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Nicholas Russell

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Life Lessons

The Fork And Spoon Method To A Better Life

Interviews

“It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste”: An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld

NFL

The Super Bowl Before The Crunch

February 9, 2024
Arts And Culture

‘Origin’ Fails As Both Homework And Entertainment

January 30, 2024
Politics

What Comes After The Post-Crisis Reading List?

January 22, 2024
Arts And Culture

A Year In Pursuit Of Moby Dick

December 15, 2023
Arts And Culture

Art In The Middle Of Nowhere Is Still Somewhere

November 20, 2023
Politics

What Happens After The Rally Ends?

October 23, 2023
Defector At The Movies

They’ll Just Keep Conjuring That Garbage

October 17, 2023
Hey It's That Guy

Lois Smith Is Too Cool To Be Hollywood’s Grandma

September 20, 2023
Arts And Culture

The ‘Slough House’ Series Lets Spies Be The Losers They Are

September 13, 2023
Hey It's That Guy

Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?

August 16, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant

Everyone At The Christian Influencer Convention Was Trapped

August 11, 2023
Defector At The Movies

‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking

Hey It's That Guy

Stephen Root Knows What Lurks Beneath The Everyman

Arts And Culture

The Art (And Commerce) Of Livin’: Five Dazed And Confusing Hours Of Matthew McConaughey’s Self-Help Seminar

Defector At The Movies

‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News

Capital

What Comes After Meeting The Neighbors?

Hey It's That Guy

Cherry Jones Makes Acting A Breeze

Arts And Culture

The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort

Hey It's That Guy

Djimon Hounsou’s Been Stuck In Big-Budget Purgatory For Too Long

TV

‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For

Policing

The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live

February 14, 2023
Hey It's That Guy

You’ll Never Meet Tilda Swinton Twice

February 2, 2023
Hey It's That Guy

Sean Harris Leans Into The Pain Of Being A Creep

December 19, 2022
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