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where Americans are no longer manipulated by
racist ideas, where black lives matter.” Here, his
take on what an anti-racist society would look
like. Catch Kendi in conversation at Judson
Memorial Church.
TV- (^) Wat ch
The Terror: Infamy
Feel-bad television.
AMC, August 12.
Season one of The Terror watched as the crew of
two 19th-century English exploratory ships were
done in by disease, accidents, and a mysterious
beast. Season two is set in the WWII-era Japanese
internment camps, with an international cast
(headed by Derek Mio and George Takei, who was
an inmate in the camps as a child) being stalked
by, well, a metaphor, probably. m.z.s.
MOVIES - (^) See The Princess
and the Frog
Bring back the animation.
Netflix.
The recent “photorealistic” version of The Lion
King might be a hit, but its soulless, nature-doc
quality has left many of us hankering for the lumi-
nous colors and warmth of some old-fashioned
Disney animation. The Princess and the Frog was
one of the company’s last traditionally animated
feature releases, and also one of the most over-
looked. The offbeat romance, combined with
lovely New Orleans atmosphere and some daz-
zling phantasmagoric sequences involving voo-
doo spells both good and bad, all remind us of
what the studio once did so well.
POP MUSIC - (^) Listen to
The Center Won’t Hold
“I need something pretty.”
Mom + Pop Music, August 16.
Olympia, Washington, punk-rock group Sleater-
Kinney’s ninth album is a daring change of course
that cost them a drummer—the talented Janet
Weiss walked because she didn’t dig the new
direction. But Center’s delightful soul and girl-
group aesthetics, aided by production from St.
Vincent, helped craft a record worthy of the band’s
airtight back catalogue. c.j.
TV - (^) Wat ch They Ready
We are.
Netflix, August 13.
Mixing daffy boldness with a deep generosity of
spirit, Tiffany Haddish has proved herself a bea-
con of light in an often sour industry. She tucked
Girls Trip into her back pocket and skipped off
with it, and charmed David Letterman so thor-
oughly that she had him working in her backyard
garden. Now she’s moved up to being an impre-
sario and promoter, helping other African-Amer-
ican women comics by showcasing them in this
series of half-hour specials. Her initial lineup
includes Chaunté Wayans (Wild ’n Out) and April
Macie (Last Comic Standing). m.z.s.
MOVIES - (^) See Them That Follow
The story of Hope Slaughter.
In theaters.
Did you know there are still Evangelical churches
in which members handle poisonous snakes and
regard themselves as spiritually pure if they’re not
bitten? Me neither, but you hear about them when
some preacher loses an arm (or a life), and now
there’s a fictional film, Britt Poulton and Dan Madi-
son Savage’s Them That Follow, that lets you watch
them pray, get bitten, and be directed to expel the
poison under their own (and God’s) power. Walton
Goggins and Olivia Colman star. d.e.
PODCASTS - (^) Listen to
The Last Days of August
Ahead of the last days of August.
Audible Originals.
In this true-crime podcast, Jon Ronson and Lina
Misitzis focus on the mystery around adult per-
former August Ames’s suicide. Vulture’s Nicholas
Quah lists it among the best podcasts of 2019.
“What starts off feeling like what could possibly
be another rote exercise in true crime eventually,
and elegantly, evolves into a portrait of loneli-
ness,” he writes.
POP MUSIC - (^) See Miyavi
No sleep till Tokyo.
Sony Hall, August 19.
Although his stage presence nowadays is less
Dark Crystal crashes the Palace of Versailles, the
“Samurai guitarist” Miyavi still has an electric
onstage persona and puts on an incredible show.
Well known in Japan since the early aughts for his
unique, lightning-fast guitar-slapping style, he’s
worth seeing, even if you don’t know Japanese.
