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Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

By Dan Sheehan | June 17, 2021

Jordan Kisner Talks Pain, Masculinity, and Cowboys in Chloé Zhao’s <em>The Rider</em>

Jordan Kisner Talks Pain, Masculinity, and Cowboys in Chloé Zhao’s The Rider

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | June 17, 2021

Sarah Polley is adapting Miriam Toews’s <em>Women Talking</em> and the cast is perfect.

Sarah Polley is adapting Miriam Toews’s Women Talking and the cast is perfect.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2021

"They're old and outdated. That's the truth." Little Richard on why the critics should shut up.

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 16, 2021

Watch Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. trade insults on live television.

Watch Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. trade insults on live television.

By Walker Caplan | June 15, 2021

What <em>The Endless Summer</em> Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

What The Endless Summer Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

Kunyalala Ndlovu Considers New Possibilities For Framing Global Surf Culture

By Kunyalala Ndlovu | June 15, 2021

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Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

By Walker Caplan | June 14, 2021

The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

By Keen On | June 14, 2021

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

By Adam Scovell | June 10, 2021

Kali Fajardo-Anstine on <em>Sunshine Cleaning</em> and Femininity in the Death Industry

Kali Fajardo-Anstine on Sunshine Cleaning and Femininity in the Death Industry

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith
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Barrett Swanson on Searching for Solace and Meaning in Subcultures

Barrett Swanson on Searching for Solace and Meaning in Subcultures

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 10, 2021

Why is every on-screen antiheroine suddenly vaping?

Why is every on-screen antiheroine suddenly vaping?

By Walker Caplan | June 9, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo started her career playing a book lover on TV.

Olivia Rodrigo started her career playing a book lover on TV.

By Katie Yee | June 8, 2021

Liam Neeson is your new Philip Marlowe.

Liam Neeson is your new Philip Marlowe.

By Dan Sheehan | June 8, 2021

Michelle Zauner will score the film adaptation of her own memoir, <em>Crying in H Mart</em>.

Michelle Zauner will score the film adaptation of her own memoir, Crying in H Mart.

By Walker Caplan | June 8, 2021

“Horseshit!” Yes, Marlon Brando, Eclectic Bibliophile, Wrote in His Books

“Horseshit!” Yes, Marlon Brando, Eclectic Bibliophile, Wrote in His Books

Rebecca Rego Barry Digs Through the Actor’s Personal Library as it Heads to Auction

By Rebecca Rego Barry | June 7, 2021

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