The New York Times – Travel:
The poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea thinks the borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. These are his recommendations.
Category: Books and Literature
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Cormac McCarthy Movies: Stream These 5 Film Adaptations
The New York Times – Film:
The Coens and Ridley Scott are among the directors who took big swings at the novelist’s work. The distinctive writer left his mark on the big screen.
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Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89
The New York Times – Film:
“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.
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Book Review: ‘Wannabe,’ by Aisha Harris
The New York Times – Film:
In her essay collection “Wannabe,” Aisha Harris argues that Black critics can both appreciate, and demand more from, shifts in popular culture.
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The Home Cook Who Wants to ‘Blow Up the Kitchen’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A new book by the British academic Rebecca May Johnson urges a radical rethinking of just what goes on in the kitchen. For starters, don’t call cooking a labor of love.
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Book Review: ‘Pageboy: A Memoir,’ by Elliot Page
The New York Times – Film:
In the “brutally honest” memoir “Pageboy,” the actor recounts the fears and obstacles to gender transition, and the hard-won happiness that’s followed.
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How KIRAC Trailed Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom
The New York Times – Film:
The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt? Or a genuine cultural feud?
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‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The long-running comic strip by Alison Bechdel, the creator of “Fun Home,” first held up a mirror to its queer readership in 1983. So what does a new audio adaptation have to say to listeners today?