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Critic David Edelstein calls the film, in which an elderly man sets out to claim a million-dollar sweepstakes prize, a "superb balancing act" from director Alexander Payne.

The niche digital portal Acorn holds rights to some of the best-known British TV shows. David Folkenflik reports it's now streaming some of those shows on its own, in competition with PBS and the BBC.

London-based tech companies face the uncertainty of the upcoming exit from the European Union. Many worry about less investment and less access to the talent they need to grow. Some may just leave.

The Senate approved a measure that's meant to stop hackers, but opponents cite privacy concerns. The bill would create a pipeline for firms to share information on attacks with the government.

A new pirate website called Sci-Hub allows free access to academic journals behind paywalls. Heather Joseph, an advocate for legal open access, explains the situation to Linda Wertheimer.

Also: The 2013 Man Booker Prize longlist is out; Junot Diaz annotates his own work; book critic Dwight Garner on the dangers of reading.

Netflix flew past Wall Street expectations and added 7.4 million subscribers globally in the first quarter. But a big entertainment rival could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular.

An editor's note explained the changes are intended to provide clarity but they have been met with anger and the paper is accused of trying whitewash the country's wartime atrocities.

Amazon and Netflix are trying to take India's streaming market. But so far, success in the country has proved elusive.

The publication of the unknown poem by Robert Frost has raised the profile of Virginia Quarterly Review, but the publication has long been a favorite of the literary world. Respected authors regularly contribute essays and stories, and earlier this year, the VQR took home the annual "Ellie" (National Magazine Award) for Fiction. WMRA's Martha Woodroof reports.