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The West Side Story Reboot That We Really Need

by Jonathan Zimmerman January 29, 2022January 31, 2022

Steven Spielberg’s vibrant remake of the 1960s classic doesn’t address our deepest division—the Trump line.

January/February/March 2022

How Buster Keaton Became a Digital Meme

by Eric Cortellessa January 17, 2022January 29, 2022

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Don’t Look (Close) Up

by Bill Scher January 17, 2022January 18, 2022

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Trapped in Quentin Tarantino’s Memory Palace

by Janis Hirsch July 21, 2021January 9, 2022

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Ernest Hemingway, the Darkness and the Light

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The Visionary Politics of Nomadland

by Eric Cortellessa April 2, 2021February 4, 2022

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The Master of (Self-inflicted) Disaster

by Eric Cortellessa January 10, 2021February 4, 2022

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The 1996 Black Lesbian Film That Became Essential Viewing for 2020

by Giulia Heyward August 12, 2020January 9, 2022

Politics

Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History

by Eric Cortellessa June 20, 2020February 4, 2022

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

Why I Threw Away My Copy of Gone with the Wind

by Elizabeth Austin June 11, 2020January 9, 2022

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The West Side Story Reboot That We Really Need

Don’t Look (Close) Up

Trapped in Quentin Tarantino’s Memory Palace

Ernest Hemingway, the Darkness and the Light

The Visionary Politics of Nomadland

The Master of (Self-inflicted) Disaster

The 1996 Black Lesbian Film That Became Essential Viewing for 2020

Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History

Why I Threw Away My Copy of Gone with the Wind

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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Best Colleges for Rural America

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