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A 2017 Screen Slate interview with artist and musician Robert Beatty vs. a 2024 The PEN Ten interview with poet Forrest Gander.
The Perfect Neighbor is an unpleasant and challenging viewing experience that can’t be defined, predicted, or fully reckoned with.
A 2026 Nylon interview with pop star Ellie Goulding vs. a 2026 Interview Magazine interview with comedienne Carol Burnett.
Love Story is a decent alternative to recent prestige pictures.
A 2012 The Believer interview with artist and painter Leonora Carrington vs. a 2023 A Rabbit’s Foot interview with filmmaker Emerald Fennell.
A 2013 L.A. Review of Books interview with writer Jill Lepore vs. a 2023 Barely South Review interview with painter Solomon Enos.
A rare common-sense essay in The New York Times. What year is it (#610)?
A 2018 Self-Titled Mag interview with musician Luke Jenner vs. a 2022 Vulture interview with music producer Chad Hugo.
The messy second season of Taylor Sheridan’s oil drama is redeemed by a strong finale.
Disney promised Prince Charming. Silicon Valley delivered.
A 1983 Interview Magazine interview with pop star Sting vs. a 2005 Art 21 interview with painter Susan Rothenberg.
Starfleet Academy isn't pandering to or flattering political correctness.
Spotting authentic instructors in a sea of unreliable culinary content.
The Luckiest Man in America is a sharp true-crime thriller about when reality television ceased to be aspirational.
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives shows tension between devotion and desire, tradition and modern identity, sisterhood and competition.
When one speaks to a bearded man, one addresses not just the man but the beard as well.
Assessing dangers posed by celestial and terrestrial entities.
Literature as a social signal.
Why reality feels edited.
Foids and Moids, munting and mogging.
A reflection on Nighthawks modern isolation.
The writer returns to talk rock mechanics, Nick Fuentes, public avatars, and more.
The "looksmaxxxer" du jour talks to The New York Times for 77 minutes.
The actor talks about his craft, Olivier vs. Brando, Kubrick's genius and excesses, and Hollywood's gun obsession in this new interview.
Richter and Sona Movsesian talk about the mood swings of their boss and the fights that almost got them fired.
Richter and Sona Movsesian talk about the mood swings of their boss and the fights that almost got them fired.
The former NFL player talks football, strip club etiquette, and more in this interview with Bill Maher.
The actor talks about his young love for unfiltered Turkish Ovals, his work with Paul Thomas Anderson, and more.
Bill Burr talks billionaires, immigrants, and more in this episode of Subway Takes.
The businessman talks about acting in Marty Supreme, homelessness, and his millionaire lifestyle.