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Merch v3

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Arts And Culture

Josh Hartnett Was Always Guaranteed To Jack You Up

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Israel Daramola

Sagar Radia, Myha'la, Kit Harington, Marisa Abela and Ken Leung at HBO's "Industry" Season 3 Premiere held at The Metrograph Theater on August 5, 2024 in New York, New York.

HBO’s “Industry” Season 3 Premiere – Arrivals

Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down In The ‘Industry’ Season Premiere

<p>Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.</p>


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Owen Lewis

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Kazuo Ishiguro Is A Repetitive Genius

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Should I Die For Orville Peck?

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Mary Cassatt's "In The Loge" - a woman in the late 1800s uses opera glasses to look at something from a theater box, while a man looks at her from a distance

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Who’s Allowed To Look?

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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds Is Cinema’s Antichrist

<div>Isle McElroy is the author of the novels <i>The Atmospherians </i>and<i> People Collide</i>, which was named a best book of 2023 by Vogue, NPR, Them, and the New York Times Critics.</div>
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Isle McElroy

Emma Stone in a scene from Kinds of Kindness

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Defector At The Movies

‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Isn’t Supposed To Be Funny

<p>A Rockies fan by birth and a White Sox fan by geographic proximity, Annie Howard spends her non-suffering sports moments ardently rooting for the Nuggets and the Orioles.</p>


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Annie Howard

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A Small Catalog Of Reflections On Aging Made Possible By Los Campesinos!

(from left) Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) in Twisters, directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

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‘Twisters’ Can’t Singlehandedly Drag Us Back To The ’90s

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Heather Wei-Xi Chen

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I Love This Painting That Looks Like Blood

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Rack of comic books and toys for sale at a flea market

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When Comics Are Too Much Of A Good Thing

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‘The Sopranos’ Is All About Those Damn Ducks

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I Love Trashy Fantasy Books, But I Cannot Condone TikTok’s Obsession With ‘Fourth Wing’

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Tom Ley

The Great Cattle drive Giddy up Australia In Australia- As part of the Great Australien Outback Cattle Drive, tourists join with seasoned stockmen to drive 600 head of cattle down the Birdsville track, experiencing the magic of the Australien interior along the way.

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It’s Time For You To Read ‘Lonesome Dove’

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Barry Petchesky

British actor and singer Sting on the set of Dune, directed and written by David Lynch. (Photo by Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images)

On the Set of Dune

Sting’s Winged Briefs In ‘Dune’ Are Cinema’s Most Iconic Underpants

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Kelsey McKinney

The statue of Victoire de Samothrace portrays the Greek goddess Nike on August 20 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)

France – Paris

I Would Die To Save The Winged Victory Of Samothrace

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

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‘Longlegs’ Can’t Quite Carry The Weight Of Expectations

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‘Illinoise’ Carries The Spirit That Makes Sufjan Stevens Special

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The Master Key To Great Immersive Theater Is People

People during the concert before the meeting with Franklin Graham in Krakow, Poland on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

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Why Are So Many Concert Tours Getting Canceled?


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


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Corey Atad

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‘The Bear’ Misses What’s Truly Toxic About Fine Dining

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George Clooney, as Michael Clayton, talks into a cell phone while walking down a city street at night.

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This Is So Stupid

There Are Three Essential Lawyer Movies

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Who Are These Big Book Lists For?

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The Year’s Best Rap Album Wants To Take You To The Future

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Ray Ratto

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at a charity polo game at the Ikoyi Polo Club in Lagos on May 12, 2024 as he and Britain's Meghan (unseen), Duchess of Sussex, visit Nigeria as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)

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Don’t Look Now, But The British Tabloids Have Discovered The ESPY Awards