The Artist’s Capitalism Trap | TIME
I sat on a leather couch in a glass room, staring up at three faces I had just disappointed. I had just turned down a...
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Me, My Film, and My Massive Brain Tumor
Here are two things about me: I recently directed and co-wrote a film starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner. It’s called “Eternity” and...
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‘Love Island USA’ Marks a New Era of Toxic Fandom
Unlike the majority of dating reality shows, which are recorded months in advance, Love Island USA airs in real time, providing a live inside look...
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The Attack On Bourbon Street Can Never Stop New Orleans
A few months ago, a good writer friend of mine visited New Orleans for the first time. I love showing off my city, which to...
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What the ‘Black Twitter’ Docuseries Gets Wrong
Black Twitter will not save us for what’s to come. As the days towards the 2024 presidential election draw near and the rage-filled screams of...
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Taylor Swift’s Complicated Embrace of Tortured Poets
Who was the first tortured poet? Maybe the ancient Egyptian who wrote, sometime in the 15th century BCE, “My beloved stirs my heart with his...
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How India Learned to Read Movie Subtitles
In India, cinema speaks many languages. “To have not seen the films of Satyajit Ray,” Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese director, once said, “is to...
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China Is Munching Toward a Fast Food Revolution
When I stumbled upon a poster featuring a “Chinese Burger” with a Gen-Z idol dressed in a qipao dress and striking a kung fu pose...
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Bryce Dallas Howard on Not Changing Her Body for Argylle
“I’m retired from talking about my body,” Bryce Dallas Howard tells me as we sit in a fancy Manhattan hotel lobby a few days before...
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Prominent Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife murdered
One of Iran’s most important film-makers, Dariush Mehrjui, was stabbed to death on Saturday evening alongside his wife at their home near Tehran, the judiciary...
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Hands off my hummus: Cultural appropriation or tasty treat?
Back to homepage / Shows / Middle East matters Issued on: 04/10/2023 – 11:33 12:41 MIDDLE EAST MATTERS © FRANCE 24 Is “chocolate hummus” an...
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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at
Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films,...