Culture Queue
Culture Queue
An ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to.
beauty
A prosthetic forehead and a puppeteered appendage: Behind the making of 'Pam and Tommy'
Leah Dolan, CNN
Editor's choice
arts
How the Oscar-nominated costumes in 'Cyrano' tell a story of their own
Marianna Cerini, CNN
arts
'The Tragedy of Macbeth': Joel Coen's Shakespeare adaptation looks unlike any other
Thomas Page, CNN
arts
Alexa Demie of 'Euphoria' transforms into 9 creatures for Petra Collins' 'Fairy Tales'
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
arts
'Royal Tenenbaums' at 20: How the film that established the 'Wes Anderson effect' is still making its mark
Marianna Cerini, CNN
arts
New documentary explores a '60s icon -- and tiny garment -- that shaped a new era in fashion
Marianna Cerini, CNN
arts
How new film 'Spencer' kept Kristen Stewart's Diana in focus
Thomas Page and Lydia Armstrong, CNN
Books You Should Read
arts
Women have been overlooked in the history of alcohol. This author set out to change that
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
arts
Who gets to be famous in art history? This children's book balances the scales
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
arts
'The Startup Wife': She built a brilliant new social platform. The men around her broke it
Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN
arts
In this surreal novel about motherhood, a mom slowly turns into a bloodthirsty dog
Brienne Walsh, CNN
arts
She wrote a fantasy novel about a dystopian New York City. Then it came true
Brienne Walsh, CNN
design
Rare photos show the early years of NASA's space shuttle era
Jacopo Prisco, CNN
More from the archive
arts
Thriller 'SWEAT' shows the perils of influencer fame
Leah Dolan, CNN
arts
'Ammonite' and 5 more works about women overlooked by history
Katie Hunt, CNN
arts
Rosamund Pike in "I Care a Lot" and six more recommendations if you love an antiheroine
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
arts
We need more 'trauma-free Blackness.' Here's a start
John Blake, CNN
arts
'Beginner's Guide to America' and 5 other works that illuminate the US immigrant experience
Chantal Da Silva, CNN
arts
Forget your valentine -- friends are your most important relationships
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
