NPR’s Rachel Martin and Linda Holmes discuss Netflix’s push into the crowded market for cheesy holiday movies.
Ricky Jay Remembered, From The Wings: A Personal Assistant’s Thoughts On The Late Stage Magician
Critic Chris Klimek offers a remembrance of the late illusionist, author and actor Ricky Jay, for whom he worked as a personal assistant over a decade ago.
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27 Hilarious Jokes That Got Over 50,000 Retweets This Month
“If you aren’t someone the church would’ve killed 400 years ago, are you even living?”
Teens Sing Their Guts Out In The Scottish Zombie Christmas Musical ‘Anna And The Apocalypse’
The debt John McPhail’s tuneful horror comedy owes to Shaun of the Dead proves too deep to clamber out of, but the songs are fun and Ella Hunt’s feisty lead performance is charming.
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Dear Pepper: Writing vs. Drawing, and Low-Flying Zippers
Liana Finck illustrates her biweekly advice-column comic “Dear Pepper,” with suggestions for a struggling writer and for someone who is concerned about low-flying zippers.
The Last Days of FilmStruck
Jetti Allen humorously illustrates one person’s journey to make it through a FilmStruck watchlist before it’s too late.
Author And Artist Illustrates Life After A Sudden Death In ‘Widower’s Notebook’
When Jonathan Santlofer’s wife died five years ago, he was thrown into a “fugue state” of grief. Sketching her portrait from old photographs has helped him stay close to her.
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‘Come With Me’ Lays Bare The Risks And Regrets Of Our Online Lives
Helen Schulman splices together an old-school family drama with high-tech fantasy in her new novel, a rich, closely observed story about regrets and risk-taking in the Internet age.
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