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Barry Jenkins’ <em>Underground Railroad</em> is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

You Will Not Be Able to Look Away

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2021

Chasing the Hollywood Dream: <br>A Reading List

Chasing the Hollywood Dream:
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Katherine St. John and Books That Bring Celebrity to Life

By Katherine St. John | May 14, 2021

Beyond Good and Evil: Reconsidering the Toxic Myth of the “Transgressive” Artist

Beyond Good and Evil: Reconsidering the Toxic Myth of the “Transgressive” Artist

Martha C. Nussbaum on What We Forgive in the Name of Art

By Martha C. Nussbaum | May 13, 2021

“Why Are You Doing This?” On Mountaineering in the 21st Century

“Why Are You Doing This?” On Mountaineering in the 21st Century

Margret Grebowicz Looks at the Corporate-Capitalist World of Adventuring

By Margret Grebowicz | May 13, 2021

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Nate Marshall on Robert Townsend... Greatest American Filmmaker?

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The Stephen King cinematic universe will devour us all.

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Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

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How <em>Hunt for the Wilderpeople</em> Subverts Both the Orphan Trope and the Buddy Comedy

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