“Barre is a bizarrely and clinically eroticized
experience. This is partly because of the music:
barre offers you the opportunity to repeatedly
clench your left butt cheek in a room full of
women experiencing mute, collective, seven
A.M. agony while listening to an EDM song
about banging a stranger at the club. But there’s
an aspect to a barre class that actually resembles
porn, specifically a casting-couch video. It places
you, the exercise-seeker, in the position of the
young woman who is ‘auditioning’ on camera.
Your instructor is the third party, a hot woman
who tells you to switch positions every thirty
seconds and keep your legs over your head. She
squeaks, coyly, ‘Yes, right there, dig into it, I like
seeing those legs shake—now it’s really getting
juicy—that’s it, you look so-o-o- good, you look
a-ma-zing, yes!!!!!!’ ”
THE 60-SECOND BOOK EXCERPT
‘TRICK MIRROR’
Jia Tolentino’s essay collection
is out August 6 (Random House).
SOLUTION TO LAST ISSUE’S PUZZLE
R I F F S M I L A S A V E B A R A K
O N E U P I M I N T M E N E L E N A
L O N G I S L A N D H O U N D A S T I R
E N D U R A N C E O R S O M A T E
A R E R A K E M I C H I G A N
D I W A L I C O O R S S H O T
I C A N F A R A D D O R I G H T B Y
C O N G O R A V E R M A R A C A R E A
K N E E P A D S P E R S I A N G U L P
L E N S S N A R K E R I S L A
R E D I N K S T I N G E R S H U T I T
A L E C S H A H E E N B O O S
P A N A M A C A B A L F E R R E T E D
I T E O T E L L O W A L D E N P W N D
D E B U T A N T E B E N E S P I N A
S I R I G L A N D C H E N E Y
P A C I F I C O L E A N C H U
A V O N H I F I S C R I B B L E D
R I N G O S A N F R A N C I S C O Y A Y
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where Americans are no longer manipulated by
racist ideas, where black lives matter.” Here, his
take on what an anti-racist society would look
like. Catch Kendi in conversation at Judson
Memorial Church.
TV - (^) Wat ch
The Terror: Infamy
Feel-bad television.
AMC, August 12.
Season one of The Terror watched as thecrewof
two 19th-century English exploratory shipswere
done in by disease, accidents, and a mysterious
beast. Season two is set in the WWII-era Japanese
internment camps, with an internationalcast
(headed by Derek Mio and George Takei, whowas
an inmate in the camps as a child) beingstalked
by, well, a metaphor, probably. m.z.s.
MOVIES - (^) See The Princess
and the Frog
Bring back the animation.
Netflix.
The recent “photorealistic” version of TheLion
King might be a hit, but its soulless,nature-doc
quality has left many of us hankering forthelumi-
nous colors and warmth of some old-fashioned
Disney animation. The Princess and theFrogwas
one of the company’s last traditionallyanimated
feature releases, and also one of themost over-
looked. The offbeat romance, combinedwith
lovely New Orleans atmosphere andsomedaz-
zling phantasmagoric sequences involvingvoo-
doo spells both good and bad, all remindusof
what the studio once did so well.
POP MUSIC - (^) Listen to
The Center Won’t Hold
“I need something pretty.”
Mom + Pop Music, August 16.
Olympia, Washington, punk-rock groupSleater-
Kinney’s ninth album is a daring changeofcourse
that cost them a drummer—the talentedJanet
Weiss walked because she didn’t digthenew
direction. But Center’s delightful soulandgirl-
group aesthetics, aided by productionfromSt.
Vincent, helped craft a record worthy oftheband’s
airtight back catalogue. c.j.
TV - (^) Wat ch They Ready
We are.
Netflix, August 13.
Mixing daffy boldness with a deep generosityof
spirit, Tiffany Haddish has proved herselfa bea-
con of light in an often sour industry.Shetucked
Girls Trip into her back pocket andskippedoff
with it, and charmed David Lettermansothor-
oughly that she had him working in herbackyard
garden. Now she’s moved up to beinganimpre-
sario and promoter, helping other African-Amer-
ican women comics by showcasing theminthis
series of half-hour specials. Her initiallineup
includes Chaunté Wayans (Wild ’n Out) and April
Macie (Last Comic Standing). m.z.s.
