Month: May 2025

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.

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The Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold.

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It can be intimidating to enter a new queer space, especially if you’re starting to explore your gender and sexuality. Organizers share advice on how to find a support network with confidence.

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The Zombies are the subject of a new documentary. Today, we hear from Blunstone, the group’s lead singer. “I tend to sing sad songs better than happy-go-lucky songs,” he said in this 1998 interview.

Foley, who died May 6, started his career with the 1984 film Reckless. His other credits include At Close Range and Live to Tell, plus 12 episodes of House of Cards. Originally broadcast Oct. 2, 1992.

This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic’s seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades.

Journalist Amy Larocca says our society’s obsession with optimization and self care has reached a fever pitch. She unpacks what it really means to take care of ourselves in How to Be Well.

At five inches tall—and six inches tall when she’s propped up and wearing a hat—Arlene is a Zara XL. And sure, if you go strictly by her taxonomy, she is a sea slug.

Jonathan Groff was destined for the stage. On this week’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin Jonathan tells Rachel about how he takes criticism and learning to play piano for his new musical “Just in Time.”

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In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth.

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