From The Odyssey to Troy: How Christopher Nolan redefined the Trojan Horse

As the trailer for The Odyssey moves through sweeping shots of desert, forest, sea and battlefield, one moment quietly takes ...
Counterview

The pulse of the ordinary: Hari Bhatnagar's literature of feeling

Bhatnagar’s literary universe is built upon a key dialectic. It is the tension between the “culture of feeling” and the ...

Behind the Making of the Site of a Sect in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

Production designer Sam Bader explains how he re-created 18th century Shaker architecture in the middle of Budapest for the ...

‘Pluribus’ Built the Cul-de-sac for Carol to Set on Fire

Pluribus' poduction designer Denise Pizzini tells IndieWire about why, if you give Vince Gilligan a house, he will want to build the neighborhood.

Think you know Hans Christian Andersen? Four experts pick his weirdest fairy tales to read this Christmas

The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen was first published in 1847. In some ways, it is Andersen’s darkest tale. The character ...
The Root

Black Things to Do in New York City This Holiday

Every Friday and Saturday night, live jazz spills out the doors of the Black-owned Williamsburg Music Center in Brooklyn. It ...
Los Angeles Times

Where to find L.A.’s lit scene this winter: 11 reading events worth the drive

It’s a Friday night in Chinatown. In the Asian Center, storefronts are closed, their neon signs still buzzing in the rain. Upstairs, lively chatter echoes from the Bel Ami Gallery. Inside, under red ...