Against The Odds, A ‘Miracle Boy Grows Up’
Ben Mattlin has defied expectations for his entire life — starting with being alive at all. Mattlin has a condition …
‘Little Birds’: Spiraling Down On Broken Wings
The title of James Elgin’s debut feature, Little Birds, refers to the two teenage girls at its center. But for …
On A Gray ‘Day,’ One Last Post-Apocalyptic Stand
In the post-apocalyptic film world, the tactic du jour for tipping off an audience that civilization and its inhabitants have …
‘For A Good Time’: More (Dirty) Talk, Less Action
Hot topic du jour, discuss: Do women rule the world? First the girls took over the schools, with their stellar …
‘Flying Swords’: Fast, Furious And Now In 3-D
A Tsui Hark movie in 3-D — not to mention the first wuxia film to be shot in the format …
Destination Art
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Fiction and nonfiction releases from Bernard Cornwell, Hisham Matar, Madeline Miller, Sally Jacobs and Jim Steinmeyer [Copyright 2012 National Public …
Haves And Have-Nots In ‘NW’ London
Some postal codes encapsulate a socioeconomic profile in tidy shorthand: 10021 for Manhattan’s tony Upper East Side, NW6 and NW10 …
Hannibal, Mo.: Art Abounds In Twain’s Hometown
Samuel Clemens, who is said to have taken his pen name Mark Twain from the cries of riverboat crewmen, found …
A Linguist’s Serious Take On ‘The A-Word’
Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg wants people to take his new book, Ascent of the A-Word, seriously. “I’d meet people when I …
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