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Beyond the Road Not Taken: <em>Past Lives</em> is a Love Story of Thoughtful Restraint

Beyond the Road Not Taken: Past Lives is a Love Story of Thoughtful Restraint

Olivia Rutigliano Reviews Celine Song's "Devastatingly Subtle" New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 23, 2023

Umberto Eco’s Favorite Books Give New Meaning to the Phrase “Deep Cut”

Umberto Eco’s Favorite Books Give New Meaning to the Phrase “Deep Cut”

Stefano Eco Shares Some of His Father’s Beloved Texts to Celebrate the Premiere of Umberto Eco: A Library of the World

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2023

<em>Asteroid City</em> is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

Asteroid City is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

A Lovely Meditation on Unknowable Phenomena of All Kinds: Love, Death, and Aliens

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

“Maybe the sort of multicultural representation we see in recent Regency romances can be a kind of medicine.”

By Sayantani DasGupta | June 16, 2023

Indulging in the Lightness of <em>American Born Chinese</em> is Like Escaping Into a World We Haven’t Built Yet

Indulging in the Lightness of American Born Chinese is Like Escaping Into a World We Haven’t Built Yet

Yao Xiao on the Disney+ Adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s Graphic Novel

By Yao Xiao | June 15, 2023

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

Aisha Harris Reflects on Racial Representation in Popular Culture

By Aisha Harris | June 15, 2023

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Here comes a novelist noir starring Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy.

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You Hurt My Feelings is a Sincere, Satisfying Relationship Comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2023

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

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Abdi Nazemian on Why He’s Happy Being Known As a Queer Writer

Abdi Nazemian on Why He’s Happy Being Known As a Queer Writer

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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<em>Parting Glances</em>: Mourning the Work We Didn’t Get from Queer Director Bill Sherwood

Parting Glances: Mourning the Work We Didn’t Get from Queer Director Bill Sherwood

His Debut Was One of the Best Independent Films of the 1980s. He Died Four Years Later.

By Paul Morton | June 8, 2023

On the Literary Roots of <em>Die Hard</em>

On the Literary Roots of Die Hard

Nick de Semlyen Traces the Road from Nothing Lasts Forever to "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker"

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Noah Baumbach is publishing a book.

Noah Baumbach is publishing a book.

By Dan Sheehan | June 5, 2023

A Guide to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival’s Literary Offerings

A Guide to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival’s Literary Offerings

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As Seen on TV: Charlotte Gill on Adjusting to American Life

As Seen on TV: Charlotte Gill on Adjusting to American Life

“I learned that shame lived in the silence.”

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