The Modern Fanclub: David Mamet on 30 Years’ Talk With Ricky Jay

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Being an author involves, unfortunately, a certain amount of writing things down. This is a periodic and irksome interruption of a day spent in either arrogant or self-loathing indolence. Hemingway wrote, It is always a mistake to know a writer. Moses came down from the mountain to find the Jews worshipping a golden calf. Such, finally, is analogous to the process of the writer: I dunno....

December 6, 2018 · 4 min · 673 words · Jeremy Ramos PhD

Theater Review: Can a Cooled-DownNetworkBring the Heat?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But theres something flat about van Hoves production. Whereas Lumet worked painstakingly and theatrically! Hes a diabolical pleasure to watch, and yet, despite his centrality, hes not the play. Van HovesNetworktreats the parable of Beales rise and fall as a star rather than a fully fleshed-out ensemble drama. Yet Howard Beale isnt even really the storys protagonist....

December 6, 2018 · 2 min · 295 words · Joseph Anderson

This Week in Rap: Meek Mill’s Triumphant Return, Ski Mask’s Vocal Gymnastics, and More

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Meek Mill,Championships Meek Mills career is beginning to mirror Jay-Zs. (Both ended up in theTimesopinion pages). Championshipsis Meeks first proper album since he was freed from prison earlier this year. And there are a couple of wholesale misfires. Fortunately, there are still a couple of remarkable moments. DaBoii,Neva Lookin Back From the moment SOB x RBE emerged from Vallejo, Yhung T....

December 6, 2018 · 1 min · 90 words · Anthony Reyes

This Week in True-Crime Podcasts:Broken Harts,Cold, and More

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The true-crime podcast universe is ever expanding. Were here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists will pick their favorites. To read last weeks edition,click here. Of course, theories abound as to what may have become of the high schooler. Others think she may have gotten injured on the trail....

December 6, 2018 · 2 min · 341 words · Olivia Kerr

Vice,ACS: VersaceLead 2019 Golden Globe Nominations

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Lets not beat around the bush, readers. Theceremony itself will air on Sunday, January 6, with the duo ofAndy Samberg and Sandra Ohhosting.

December 6, 2018 · 1 min · 38 words · Gabrielle Lane

Watch Christian Bale’s Weight Change Drastically Over 12 Roles

Christian Bale has no shortage of iconic roles to his name. Here are 12 roles spanning his career that required Bale to either lose or gain weight. Tags: Watch Now

December 6, 2018 · 1 min · 30 words · Michael Ray

Where You Can Watch This Year’s Golden Globe Nominees

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Have fun, and get yourpredictions readyfor the January 6 ceremony. Who Is America?

December 6, 2018 · 1 min · 28 words · Mary Rodriguez

57 Horror Directors on the Scares That Inspired (and Traumatized) Them

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The first movie memory I have is of something horrible. It made me wonder: Which scenes have been responsible for traumatizing the directors who make our horror cinema? Of all the big scares, the one I oddly remember most was the sharks first big close-up. Not just the moment he pops his head out, but the entire sequence....

December 5, 2018 · 19 min · 4036 words · Richard Taylor

A 2018 DVD Gift Guide for Movie Lovers

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. So what do you get that person this year that they may not already have? Of course, all three of those are included along with 36 other films. Its a remarkably different experience, including a lot more flashback material with Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt. This six-film box set is a fascinating examination of how the star system in Hollywood used to work....

December 5, 2018 · 2 min · 253 words · Aaron Krause

A Fourth Woman Accuses Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Now, a newinvestigative report from BuzzFeed Newscontains allegations from a fourth woman. Sources Tags:

December 5, 2018 · 1 min · 29 words · Cassie Marsh

A Guide to the Short, Not-That-Dramatic Misunderstanding Between Natalie Portman and Jessica Simpson

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Such is the case of Jessica Simpson versus Natalie Portman. On Wednesday afternoon, Simpsonposteda lengthy, puzzling statement addressed to Natalie Portman. pic.twitter.com/zBLuyF3a8p Um, where did this come from? Like, I dont know what this is trying to tell me as a woman, as a girl. After seeing Simpsons reply, Portman clarified in an Instagram comment: Thank you for your words....

December 5, 2018 · 1 min · 119 words · Aaron Dominguez

American GodsSeason Two Will Resurrect in March

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. portends a special brand of thrills. Pray hard enough and March will come sooner than you think. Related Tags:

December 5, 2018 · 1 min · 34 words · Virginia Carrillo

Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, Two People You Often Think of Together, Will Host the Golden Globes

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg: two cool people who will, we guess, be cool together? Anyway, Samberg will definitely wearVillanelles pink dressfor a sight gag (for better or for worse). They are eligible again this year and probably planning bits if either of them win or lose. The Globes will air live on January 6 starting at 8 p....

December 5, 2018 · 1 min · 89 words · Joanna York