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Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies
But there are two categories of nonprofessionals whose place in the history of the art strikes me as particularly exalted. The first is directors who act, whether in their...
A Visit with The Talk of the Town
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What Walter Benjamin Knew
A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience. Source link
Roger and the Smooth Fox Terriers
Roger and Carol had both worked and always hired dog walkers during the day, but Roger took Andy around the block for the last walk of the night. A...
Conan O’Brien Is Ready for the Oscars
The comedian and television host talks about the decline of late night, the death of Rob and Michele Reiner, and why he loves when things go wrong onstage. ...
Prince Andrew Rides Again
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Raymond Depardon’s Documentary Confrontations with Power
The Giscard movie, “A Day in the Country” (“1974, une partie de campagne,” a pun: also “A Day in the Campaign”), set a definitive tone for Depardon’s career, as...
When Sexual Exploitation Is Fundamental to Police Corruption
None of this will be shocking to anyone who’s lived in an American city crippled by disinvestment and self-dealing—or even to anyone who’s watched a David Simon show on...
Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher
Land has always been a controversial figure, but not for the same reasons he is now. In the nineties, at Warwick, he led the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, or...
Every time a startup stalls, these 5 blind spots are to blame
You know the feeling. Growth flattens. The energy dips. The metrics are not terrible, but they are not moving. You tell yourself it is just a slow month, a...
