The first documentary from the “Hostel” director uses a little expert advice and a lot of pathos to advocate against damaging commercial fishing practices.The first…
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‘Pig’ Review: Come Back, Trotter
Nicolas Cage plays a reclusive truffle hunter in this fiercely controlled character drama.Nicolas Cage plays a reclusive truffle hunter in this fiercely controlled character drama.Read…
View More ‘Pig’ Review: Come Back, TrotterThe Sneaky Subversiveness of Laurie Colwin
The beloved food and fiction writer, who died too young in 1992, wrote about happiness but with more irony and ambiguity than you might think.…
View More The Sneaky Subversiveness of Laurie ColwinIn ‘Bach & Sons,’ a Composer Stares Down Death
The new play at the Bridge Theater in London and two other productions on the city’s stages examine characters facing the end.The new play at…
View More In ‘Bach & Sons,’ a Composer Stares Down DeathWhen Utopia Met Dystopia, They Were There
Akash Kapur’s new book, “Better to Have Gone,” takes a look at the unconventional community in India where he and his wife grew up.Akash Kapur’s…
View More When Utopia Met Dystopia, They Were ThereOn the Children’s Series Best-Seller List, the Name of the Game Is Fantasy
Readers of all ages are looking for otherworldly escape — and lots of it.Readers of all ages are looking for otherworldly escape — and lots…
View More On the Children’s Series Best-Seller List, the Name of the Game Is FantasyTess Gerritsen Still Prefers to Read Books the Old-Fashioned Way, on Paper
“I’m one of those terrible book owners who bends down the corners of pages to mark my place.”“I’m one of those terrible book owners who…
View More Tess Gerritsen Still Prefers to Read Books the Old-Fashioned Way, on PaperStephen Colbert Tackles Books About Trump’s Time in Office
Tell-alls about the Trump presidency include “Landslide,” “Betrayal” and “Nightmare Scenario,” “which is also how the former president describes having to read a book,” Colbert…
View More Stephen Colbert Tackles Books About Trump’s Time in Office‘Casanova, Last Love’ Review: Reappraising a Philanderer
Benoît Jacquot’s erotic costume drama envisions the Italian playboy as a weathered sad sack living in exile.Benoît Jacquot’s erotic costume drama envisions the Italian playboy…
View More ‘Casanova, Last Love’ Review: Reappraising a PhilandererCourt Orders Resentencing of Joe Exotic in ‘Tiger King’ Murder-for-Hire Plot
An appeals court upheld the conviction but ruled that the trial court had miscalculated the sentence for hiring people to kill Carole Baskin.An appeals court…
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