Jane Campion apologized Monday after saying fellow Critics Choice attendees Serena and Venus Williams "do not play against the guys like I have to" while accepting the award for best director.
By Sonia RaoMarch 14, 2022- MusicReview
Animal Collective, back onstage, offering new ways to bend time and space
Animal Collective played tracks from their new album "Time Skiffs" and showed how not to get stuck in the past.
By Hau ChuMarch 14, 2022 Director Jane Campion tells Williams sisters she faced obstacles they didn't have to
Jane Campion referenced tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams in her acceptance speech for best director at the Critics' Choice Awards on March 13.
By March 14, 2022- BooksReview
Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ has an ending that’s impossible to shake
"Verity," Colleen Hoover's best-selling thriller, is prompting heated debate about what exactly the ending means.
By Angela HauptMarch 14, 2022 - FoodReview
Taqueria Picoso offers superb Mexican street food from a fine-dining chef
The Alexandria restaurant specializes in Mexico City street food.
By Tim CarmanMarch 14, 2022 Lizzo says Texas abortion and transgender policies violate human rights: ‘Very regressive laws being passed’
The Grammy-winning singer urged Texas politicians to "mind your business" when it came to a policy affecting transgender children and their families, and another restricting abortion access.
By María Luisa PaúlMarch 14, 2022- BooksReview
Lee Cole’s ‘Groundskeeping’ is an empathetic portrait of people across the political spectrum
Lee Cole’s first novel is not only the story of a young man finding his vocation as a writer but also a wrenching examination of class differences
By Wendy SmithMarch 14, 2022 What to watch on Monday: ‘The Julia Child Challenge’ on Food
Monday, March 14 | “Where Murder Lies” resumes on Investigation Discovery.
By Anying GuoMarch 14, 2022Fans and colleagues mourn the death of William Hurt, ‘a remarkable, eccentric, interesting actor’
The Oscar-winning actor died Sunday at 71.
By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 13, 2022