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For the director Paul Schrader, movies and religion come from the same place, and should serve the same function in our lives. (article)
A New Yorker staff writer tries to explain the epidemic of senseless violence in our schools, and a legendary screenwriter and director makes a masterpiece. (episode)
School shooters have become part of a self-perpetuating subculture, Malcolm Gladwell says.
A self-described liberal thinks Democrats need to put aside identity politics to focus on winning elections.
For Paul Schrader, movies and religion come from the same place—and should serve the same function in our lives.
The author of “Gone Girl” and other books puts on a frozen-yogurt costume and wanders the mall, looking for victims.
Before becoming a writer, Akhil Sharma lied his way into a lucrative job as a banker, spinning stories that played into ethnic stereotypes.
Mistaken for a man, the cartoonist Alison Bechdel was offered a few bucks to move a piece of furniture. She took it.