Zora Neale HurstonsBarracoon, released earlier this month, is a heartbreaking book from a renowned 20th-century author. And the original copy has been tucked away, secured in university archives, for decades. So why did it take 87 years to get published? Credit: Amistad His story of survival is a devastating but essential read. Viking wanted conventionally respectable language instead. The political significance of Lewis original voice wasnt lost on those involved in bringingBarracoonto the public either....

Westworld, Star Trek: Picard, Devs, and other series are making the same mistake. FX sharedDevswith Hulu, pitching the miniseries as prestige bait for the chattering class. Season 3 ofWestworldwas HBO’s new hope for a buzzy, sexy-violent epic. John P. Johnson/HBO; Raymond Liu/FX; James Dimmock/CBS And they were all terrible. All these showslookokay decent-sized budgets, solid casts, theme-y dialogue and they exude a uniform unhappiness. Necessary to point out, of course, that each series has its supporters, and defensive fandoms....

The release of her new albumLotuswas supposed to be a glorious victory lap for Christina Aguilera. Only part of that plan seems to be working for her. Any way you look at it, the results are rough. Credit: Enrique Badulescu Does that mean those A-list names didnt bring their A-listmaterialto the table? If the answer is No, then perhaps Aguilera carries too much cultural baggage with her. But plenty of other pop stars do those same things and manage to get away with it....

The future of book adaptations is looking brightand, well, a little terrifying. Hollywood is hungry for speculative epics imagining alternate realities grim enough to shake your faith in humanity. How do we know? Credit: Tibrina Hobson/FilmMagic The man behind this season’s splashiest screen-bound novel is experienced in this arena. Blake Crouch’s books were the inspiration for TNT’s Michelle Dockery vehicleGood Behaviorand the M. Night Shyamalan-producedWayward Pines. There’s lots to chew on here, of course....

Channing and I are both dog lovers, Carolin gushes. Our dogs go everywhere with us. They start to have personalities that are as complex as you or I, Carolin says. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; HBO The line between dogs and humans is very thin. He adds of military K9s, Theyre not just a weapon theyre a living thing. The [veterans] opened up [to us], Carolin explains. HBO Theyre highly skeptical of the media, I think rightly …....

But on this warm August morning, theyve spotted another beauty near the castles entrance:Christie Brinkley. But she doesnt have her eye on Murray. Wait till you see the car scene. Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC He was so hilarious in that. This opportunity, though, she couldnt pass up. You cant break up that family. Eric McCandless/ABC But for now, its all about Aleah and Pops. Ive really enjoyed this week… its great fun....

Streaming Saturday, April 18, at 6 p.m. “But I wouldn’t DJ from home, so I need to feel like I have an audience. It makes me feel like I’m playing for a real audience.” “But I’m more comfortable with playing for people that I can see,” he says. Credit: Michael Campanella/Redferns “I need that, because the energy goes two ways when you perform.” That’s why Guetta helped facilitate audience participation with residents in the buildings where he’ll be performing....

AsFriendshits25 years on Sept. 22,the milestone anniversary is bringing outall kinds of revelations about the iconic sitcom. “I was horrified. I was absolutely horrified,” she says with another laugh. NBC “Every time we got a rewrite in the script, there would be more making out! I would just go, ‘Oh my god. I just gotta close my eyes and do it. Debra Jo Rupp, Giovanni Ribisi, Lisa Kudrow, and Cindy Katz in ‘Friends’ season 4, episode 12, ‘The One With the Embryos’....

Something is happening onSurvivor. And that something is this: Women are no longer winning the game. A quick look at the numbers shows that a gender gap has definitely emerged onSurvivor. ‘Survivor’ winners. It didn’t used to always be that way, though. But then, something changed. Eleven of the last 14 seasonsincluding each of the last fivehave been won by men. Ladies, if you want to gather things, go for it....

The trailers had begun when a woman and her toddler walked in. The baby whined, the kids ran throughout the aisles. At one point, on screen, a child gets ripped apart by hyenas. I think you see where Im going with this. ThisChristian Science Monitorarticle, about taking children to R-rated movies, makes me wonder: who are these parents? What are your experiences with kids in R-rated movies (or even violent PG-13 rated movies)?...

(A reception followed, with all three actresses mingling over cocktails.) Various costars from the film were spotted at the event, as were other Hollywood darlings including Andie MacDowell. But the industry showed up for this one with force. AndBombshellfinds Roach in his element. Bombshell’s debut leaves just a few potential awards players left to screen. But the film contains undeniable momentum, and several scenes of searing power. Theron, also a producer, introduced the film to audiences on Sunday....

What more could you possibly want in an animated dreamboat? ButGraham Phillipsis about to do the impossible and make Prince Eric even more swoon-worthy in ABCsThe Little Mermaid Live! Live performance and theater really is where I started out, he says. Andrew Eccles/ABC Its where my roots are. This is the only take youve got. Theres certainly no hiding when youre doing something live. Thankfully for my first entrance [inTheLittle Mermaid Live!...

Given the continued rarity of seeing LGBTQ protagonists lead these books, it marks something of a breakthrough moment. I grew up a gay kid in rural South Carolina, and my mother was my world. My mother actually passed when I was very young. Credit: Jamie Wright I was kind of lost without her. There werent any explanations from the adults around me. You didnt talk about that kind of thing in the South....