Before you see the second film in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the sci-fi epic, try this refresher on spice, the Imperium and the Kwisatz Haderach.
Category: Books and Literature
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Three Powerful Lessons About Love
It’s been 20 years since Daniel Jones started Modern Love as a weekly column in The New York Times. Today, he shares what the job has taught him about love.
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Ahead of Paris Fashion Week, Colette Co-Founder Curates Another Retail Space
The founder of the pioneering Parisian concept store curates a new space with Le Bon Marché.
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On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled
It’s one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time and a star-studded Coppola movie from the ’80s. On its way to Broadway, the show’s cast and creators paid S.E. Hinton a visit.
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“Poor Things,” the Weird Movie, Was “Poor Things” the Weird Novel, First
The Oscar-nominated film is based on a 1992 book by the prolific Scotsman Alasdair Gray. Beloved by writers, “that’s not the same as being widely read,” says one of them.
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Leslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure
The essayist Leslie Jamison has become known for her careful balancing acts of self-exposure.
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Ode to Punk Rock ‘Sex God’ Richard Hell
“A Year on Earth With Mr. Hell,” a first-time author’s account of her affair with Richard Hell, has become a cult hit. He’s not happy about it.
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Book Review: ‘What Have We Here?,’ by Billy Dee Williams
His charming memoir “What Have We Here?” traces the path from a Harlem childhood to “Star Wars,” while lamenting the roles that never came his way.
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Why We’re Living in an Age of Twins
Mirroring, mimicking and doubling are everywhere these days. What does this say about our collective sense of identity?
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Book Review: “Cocktails With George and Martha” by Philip Gefter
With Burton and Taylor as stars and a writer and director feuding, adapting the scabrous play wasn’t easy. “Cocktails With George and Martha” pours out the details.
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Poets React to Taylor Swift’s New ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Album
The title of Taylor Swift’s next album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” spurred strong responses from a typically quiet bunch.