The New York Times – Film:
Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.
Category: Books and Literature
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As a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift
The New York Times – Film:
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
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Will Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Survive Without Her?
The New York Times – Music:
The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts.
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Rachel Cusk on Her Novel ‘Life of M,’ Gossip and Natalie Portman
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She wanted a “vacation” from herself, so she wrote a novel about a celebrity whose life bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Portman’s. Now it’s tabloid fodder.
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Stefan Zweig’s Former Home, Paschinger Schlössl, Is Again For Sale in Salzburg
The New York Times – Music:
The former home of Stefan Zweig, the Jewish Austrian writer, is unexpectedly for sale.
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Quit Lit
The New York Times – On the Runway:
There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.
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His Book Says He Planned Tupac’s Murder. Now He Says It Was Fiction.
The New York Times – Music:
Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.
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The Sexy Magazine You Really Will Read for the Articles
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Erotic Review is a refined publication for a different age.
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John Carpenter Found a New Way to Give You Nightmares
The New York Times – Music:
The director of slasher films that defined horror from the 1970s through the ’90s realizes his latest work, “Cathedral,” as both a graphic novel and a hard-rock album.