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Meet Elinor Glyn, “Shocker of Grandmothers” and Founder of the Modern Sex Novel

Meet Elinor Glyn, “Shocker of Grandmothers” and Founder of the Modern Sex Novel

On the Author of the Most Widely Denounced Novel Published Before World War I

By Hilary A. Hallett | July 26, 2022

<em>Nope</em> is a Masterclass on Our Relationship to Entertainment

Nope is a Masterclass on Our Relationship to Entertainment

Olivia Rutigliano on Jordan Peele’s Rich New Sci-fi Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 22, 2022

Actually, Killing a Dog Was More Than Enough to Justify John Wick’s Revenge Quest

Actually, Killing a Dog Was More Than Enough to Justify John Wick’s Revenge Quest

“We love the dog, and every motherfucker who killed the dog should die.”

By Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman | July 22, 2022

Reckoning with the Memory of Jonas Mekas, Godfather of Avant-Garde Cinema

Reckoning with the Memory of Jonas Mekas, Godfather of Avant-Garde Cinema

“I saw no reason to doubt Mekas’s story: hadn’t he written it all down in his diaries and told it in his films?”

By Peter Delpeut | July 22, 2022

8 Women Directors from Around the World You Should Be Watching

8 Women Directors from Around the World You Should Be Watching

David Jenkins on Ava DuVernay, Isabel Sandoval, and More

By David Jenkins | July 21, 2022

How Madame Mao Remade Hollywood For Chinese Audiences

How Madame Mao Remade Hollywood For Chinese Audiences

Ying Zhu on Jiang Qing's Influence On Mid-Century Chinese Film

By Ying Zhu | July 21, 2022

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How a Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

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Bad Hollywood: A Reading List to Understand Harvey Weinstein’s Twisted World

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From <em>Fleabag</em> to <em>Persuasion</em>, the Rise of the Mussy-Haired, Self-Hating Sarcasm Machine

From Fleabag to Persuasion, the Rise of the Mussy-Haired, Self-Hating Sarcasm Machine

Emmeline Clein on “Dissociation Feminism” and the Cold Embrace of Irony

By Emmeline Clein | July 15, 2022

How Rummaging Through Oliver Stone’s Home Office Allowed a Young Rafael Agustín to Imagine Being a Writer

How Rummaging Through Oliver Stone’s Home Office Allowed a Young Rafael Agustín to Imagine Being a Writer

“I was still an English Learner, for crying out loud; how could I ever imagine working in the movie industry? Enter: Oliver Stone.”

By Rafael Agustin | July 15, 2022

The Ocean is a Lesbian: Notes on Queer Women and Water

The Ocean is a Lesbian: Notes on Queer Women and Water

"What is it with these lesbians and why are they all so wet?"

By Julia Armfield | July 12, 2022

What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the Culture of Silence in Hollywood and America?

What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the Culture of Silence in Hollywood and America?

Ken Auletta in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Robert Gottlieb on the Enigma of Greta Garbo

Robert Gottlieb on the Enigma of Greta Garbo

This Week From the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

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Who is Fire Island for? On the Currency of Reading (and Six Packs) in Pines Society

Who is Fire Island for? On the Currency of Reading (and Six Packs) in Pines Society

How Joel Kim Booster’s Rom-Com Engages with Literary History

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The brothers behind <em>Stranger Things</em> are adapting Stephen King for Netflix.

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