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‘Love and Rockets,’ a Series that Helped Redefine Comics, Turns 40

With its Chicana punk rockers and panels of untranslated Spanish, “Rockets” was unlike anything else — and, it turns out, just what the world of...

‘Almost Famous’ Heads to Broadway, Purple Aura Intact

Cameron Crowe adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay, about writing for Rolling Stone in the ’70s, preserving parts of the movie’s soundtrack and zingers (Don’t take drugs!)...

The Not-So-Silent Friendship of Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith

The two, who have played the characters Jay and Silent Bob for 28 years and counting, reflect on their time as best friends and professional...

The Cartoonist Kate Beaton Found Humor, and Humanity, in Canada’s Oil Fields

Kate Beaton headed to the tar sand fields of Alberta saddled with loans and in need of cash. She found a job — and the...

Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead

AMC’s new thriller “Dark Winds” represents several firsts for the Indigenous actor, who has built a long career playing roles of quiet intensity.

Jurnee Smollett: ‘The Past Few Years Have Been Heartbreaking’

The “Lovecraft Country” star has faced setbacks but emerged with new projects, including the Netflix movie “Spiderhead.”

Chiwetel Ejiofor Knew How to Play an Alien in The Man Who Fell to Earth

For the Showtime series “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” the actor mined his own experience to find a voice for a being who must...

Ke Huy Quan: From Short Round to Romantic Lead After Four Long Decades

A child star in the 1980s, he hit a dry patch and turned to stunt work in the 2000s. Now he has returned to acting...
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