How The Doors snatched victory from the jaws of chaos to make the classic Morrison Hotel album
By 1970, Jim Morrison was in an alcoholic spiral and facing jail time – but The Doors still managed to make one of their ...
A Palestinian Refugee Becomes a Jewish Israeli in This Novel
Elias Khoury’s “Children of the Ghetto” series continues with a young man switching identities in a society seeking to erase ...
The ending of 'Heretic' is intense — and ambiguous. The filmmakers break down the twist, that final shot, and Hugh Grant's Jar Jar Binks impression.
The "Heretic" ending is twisty and slightly ambiguous. Writer-director duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods break it down and chat ...
The salty pleasures of the doorstopper history of an ocean
A Human History of the Mediterranean; By Davide Abulafia; Oxford University Press; 816 pp., $68.00 If you read the better class of these ocean books, you might soon find yourself convinced of the ...
Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...
Cacti are surprisingly fragile, and five other intriguing facts about these spiky wonders
Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...
The elegant French town that became a haven from Nazi Germany
After the rise of the Third Reich, the Mediterranean town of Sanary-sur-Mer became the secret capital of German literature ...
The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience: Right Place, Right Time, & Right People to Honor America’s Cradle of Music
The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience (LMHE), is a comprehensive, immersive music museum designed to preserve and ...
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The Brothers Grimm Were Dark for a Reason
Their version of “Cinderella” or “Rapunzel” could be disturbing. But turning Germany into a unified nation, they believed, ...
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Books & the Arts
Nov 14, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Rhoda Feng The two writers discuss the challenges of writing about sex, loneliness, and the new ways novels can tackle BDSM. Nov 13, 2024 / Books & the Arts ...
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The best new books to read in November 2024
He takes a job in a mysterious library – allowing Murakami to explore the power of books, along with his favourite themes of love and loss, with typical storytelling prowess. One of the Soviet ...