Robin Holloway is a composer and, till his retirement in 2011, don at Cambridge, where he taught many of the leading British ...
For most audiences, the title The Running Man immediately brings to mind the 1987 sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. That movie, with its over-the-top game show aesthetic and memorable ...
The workings of history often seem inevitable: Bygone decisions appear inescapable, and the viability of alternate pathways easily discounted. Recent history is, however, recent—important moments not ...
My favorite John Candy moment is just a blink in a semi-obscure skit. It’s from “SCTV,” the Canadian sketch comedy series, and Candy, wearing a suit and a fluffy blond wig, is playing drums for a ...
In “Splendid Liberators,” Joe Jackson presents the U.S. wars in Cuba and the Philippines as part of a misguided project to spread freedom across the world. By Clay Risen Clay Risen is a New York Times ...
Ms. King is uncannily effective at drawing readers into her sympathetic young heroines’ struggles to find the life and romantic partnerships they crave. Several of her books involve love triangles in ...
Parents need to know that The Book Club Murders is a 2024 Lifetime TV movie. Language includes "bitch." The violence (three people are killed) is tame and mostly talked about rather than shown. In a ...
The Quiet Man is on a quest for revenge, and the Dynamic Duo are caught in the middle of it. They will definitely won’t be able to watch a movie while this guy is rampaging through Gotham. Last ...
‘We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution’ by Jill Lepore From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our ...
Christopher L. Eisgruber’s new book, Terms of Respect: How Colleges Get Free Speech Right argues that the notion that, since 2015 or so, colleges have been especially chilly places for free speech is ...
A cheeky narrator recounts a parent’s worst nightmare in Brenda Lozano’s new novel. By Bruna Dantas Lobato Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator. Her debut novel, “Blue Light Hours,” came out ...