After the TV adaptation of an uncompleted Jane Austen novel was canceled after one season, it was saved by a passionate fan campaign and a…
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‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend
The erotic thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone was a big hit that set off protests in its day, and it’s easy to see…
View More ‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still OffendOscars Rewind: The Last Time Jane Campion and Steven Spielberg Went Head-to-Head
The filmmakers are nominated for best director this year, just as they were in 1994. Back then, there wasn’t a clear favorite.The filmmakers are nominated…
View More Oscars Rewind: The Last Time Jane Campion and Steven Spielberg Went Head-to-Head‘CODA’ Wins Producers Guild Award, Clearing a Path to Best Picture
The prize is considered the best bellwether for the Oscars, though the Apple TV+ film still faces stiff competition from “The Power of the Dog.”The…
View More ‘CODA’ Wins Producers Guild Award, Clearing a Path to Best PictureAnne Tyler, Close-Up Artist, Zooms Out for a Novel of Family Rifts
In her 24th novel, “French Braid,” Tyler works on a bigger canvas than usual to explore the costs and rewards of family life amid secrets,…
View More Anne Tyler, Close-Up Artist, Zooms Out for a Novel of Family RiftsUnderground Museum in Los Angeles Has Closed
One of the country’s leading venues for Black art, the museum announced this week that its two directors have departed and its doors have shuttered.One…
View More Underground Museum in Los Angeles Has ClosedChildren’s Books by Black Authors: A Reading List
A reading list hints at the richness and breadth of African American children’s writing before Brown v. Board of Education.A reading list hints at the…
View More Children’s Books by Black Authors: A Reading ListAmin Jaffer’s new chapter in Paris
The Rwanda-born Indian curator, who has made the French capital his home, on the Al Thani collection’s first museum, his new book, and the importance…
View More Amin Jaffer’s new chapter in ParisPeter Bowles, Actor in ‘To the Manor Born,’ Dies at 85
In a six-decade career in TV, film and onstage, he played comedy and drama, hapless heroes and villains, often with the air of the archetypal…
View More Peter Bowles, Actor in ‘To the Manor Born,’ Dies at 85Cultural connections in Jaipur
The Jaipur Literature Festival and its concurrent shows have marked a start to in-person cultural events in the countryThe Jaipur Literature Festival and its concurrent…
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