Category: Arts & Entertainment

Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the United States. On this week’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the former U.S. poet laureate talks about how writing can give you second chances.

So horrible, I heard the news. Well, I heard an echo of the news from aboveground—the sinkhole gets neglected by the media.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter star in the drama On Swift Horses, while Ben Affleck reprises his role as a money-laundering expert in the action thriller The Accountant 2.

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Tired of texting? Send your loved ones some snail mail instead. Rachel Syme, author of “Syme’s Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence,” shares whimsical ways to start a letter-writing habit.

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This weekend on the border of Florida and Alabama, people will compete in the annual mullet toss across state lines. This is the mullet fish, not the hairstyle.

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker directed both Black Panther films and Creed. Coogler’s latest movie is a vampire thriller about twins who open a juke joint in Jim Crow Mississippi.

Laila Lalami’s dystopian novel centers on a woman who’s been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.

Lydia Millet’s characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author’s talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.

Weinstein is facing sex crimes charges after his 2020 New York conviction was overturned last year. The #MeToo movement was catalyzed in part by the many women who came forward to accuse the disgraced producer of misconduct.

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The Max show uses actors and real people to stage elaborate recreations and imaginings of events. It’s like a mystery tour, because you aren’t given any clues about the final destination.