Seijun Suzuki, Director Of Delirious Thrillers, Dies At Age 93
These days, Suzuki's Branded to Kill is widely seen as a masterpiece; when he made the absurdist thriller in 1967, he was fired.
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Cannibalism: It's 'Perfectly Natural,' A New Scientific History Argues
It's gruesome, but from a scientific standpoint, there's a predictable calculus for when humans and animals go cannibal, a new book says. And who knew European aristocrats ate body parts as medicine?
Adolescence Isn't The Only Horror In 'The Mercy Of The Tide'
Zinemaker and designer Keith Rosson's debut novel is set in a small Oregon town in the 1980s, where the rain pours down, jellyfish rot on the beach — and a strange supernatural force is on the move.
In A Film Industry Focused On Youth, Older Characters Are Tough To Find
A study of the 25 films nominated for Best Picture Oscars over the past three years found less than 12 percent of the characters were people over the age of 60.
Grad Student Discovers A Lost Novel Written By Walt Whitman
An ad in a March 1852 edition of The New York Times led Zachary Turpin on an electronic search that uncovered a rags-to-riches novella that Whitman published anonymously.
Are Cyborgs In Our Future? 'Homo Deus' Author Thinks So
Yuval Noah Harari expects we'll soon engineer our bodies in the same way we design products. "I think in general medicine ... will switch from healing the sick to upgrading the healthy," he says.
The Circus Is A Glittering Wartime Refuge In 'The Orphan's Tale'
Pam Jenoff's new novel follows two women who sign on with a German traveling circus — and the Jewish baby they're both determined to protect as the darkness of World War II falls across Europe.
What A Classic '50s Western Can Teach Us About The Hollywood Blacklist
Author Glenn Frankel says the 1952 film High Noon was inspired by the toxic political climate of the time. "People ... felt they want to get their country back," Frankel says.
Singer And Actor David Cassidy Says He Has Dementia
"I was in denial, but a part of me always knew this was coming," the former teen idol, 66, says of his condition.
Behind This Exuberant Dance Number? Planning, Precision And Practice
Choreographer Mandy Moore was lying underneath a car on the LA freeway, counting and calling out steps, throughout the 47 takes it took to shoot La La Land's fun-filled opening scene.