Set in Leningrad shortly after World War II, Beanpole centers on two women who find themselves deeply scarred by their wartime experiences with the Red Army.

Read more: 'Beanpole' Captures The Devastation That Lingers, Even After War Has Ended

In addition to solving a case each week, Tommy features ongoing story lines involving the police chief's interactions with colleagues and family members. The scripts aren't fantastic — but Falco is.

Read more: Edie Falco Shines As LA's Top Cop In The CBS Drama 'Tommy'

The civet (above), a mammal in the mongoose family, was a carrier of another coronavirus — SARS. But it turned

Read more: New Coronavirus 'Won't Be The Last' Outbreak To Move From Animal To Human

Led by New Pornographers member Dan Bejar, the band takes inspiration from The Twilight Zone and Edgar Allan Poe to evoke a distressed intensity on its new record.

Read more: Destroyer Turns Nightmares Into Dreams With The Moody Album, 'Have We Met'

  1. A Widow, Not A Wife: 'Smacked' Explores An Ex-Husband's Secret Addiction
  2. What's It Like Working At A Chinese-Run 'American Factory'? It's 'Complicated'
  3. Fresh Air Weekend: 'Just Mercy' Attorney Bryan Stevenson; Musician Amy Rigby
  4. 'Giri/Haji' Is A Story Of Cultural Cross Pollination Unlike Anything Else On TV

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