Arts & Life Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico. Manuela López Restrepo
Arts & Life 5 takeaways from the 2025 Oscar nominations From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees. Glen Weldon
Arts & Life They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance. Mandalit del Barco
Arts & Life Pamela Anderson's had an 'amazing, wild, messy life' — and she's still reinventing Pamela Anderson's role as a lifeguard on Baywatch made her global sex symbol in the '90s. But she longed to be taken seriously as a performer and intellectual. Her new film is The Last Showgirl. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life In 'A Real Pain,' Jesse Eisenberg asks: What is the purpose of 'tragedy tourism'? Eisenberg's film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Film offers 'Hard Truths' about why some people are happy — and others are miserable Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a phenomenal performance as a profoundly unhappy woman. There isn't a lot of plot, but director Mike Leigh builds his stories from the details and detritus of daily life. Justin Chang
Arts & Life Shakespeare meets gaming in 'Grand Theft Hamlet' During pandemic lockdowns, two actors decided to try to stage a Shakespeare play entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story. Bob Mondello
Arts & Life David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78 His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks. Kyle Norris
Arts & Life Bid on the bard: Auction features historic items from Bob Dylan's life The lot includes about 50 items and features early handwritten drafts for Dylan's hit "Mr. Tambourine Man" as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica. Manuela López Restrepo