MOVIES
23 .SeeThemThatFollow
ThestoryofHopeSlaughter.
Intheaters.
DidyouknowtherearestillEvangelicalchurches
inwhichmembershandlepoisonoussnakesand
regardthemselvesasspirituallypureif they’renot
bitten?Me neither, butyouhearaboutthemwhen
somepreacherlosesanarm(ora life),andnow
there’s a fictionalfilm,Britt PoultonandDanMadi-
sonSavage’sThemThatFollow,thatletsyouwatch
thempray, getbitten,andbedirectedtoexpelthe
poisonundertheirown(andGod’s)power. Walton
GogginsandOliviaColmanstar. d.e.
PODCASTS - (^) Listen to
The Last Days of August
Ahead of the last days of August.
Audible Originals.
In this true-crime podcast, Jon Ronson and Lina
Misitzis focus on the mystery around adult per-
former August Ames’s suicide. Vulture’s Nicholas
Quah lists it among the best podcasts of 2019.
“What starts off feeling like what could possibly
be another rote exercise in true crime eventually,
and elegantly, evolves into a portrait of loneli-
ness,” he writes.
POP MUSIC - (^) See Miyavi
No sleep till Tokyo.
Sony Hall, August 19.
Although his stage presence nowadays is less
Dark Crystal crashes the Palace of Versailles, the
“Samurai guitarist” Miyavi still has an electric
onstage persona and puts on an incredible show.
Well known in Japan since the early aughts for his
unique, lightning-fast guitar-slapping style, he’s
worth seeing, even if you don’t know Japanese.
“Barreisa bizarrelyandclinicallyeroticized
experience.Thisis partlybecauseofthemusic:
barreoffersyoutheopportunitytorepeatedly
clenchyourleft butt cheekina roomfullof
womenexperiencingmute,collective,seven
A.M.agonywhilelisteningtoanEDMsong
aboutbanginga strangerat theclub.Butthere’s
anaspecttoa barreclassthat actuallyresembles
porn,specificallya casting-couchvideo.It places
you,theexercise-seeker,inthepositionofthe
youngwomanwhois ‘auditioning’oncamera.
Your instructoris thethirdparty,a hotwoman
whotellsyoutoswitchpositionsevery thirty
secondsandkeepyourlegsoveryourhead.She
squeaks,coyly,‘Yes,rightthere,digintoit,I like
seeingthoselegsshake—nowit’s reallygetting
juicy—that’sit,youlookso-o-o-good,youlook
a-ma-zing,yes!!!!!!’”
THE 60-SECOND BOOK EXCERPT
‘TRICK MIRROR’
Jia Tolentino’s essay collection
is out August 6 (Random House).
SO UTION TO AST ISSU ’S PU
R I F F S M I L A S A V E B A R A K
O N E U P I M I N T M E N E L E N A
L O N G I S L A N D H O U N D A S T I R
E N D U R A N C E O R S O M A T E
A R E R A K E M I C H I G A N
D I W A L I C O O R S S H O T
I C A N F A R A D D O R I G H T B Y
C O N G O R A V E R M A R A C A R E A
K N E E P A D S P E R S I A N G U L P
L E N S S N A R K E R I S L A
R E D I N K S T I N G E R S H U T I T
A L E C S H A H E E N B O O S
P A N A M A C A B A L F E R R E T E D
I T E O T E L L O W A L D E N P W N D
D E B U T A N T E B E N E S P I N A
S I R I G L A N D C H E N E Y
P A C I F I C O L E A N C H U
A V O N H I F I S C R I B B L E D
R I N G O S A N F R A N C I S C O Y A Y
T O G U P U R G E L I C E A R O S E
S N A P S N E O N A P P S P A N T S