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Lauren Theisen

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

Arts And Culture

Who’s Allowed To Look?

Israel Daramola

Ryan Reynolds makes the smug face that is his only face.

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

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

<p>Annie Howard is a journalist and historian based in Chicago. She is currently at work on her debut manuscript, <em>The City Made Me Trans</em><i>.</i></p>


Annie Howard

Los Campesinos concert stage - two fists surrounded by a ring of shards pointing at them

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

Soraya Roberts

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

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

<p>Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the <em>Columbia Daily Spectator</em>. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.</p>


Heather Wei-Xi Chen

I Love This Painting That Looks Like Blood

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Rack of comic books and toys for sale at a flea market. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Wings Week

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bookstore window display for 'Fourth Wing'

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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.

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

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

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

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)

I Would Die To Save The Winged Victory Of Samothrace

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Nicholas Russell

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two actors sitting on stage, looking at each other, in Illinoise

‘Illinoise’ Carries The Spirit That Makes Sufjan Stevens Special

Life and Trust logo on skyscraper background

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)

Why Are So Many Concert Tours Getting Canceled?


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Corey Atad

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

This Is So Stupid

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