The Tech

Shailene Woodley and George Clooney star in The Descendants.

courtesy of fox searchlight pictures. photo by merie wallace

Illustrations by Amanda Aparicio

Mursalin’s “Global Gossiping” is on view at the Wiesner Art Gallery until Nov. 30.

courtesy of md. huzzatul mursalin

Kirsten Dunst plays a woman facing the end of the world in Melancholia.

courtesy of magnolia pictures

Amanda AparIcio— The Tech

Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures; photo by Christian Geisnaes.

Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones play star-crossed lovers Jacob and Anna in Like Crazy.

courtesy of fred hayes, paramount pictures and indian paintbrush productions, llc.

Situation for Noon Eastern Time, Friday, November 18, 2011

Jessie Little Doe Baird with daughter Mae, the first native speaker of Wampanoag in generations

photo courtesy of culturalsurvival.org