Entertainment
New directions
When Rachel Eckroth was an up-and-coming keyboardist in the jazz scene in Phoenix, Arizona, it was her father who took the teenaged Rachel to...
Reese Witherspoon occasionally welcomes some disorder
LOS ANGELES — As far as tightly wound actresses go, Reese Witherspoon...
The language of the people
In 1990, a lawyer named Craig Ferguson found himself in a hotel room in Chicago dreaming of a new phase of his life, one...
It’s Rocky Mountain Folks Festival time
We all have ways of measuring the passage of time. We watch our kids grow up — their way-too-fast and amazing transformation into adults...
‘Brand new Beethoven’
Every composer has hidden gems in their oeuvre. For Ludwig van Beethoven — whose full output is standard repertoire in most genres — such...
Home Viewing: ‘Homeland of Electricity’
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, TCM’s Women Make Film series continues with episode eight of Mark Cousins’ docuseries Women Make Film: A New Road Film...
The stars are aligned
Early on in the documentary 100 Years, the audience is introduced to Dorothy Wilson, a member of the Navajo tribe. Wilson lives in a...
The sacred attempt
When Joshua Emerson’s mom died in the winter of 2019, he felt like a crucial part of himself had been severed. The Denver-based comedian,...
Just give a damn
In 2012, the world shook with the news that Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old unarmed African American boy, was shot and killed. He wasn’t the...
Danny Shafer: Keeping it simple
Penning ambiguous lyrics seems to have become a trend among many of today’s respected artists. So that’s why when an artist like Danny Shafer builds a successful career — even if it’s locally — on well-written simplicity, it feels like a refreshing change of pace...
Truth to power
Despite the progress won by LGBTQ advocates in recent decades, it’s a dangerous time to be a trans person in America. This year alone,...
