The Marshmallow Test

To the extent that a reviewer’s job involves a summary of plot, Stig Sæterbakken’s Self-Control, in translation from Norwegian, offers little challenge. Andreas Feldt has a conversation with his ...

Weekend Reading: Memory Lane

One day we won’t be covered in snow. But not just yet, it seems. While we wait, here’s your weekend reading.   NBC’s Brian Williams has found himself in hot water over his account of being shot ...

Weekend Reading: Laughter in the Dark

2015 has gotten off to an unnerving start, to say the least. The week has been dominated by the attack on Charlie Hebdo and the subsequent standoffs, and the bombing at a Colorado NAACP office, both ...

Weekend Reading: Rise of the Machines

It’s nearly over, but 2014 hasn’t totally packed it in yet. Here is your weekend reading, to get you through to 2015:   Real-life personages rendered on screen will naturally be subject to a lot ...

Weekend Reading: Bad Santa

The holidays are fast approaching, and with them, travel, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and the need for excuses to avoid conversation with your uncle when he’s in one of his moods. As such, here is ...