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W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

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The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

Seeking Out Stories of Women Who are Finished Rising Above

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Call Me By Your Name is an Object Lesson in Adapting Interiority

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By Emily Temple | November 20, 2017

The Origin Story of an Iconic Adaptation: <em>The Graduate</em>

The Origin Story of an Iconic Adaptation: The Graduate

On the Life and Times of Wunderkind Novelist Charles Webb

By Beverly Gray | November 16, 2017

Documenting a Legendary Publisher's Final Project

Documenting a Legendary Publisher's Final Project

Uncovering the Story of Barney Rosset Through Friends, Family, and a Shaman

By Sandy Gotham Meehan | November 15, 2017

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This is How to Turn a Great Short Story into a Great TV Show

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