Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Fairview’ comes in a little cloudy in its L.A. premiere at Rogue Machine
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 2018 drama “Fairview, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize the following year, is a shape-shifting work that...
A Horror Novel Got Canceled. What’s Coming Next Is a Bigger Nightmare.
When readers ask questions about my thriller novels, I love to discuss the themes and characters in them and the...
A Master of Animation Is Back, With a ‘Magnificent’ Story
In the hand-drawn period pieces that have earned the French animator Sylvain Chomet international acclaim, the cartoony characters don’t speak....
Lego Star Wars Smart Play Throne Room Duel and A-Wing Review
It has been three years, five months, six days since my kids announced they were too old for Lego (not...
How to make the Strait of Hormuz irrelevant
John Spencer is the chair of war studies at the Madison Policy Forum. For decades, the world has accepted a...
In Trump’s war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing
When the retired U.S. Army colonel Joe Buccino first saw White House posts mixing Iran war footage with clips from...
Red state citizens beg to pay more taxes as Big, Beautiful Bill starts to hurt: Republican
Republican Party representatives warn new tax cuts brought in by Donald Trump’s administration grinding up the operation of America’s deep...
She taught backyard swim lessons. A single complaint shut them down.
You’re reading Red Tape, a newsletter on the consequences of overregulation. Click here to get it in your inbox. Robert...
This startup raised $34 million to make micro dramas starring AI actors — and let fans interact with them
StoReel's founders, from left: Rui Zhang, Angela Yu, and Shipeng Fan. StoReelBeijing-based StoReel raised $34 million to build out its...
The Lines, the Prices, the Anxiety: Can Air Travel Get Any Worse?
War is raging in the Middle East, passengers are waiting in four-hour security lines, airfares are spiking and, now, a...
