Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård describes himself as “quite a mellow guy.” Playing a Viking warrior in the film The Northman gave Skarsgård a chance to tap into his animalistic nature. We talk about being a child actor in Sweden, growing up in a bohemian family, and his roles in Big Little Lies and Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” music video.
Ken Tucker reviews Bonnie Raitt’s new album, Just Like That…
Jessi Klein was the head writer of Inside Amy Schumer and is one of the lead voices in the animated Netflix series Big Mouth. She has a new book of essays about motherhood called I’ll Show Myself Out. Klein talks about how having a baby made her feel like a stranger in her own body and life. “There’s just no way to comprehend how completely your old identity vanishes,” Klein says.
