The Book We're Talking About: 'The Betrayers' By David Bezmozgis
The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis Little, Brown and Company, $26.00 Published September 23, 2014 What we think: While at points stagey and pedagogical, David Bezmozgis' The Betrayers turns a mirror on...
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Charlie Brown
It's trivia you didn't know, Charlie Brown! The first "Peanuts" comic strip was published on Oct. 2, 1950. Charles Schulz was 27 at the time. The cartoonist, who died at the age of 77 in 2000, was said...
View Article'Doctor Zhivago' Is Coming To Broadway, As A Musical
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest version of "Cinderella" will soon disappear from the Broadway Theatre, but another sweepingly romantic musical is ready to take its place — "Doctor Zhivago." Producers said...
View ArticleThis Is Not A Human Head
Believe it or not, the face in the above video is not real. It is made completely of computer-generated images, and it will give you nightmares. The video was created by an Australian artist named...
View ArticleLena Dunham Opens Up About Being A Rape Survivor
"Girls" creator Lena Dunham writes in her new memoir that she was raped as a 19-year-old college student. Over the course of two chapters, she explains that it took her years to come to terms with what...
View ArticlePixar's 'Inside Out' Trailer Looks Like A Total Brain Pleaser
Pixar released the first teaser trailer for its highly anticipated film "Inside Out." It starts out as a montage of Pixar films, highlighting all the warm and fuzzies the studio has made us feel over...
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Rick Lowe Explains 'Project Row Houses,' His Houston Public Art Initiative
Rick Lowe wants his public art initiative to change the way people look at black history. "A lot of African American history has been painted though a lens that is so negative that people want to turn...
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'Slittens,' Sloth-Kitten Frankensteins, Are Here To Steal All The Awwwww
Has Photoshop science gone too far, or has it not gone far enough? Photographs of these adorable sloth-kitten hybrids, called "slittens," began surfacing on web designer Rachael Aslett's Tumblr blog in...
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Artist Paralyzed In Accident Now Creates Exquisite Paintings Using Her Mouth
Passion can sometimes motivate a person to overcome even the most disheartening of obstacles. When artist Mariam Paré was 20 years old and at the beginning of her painting career, an unlikely accident...
View ArticleElderly Man Gets Down To 'La Bamba,' Shows Everyone How It's Done
This gentleman has some serious moves. And he shows that anyone -- at any age -- can get down to a feel-good beat, dancing to a street performer's rendition of "La Bamba" at the Pitt Street Mall in...
View ArticleJoaquin Phoenix Won't Play Doctor Strange After All
Joaquin Phoenix seemed poised to portray Doctor Strange in Marvel's forthcoming stand-alone film, but Deadline.com reports the actor is no longer in talks for the role. The search is back on for a...
View ArticleThis Is How Our Desks Have Changed Since The 1980s
Once upon a time, desks were considered curated workplaces filled with large computer monitors, calendars, printers and -- cue the nostalgia -- office supplies like tape dispensers and scissors. These...
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We Need To Talk About 'Transparent'
We fell in love with the pilot of Amazon's "Transparent" when it aired back in February. We then raved about it and implored you to binge-watch it when its first season premiered in full on Sept. 26....
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New Look At Leonardo da Vinci Masterpiece Shows Even Geniuses Second-Guess...
Leonardo da Vinci may have been called a genius, but that doesn't mean he never second-guessed himself. In a new book, optical engineer Pascal Cotte explains how a new imaging technology known as the...
View Article'Homeland' Season 4 Review: What The Brody-Free Version Of The Show Looks Like
Even at the height of "Homeland's" best era -- and it was a considerable height -- it was hard not to think about what would happen if the show fell off the tightrope. And let's face it, many of us...
View Article'American Sniper' Trailer Puts Bradley Cooper Back In Oscar Season
Warner Bros. dropped the first trailer for Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" on Thursday, and it's a doozy: The two-minute clip focuses on Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in United States history,...
View ArticleThis Accurate Portrayal Of Life Before And After You Start Dating Someone...
It's no secret that dealing with exes can be tough. Whether you run into them on the street, receive a text from them, or look at their Facebook, there's a potential for a flood of awkwardness or...
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Andrew Lincoln Shaves His Beard For 'Walking Dead,' But Won't Explain Why
Damn, Rick. You clean up good. Andrew Lincoln's "Walking Dead" character, Rick Grimes, is known for being a tough guy and for having an awesome beard. One of those things has changed, according to...
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Courtney Love To Star In An Experimental Opera
Goddess of grunge Courtney Love seems to be exploring her high brow side as of late. The Hole singer is slated to star in the experimental opera "Kansas City Choir Boy" during New York's Prototype...
View Article80 Years Fly By In 7 Seconds In This Blink-Of-An-Eye Take On Life
Ready, set, go! This Vine illustrator may have only have seven seconds to depict the whole span of a woman's life, but Eisaku sure does manage to cover a lot of ground. The first sketch features a baby...
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