The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Whatever’s new to me is new. If you’d asked me recently whether Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Breakfast of Champions,” from 1973, had been adapted for a movie, I’d have scoffed that anyone…

Bartees Strange’s Interior Hauntings

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I consumed the nineties Black horror films of my youth largely through my fingers, spreading them just wide enough, occasionally, to put a visual to some discomforting sound. The films—“Def by…

Faith Ringgold’s Message of Hope

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Hilton AlsStaff writer You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. In 1971,…

Nontraditional Engagement Rings as a Modern Symbol of Love

Image Credit: Aurelius Picture the perfect moment—intimate, natural, and utterly romantic. The love of your life kneels and asks the question, and there’s no traditional solitaire diamond ring in sight. The idea of breaking away from tradition might seem daunting…