Arts & Life
HBCU President Asks Dr. Dre, Why Not Us?
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Pop Culture
Gals Who Grill: What Will It Take For Women To Man The Q?
()The grill "is the one and only male-dominated appliance in America," says a researcher who recently crunched the numbers. He found that men are more than twice as likely as women to be the primary grillers at home. One reason? Grilling can feel like a form of recreation.
New & Notable
- Hardcover Nonfiction: 'Goodnight iPad'
- Hardcover Fiction: 'Explosive Eighteen'
- Paperback Nonfiction: 'Awkward Family Pet Photos'
- Paperback Fiction: 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'
Monkey See
Breakin' The Rules: 20 General Principles Suspended In 'Fast And Furious 6'()
May 23, 2013 There are many principles of day-to-day life that don't make their way into the Fast, Furious universe.
Monkey See
Really Most Sincerely Bad: Fox's Nasty 'Does Someone Have To Go?'()
May 23, 2013 A distasteful new show forces employees to turn on each other in a phony display of power.
Pitbull Gets 'Epic': 'You Constantly Have To Defend Your Success'()
May 23, 2013 Armando Christian Perez — better known as Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide — has sold five million albums and had No. 1 hits in more than 15 countries. He tells NPR's Michel Martin about using music as an escape and playing a well-dressed toad in the animated film Epic.
Monkey See
'Before Midnight': Jesse And Celine Are Older Now, And So Are We()
May 23, 2013 It took Jesse and Celine 18 years to find themselves back where they started in the lovely third installment of the series that began with 1995's Before Sunrise.
Parallels
China's Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal()
May 22, 2013 In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
Monkey See
'Arrested Development' Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media()
May 21, 2013 Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.
