Sharon Mashihi appears in the following:
Maria Bamford’s Mental Illness Is a Laughing Matter
Friday, February 19, 2016
The comedian will make you laugh, uncomfortably, at topics like suicide, hospitalization, and psychotropic drugs.
Heather Hardy Is Ready to Fight
Friday, January 22, 2016
Boxer Heather Hardy fought and won a match for no prize when she couldn't make weight. That's what it means to be a champion.
A New Ninth Planet
Friday, January 22, 2016
The ninth planet is out there, says the astronomer who killed Pluto.
Junot Díaz on the Dominican Republic, Xenophobia, and Obama
Friday, January 22, 2016
Fiction writer Junot Díaz was a favorite son of the Dominican Republic—until they stripped him of the Order of Merit.
Sarah Larson in Conversation with Aziz Ansari
Friday, January 01, 2016
“If a white guy wrote 'Indians on T.V.,' it would be horrible,” says Aziz Ansari, who created and stars (alongside his own parents) in the Netflix series, “Master of None.”
Aha Moment: Shirley Valentine’s Liberating Fling
Friday, January 31, 2014
Sarah Longley moved to the US from Britain as a young teenager and met her husband at age 23. Soon after they married, she realized the relationship was not going to work, but was r...
Aha Moment: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Friday, January 17, 2014
Maureen Sestito listens to the show on WHYY from Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Years ago, she was working as a nurse when a colleague suddenly died of a brain tumor — like Maureen, she wa...
Aha Moment: This Side of Paradise
Friday, September 28, 2012
Growing up in Brooklyn, Sandra Sherman’s view of the world was limited. “I was supposed to go to Brooklyn College, if I went to college at all, stay at home, and become a high-schoo...
Aha Moment: Diane Arbus
Friday, August 17, 2012
Neil Selkirk is an accomplished portrait photographer. He began his career in London during the 60s, when being a magazine photographer meant wild parties, fancy cars, and beautifu...
Suzan-Lori Parks' Porgy and Bess
Friday, July 20, 2012
Porgy and Bess was groundbreaking: an opera about poor African-Americans in South Carolina, starring a cripple, a tramp, and a drug dealer. There’s a new production on Broadway now ...
Aha Moment: William Kennedy
Friday, March 09, 2012
In the 1980s, Marion Roach was a party girl and aspiring writer, clerking for The New York Times by day and hitting the clubs by night. She was in love with New York and felt she was...
No Really, It's an Honor to be Nominated
Friday, February 24, 2012
When it comes to the Oscars, cynicism is in vogue — unless, of course, you’re a first time nominee. Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey are the director and producer of the comedy Time Frea...
Remembering Barney Rosset, Malcolm X's Publisher
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The boundary-pushing publisher Barney Rosset died on Tuesday. He was 89. Rosset was the founder of Grove Press, where he made a name for himself publishing titles no one else would to...
Iran Cracks Down on Film
Friday, January 20, 2012
Despite success abroad, the Iranian film industry is in serious trouble with the government. Prominent directors have been jailed, and last week the government shut down the House o...
Suzan-Lori Parks' Porgy and Bess
Friday, January 13, 2012
Porgy and Bess was groundbreaking: an opera about poor African-Americans in South Carolina, starring a cripple, a tramp, and a drug dealer. This weekend a new production opens on...
Angelina Jolie
Friday, January 06, 2012
You don't get much more famous than Angelina Jolie. The acting roles that made her famous (the troubled teen in Girl Interrupted, the ass-kicking archeologist in Tomb Raider) have lon...
Angelina Jolie: The Girl with the Tiger Tattoo
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Angelina Jolie may be the most tattooed actress in Hollywood. She has the coordinates of her children’s birthplaces on her arm, a Buddhist Pali incantation on her shoulder blade, a c...
Kurt Andersen on the Year of 'The Protester'
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
This morning, TIME announced 2011's Person of the Year: The Protester.
Elliott Carter Turns 103
Monday, December 12, 2011
Elliott Carter might be the hardest working man in classical music today. Having turned 103 over the weekend, he’s certainly the oldest. The composer is celebrating his latest birthday by premiering several new pieces, five of which were performed last week. The festivities continue tonight when Julliard's AXIOM ensemble performs ...
Teachers: No More Apple Crapple
Friday, December 09, 2011
For our next redesign project, Studio 360 is giving schoolteachers a makeover. Turns out a lot of teachers hate the treacly, old-fashioned visual imagery that gets dumped on them (A...
