Little Red Riding Hood

On April 17, 1930, the very first Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, “Sinkin’ in the Bathtub,” was released. From the start, the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts were designed as a more iconoclastic alternative to Disney’s artistically groundbreaking Silly Symphonies. While Walt Disney was focused on elevating the…

The cover of Scarlet Witch #6. (Image: David Aja, Marvel) WandaVision’s first trailer made it obvious that Elizabeth Olsen was finally going to get her wish of being able to play the Scarlet Witch in not just one new costume, but rather an entire variety show’s-worth of them. As luck…

One of the greatest things the legendary composer Stephen Sondheim ever wrote appears in his musical Into the Woods, which premiered on Broadway in 1986. In the number ‘I Know Things Now’, Little Red Riding Hood sings about the lessons she’s learned after her rather messy entanglement with the seductive…

Our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here. As a child, writer Julia…

The cover of Scarlet Witch #6.Image: David Aja (Marvel)WandaVision’s first trailer made it obvious that Elizabeth Olsen was finally going to get her wish of being able to play the Scarlet Witch in not just one new costume, but rather an entire variety show’s-worth of them. As luck would have…

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Few recent films have weathered as many production setbacks as Uncharted. The video game adaptation starring Tom Holland as a young version of franchise lead Nathan Drake has changed hands more times than an ancient relic in a room full of treasure hunters — and now it’s been delayed again…

With so many folks forced to stay at home in self-quarantine right now, everyone is looking for something great to watch or stream on television. Last week, ahead of the debut of the Star Trek: Picard premiere, CBS began offering a full month of its CBS All Access streaming service…

This year, the podium and platform may be gone, but the audience may be wider than ever if your institution reinvents the ceremony, Vinca LaFleur and Ilana Ross argue. Across the country, colleges and universities are canceling their spring commencement ceremonies. Nobody can argue with the reasoning -- it’s dangerous…